Alex & Ben
Wedding Party
Elisabeth McCullough
Maid of Honor
Alex's youngest sister, who just finished her freshman year at UW-Madison studying Biology. Elisabeth and Alex love traveling together, sushi & trying out new workout classes together.
Grant Cruikshank
Best Man
Ben's best friend, who Ben met freshman year at Colorado College and the duo instantly became inseparable. Ben and Grant, of course, are getting married two weeks apart and each other's best men. Grant is playing professional hockey in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
Lauren McCullough
Maid of Honor
Alex's younger sister, who just recently was living in Madrid, Spain for a teaching program! Alex and Lauren went to the U of M together, and had the best years together in the same college sorority Pi Beta Phi. Alex and Lauren love traveling, and had an amazing recent trip to Barcelona, Spain.
Parker Rickert
Groomsman
Ben and Parker have been best friends since first grade, and grew up playing all the sports together. Parker has been a long time friend of Ben and Alex, and has gone on many travels with them. Parker played D1 football at Iowa State and is now working in Commercial Real Estate - where him and Ben often run into each other at Broker's Open Houses.
Carly Stege
Bridesmaid
Alex's high school best friend, who helped introduce Ben & Alex back in Junior year. Carly and Alex played soccer together, both went to the U of M, traveled abroad together, and have remained best friends since 9th grade physics class. Carly currently lives in St. Louis Park, Minnesota.
Clayton Phillips
Groomsman
Ben and Clay have been inseparable since they were kids, and spent many years playing hockey together. Ben's best hockey memories include Clay: from Machine, to Edina Hockey, to their senior year at Penn State. Clay currently lives in St. Louis Park, Minnesota.
Meghan Rickert
Bridesmaid
Alex's high school best friend, who grew up friends with Ben along with her twin brother, Parker Rickert (groomsmen). Alex and Meghan became fast friends after 10th grade Track and Field. They have had many amazing travels together - including an unforgettable Italy trip post graduation. Meghan currently lives in St. Louis Park, Minnesota.
Grant Mismash
Groomsman
Ben and Grant have been best friends since they were kids, and spent many many years playing hockey together and competing against each other. Grant just finished a year of playing professional hockey in Belfast, Ireland.
Coley Copeland
Bridesmaid
Ben's sister and Alex's future sister - in - law! Coley and Alex have had many adventures together, many of them to watch Ben play hockey - a favorite was the Nashville Penn State Trip! Coley is currently living in Jacksonville, Florida.
Josh Solomon
Groomsman
Josh has been a close friend of both Ben and Alex for 10+ years. Ben and Josh played hockey together growing up, and Alex and Josh bonded through 2 years of high school carpool. Josh currently lives in Denver, Colorado.
Kat Lindberg
Bridesmaid
One of Alex's college best friends, who was a part of the Salem Ave house of 5 girls post grad. Kat and Alex met before college when they were random orientation roommates - it was a meant to be friendship and Kat and Alex then joined the same sorority, and lived together 3 years (including London study abroad). Kat currently lives in St. Louis Park, Minnesota.
John Cunningham
Groomsman
John has been a close friend of Ben since 6th grade, which explains why the two have the exact same sense of humor. Some of Ben and Alex's best memories with John, are from the annual Carly's cabin trip to Cumberland, where the whole weekend is filled with the best memories. John currently lives in Denver Colorado.
Alice Peterson
Bridesmaid
One of Alex's college best friends, who was a part of the Salem Ave house of 5 girls post grad. Alex and Alice have had many amazing adventures from both working at General Mills to getting married the same summer. By the time of 8/2, Alice will now be newly married and Alice Willson! Alice (and Mark) currently live a block away from Ben and Alex in North Loop, Minnesota.
Jackson Ross
Groomsman
Ben and Jackson became fast friends freshman year at Colorado College. Jackson was Ben's roommate, and became a very important person in helping Ben get through all of those non-independent study classes -- a favorite being Ancient Greek Mythology. Jackson currently lives in Seattle.
Leah Kasner
Bridesmaid
One of Alex's college best friends, who lived across the hall from Alex in the "west wing" of their infamous old house on Salem Ave. Leah and Alex became fast friends through Alice and Chloe - and have been so close ever since. Leah currently lives in Chicago.
Kevin Wall
Groomsman
After transferring to Penn State, Kevin was one of Ben's first friends. Ben and Kevin spent the year as linemates, which was a highlight. Kevin currently plays professional hockey in Milwaukee.
Chloe Chumbler
Bridesmaid
One of Alex's college best friends, who was a part of the Salem Ave house of 5 girls post grad. Chloe and Alex had the most amazing time studying abroad together in London and traveling all of Europe. Chloe currently lives in Chicago.
Connor MacEachern
Groomsman
Ben and Connor ("Kecks") became fast friends at Penn State through their shared humor and mutual love for Jack Harlow. Connor is currently playing professional hockey for the Iowa Wild.