Alyssa & Aaron
Wedding Party
Molly Burk
Maid of Honor
Molly is the brides younger sister! She is five years younger and has taken Aaron in as her older brother since Aly and him started dating. While a five year age gap has not always made them best of friends, as they have grown they have become close and supported each others sporting events, school dances, crushes, secrets, and more. The bride has not only been her sister but her coach, confidant, best friend, and sometimes only other team member against mom and dad!
Chyna Delker
Bridesmaid
Chyna met Aly their first year of college when their cross country coach said he had the perfect girl for each of them to room with. At first both girls were skeptical and nervous that they wouldn't get along but surprisingly were immediate best friends and spent all their hours together. Between both running cross country for College of Saint Mary AND being in nursing school AND both working the same two jobs they have become best of friends even though Aly will always introduce Chyna as her "old roommate"!
Elena Bonifant
Bridesmaid
Elena and the bride have been close friends all through high school but that was not always the case! Both Aly and Elena were homeschooled prior to going to Omaha North High school and had been in the same home school choir where although they didn't know each other thought each other weird and were not friends. But freshman year of high school they quickly realized where they knew each other from and decided to give friendship a chance! From there things took off and they ran together, skipped class together, and were pretty inseparable.
Megan Davey
Bridesmaid
Megan and the bride quickly became close after realizing how close their boyfriends and their friend group were. They soon became the "cool" girlfriends according to the boys but typically were also the only girlfriends there when all the boys hung out. Over the years as they have each continued to stay with Aaron and John they have grown in their relationship and have been able to confide in one another and share similar life experiences as they transferred from high school to college. Now days they have labeled themselves "the wives" and never have a dull moment or dull photo shoot when together!
Makhilla Gerken
Bridesmaid
Makhilla is a cousin to the bride. Being only six weeks apart in age they were each others built in best friends and to make it better were "double cousins"! Often when they were younger they were dressed alike and mistaken for twins. As they have grown up they have danced together, gone to school together, sang together, and grown in their relationship! When Aly moves down to Missouri she will look forward to being able to spend more time with her cousin once again as Makhilla already moved to Independence in August of 2020.
Megan Shannon
Bridesmaid
Megan and the bride met when they were eight years old. The friendship started with Megan telling Aly she liked how she colored and that same day they became glued together. Although they live five hours apart over the years they have attended camps, school dances, and more by making the drive to spend only a few days a year together. But although the time together was always short it didn't dull the friendship or how much love they had for each other. Growing up together for so long meant talking and dreaming about this wedding and now they get to actually make it happen and have each other by their side!
Nathan Premer
Best Man
Nate met the groom in kindergarten and they played sports together throughout all of school. Growing up Aaron and Nate play War Thunder together. Nate is known for his humor and ability to play Queen at any given moment piano keys are available! Countless times he has happily been a third wheel to Aaron and Aly and been one of their biggest supporters, especially when everyone made the move to college. He has always had open arms for both bride and groom and was never more than a phone call away (P.S. his birthday is the day of the wedding so don't forget to send him off with your best birthday wishes too!)
Colton Mallory
Groomsman
Colton met the groom a little later into school when they were in sixth grade. Colton quickly joined the friend group of boys at Fort Calhoun and went on to play football in high school and claim the title of, "the legendary bowling ball". Colton will always blame Aaron for causing him to tear his ACL and meniscus but Aaron will deny all charges. Many nights with all the boys were spent at Colton's house playing Rockband.
John Wiese
Groomsman
John and the groom also have always gone to school with one another from kindergarten all the way through high school. As they grew up they played baseball and basketball together and John was even Aaron's fullback in football when they were young. Many summers were spent playing paintball in Aarons back yard as well. John and his girlfriend Megan started dating a few months before Aaron and Aly so they have been a super close couple to each other these last few years!
Tyler Brown
Groomsman
Tyler met the groom this past year in college while they were both in the student residency program at Warrensburg Fire Department. They were neighbors from across the hall and liked to frequently prank one another. Tyler and Aaron love fighting fires together and in between fires like to get a workout in! They have spent many late nights on different college adventures including climbing the Old Mill in downtown Warrensburg.
Brian Drowne
Groomsman
Brian too went to school with the groom all the way through and for the last few years has joined the military! Aaron says that Brian was his first best friend and decided to be his friend because he, "wore glasses and looked like a nerd". In high school they spent many band classes goofing around. Both Brian and Aaron also played football together.
Chase Everts
Groomsman
Chase met the groom while working at Warrensburg fire department. They quickly became friends with their fun loving personality and bonded over firefighting and dirt bikes! Many late nights were spent in Chase's garage working on bikes, four wheelers, and more. Chase even taught Aaron some guitar!
Ben Winter
Usher
Ben is the older brother of the groom. He now lives in Kansas City, Missouri as a metallurgical engineer with his wife Joy and their dog Upsilon and their rabbit Parsnip. Growing up Aaron loved getting taught how to play different video games or board games. Still whenever Ben comes home or Aaron goes to visit new board games keep them busy for hours!
Sam Winter
Usher
Sam is also an older brother of the groom. He is a huge Husker fan and they often bonded over their love of football. Whenever they go to the house they can always count on Sam having a football game on! Sam has been a big supporter of all Aaron's sporting events through high school and into college, showing up to his football games, track meets, and most recently his rugby games.
Joe Wright
Usher
Joe became a friend of the groom in 7th grade when they met at Christ Community Church. Aaron likes to say that he was Joe's first friend at church. There, they always looked forward to retreats together and even went on mission trips to Florida! Both Joe and Aaron also taught Sunday school together for both third and fourth graders for several years.
Abigail Swanson
Pianist
Abi is the grooms older cousin on his mom's side. She just graduated this past year with a bachelor's degree in Music - Piano Performance. While growing up they played lots of games together and spent many days together at grandma and grandpas! Aaron remembers always listening to Abi play piano and listen to her get better and better as the years passed.
Sophia Swanson
Attendant
Sophie is also cousin to the groom on his mom's side and is the cousin closest in age to Aaron. While young they were two trouble makers who seemed to feed on each others naughty ideas. They even took grandmas clock and dunked it in the sink once! Aaron remembers always having fun doing Easter egg hunts and Christmas gift exchanges with her.
Livia Swanson
Attendant
Livi is Aaron's youngest cousin on his mom's side. She will be finishing high school this spring and enjoys long boarding and she never fails to make Aaron laugh! Both Livi and Aaron share a love of Chipotle and Chick-fil-A (where Livi now works!).