Alison & Kade
Wedding Party
Ally Layman
Maid of Honor
Ally is the most creative person I know and has an eye for design. She has enlightened my life with her creative interests! She grew up in Fort Collins with me and after living in Colorado Springs for college at UCCS and then starting her career in Denver, I am happy to say she lives in Fort Collins with me again! She also has the most precious, sweetest, and sometimes sassy kitty, Magnolia. Ally and I have been friends since second grade! Although we went to different high schools and colleges, we share many fond memories together. Some of my favorites are countless basketball practices/games/camps, watching chick flicks during sleepovers, going to each other's high school events, our season passes at Elitches amusement park, our trip to Charleston, South Carolina... the list goes on. I'm so fortunate to have Ally in my life and cherish our close friendship!
Eric Freudenberger
Best Man
Eric and I have been good friends for a long time. We met in Junior High science class and started talking about snowboarding and it has been history ever since. We have spent countless days snowboarding together at Wolf Creek Ski Area and even more hours adventuring all over the woods of Southern, CO. Eric has been an amazing friend throughout the years and is always there. No matter how much time goes by, we can crack a cold one and pick back up right where we left off. He currently owns an arborist business, Friendly Mountain Tree Care, in Pagosa Springs, CO and also worked as a Geologist for some time before that. You could say "he rocks!"
Celeste Rakel
Bridesmaid
Celeste has a certification as a Medical Laboratory Scientist, just like Kade and I! She works in a lab in Aurora for Kaiser Permanente and lives with her boyfriend, Eric, who is an engineer at Lockheed Martin. I met Celeste when I was just 5 years old! We were neighbors growing up, and spent countless evenings playing in the greenbelt with all the neighbor friends. I have so many memories making up songs/dances, making movies with our good friend Amanda, obsessing over High School Musical, and many more! We were very close throughout high school and college, and have stuck together through thick and thin. I can't picture my life without Celeste in it. She has always been the sister I never had!
Kyle Brookens
Groomsman
I first met Kyle way back in second grade. From the moment I met Kyle, I have always admired his individuality and passion for adventure. Kyle and I have been good friends for a long time and became like brothers during our time together at Western State College in Gunnison, CO. Kyle taught me how to push myself outside of my comfort zone and we have taken on outdoor adventures that I never would've even dreamed of attempting before meeting him. He now works for a company called Growing Spaces in Pagosa Springs, CO as their Growing Dome Advisor Manager/Sales Director. He helps sell, develop, manufacture and distribute top of the line geodesic growing domes with his background being in environmental science. You could say he has quite the green thumb.
Martha Nunez
Bridesmaid
Martha has her master's degree in Environmental Engineering and is now the Project Manager at a company called Autodesk! She lives in Broomfield with her husband, Aleks, who is becoming a pilot. Our friendship began the summer after my sophomore year in college at CSU. We loved going to concerts together and chilling by the pool! We became super close after a trip to Lake Havasu, laughing so hard over tons of inside jokes with Martha's sister, Diana! It's hard not to smile just thinking about that time of our lives. Martha and I were both serious about our professional goals and could study together, but we could also spend an evening in doing art and watching movies, or we could let just loose and go out and dancing!
Thomas Patane
Groomsman
I first met Thomas in Junior High and instantly knew that we would become good friends when we started developing an endless list of inside jokes. Thomas and I stayed good friends and became adventure partners senior year of high school. Between running cross country, jamming, having camp out parties and always having a good laugh, we made the most of senior year of high school. Ever since then, we have remained good friends and I know that Thomas will be a life long friend. He currently lives in Redwood City, California with his awesome wife, Janice, and is studying electrical engineering. Thomas also spent a number of years in the Navy prior to beginning his studies in electrical engineering and is one smart guy.
Nicole Whitmore
Bridesmaid
Nicole double majored with chemical and biomedical engineering at CSU with a minor in math, and now is a Systems Engineer 4 for Terumo! She now lives in Littleton with her husband, John, who is an engineer at Lockheed Martin, and their golden doodle Zoey. Nicole and I started our friendship my sophomore year at CSU. Become good friends came so easy to us! We studied together, did workout classes together, and eventually became roommates along with our good friends, Joslyne and Marlee! My college experience, and my life in general, truly would not be the same without Nicole. I'm so fortunate to have her in my life!
Marcus Maurer
Officiant
Marcus and I met in the Medical Lab Science program in Denver summer of 2015. Moving from the small town of Pagosa Springs, CO to the big city of Denver, I did not have many friends but the second I met Marcus I knew that we would become good friends. Throughout the program, we made the most of it and always found a way to have a good time, even when we were drowning in study material. Marcus was instantly an amazing friend to me and really helped me feel welcome and more at home in Denver and for that I will always be grateful for meeting him and having him as a friend. He currently is a Clinical Administrator for a company called Nuclear Care Partners in Grand Junction, CO and has an amazing wife, Amy, and two beautiful kids, Hank and Clark, and is also one heck of a fisherman!
Beth Hintzman
Bridesmaid
Beth is a Medical Lab Scientist at MCR with me! She lives in Windsor with her husband Chris who works at Broadcom, Mali her cat, and Rusty her golden husky doodle! Beth and Chris knew Kade before I did. They have become close friends of ours! We love going on ski trips and meeting up at breweries. It has been wonderful getting to know Beth over the past few years! She is a great friend, very crafty and always willing to offer a helping hand. We have had some hilarious times and I can't wait for many more to come!
Chris Hintzman
Groomsman
Although I've only known Chris for the last 6 years, he is without a doubt one of my best friends. We first met when we went snowboarding together at Winter Park with his wife, Beth (my co-worker/friend), and some other friends. Ever since then, we have maintained a great friendship and continue to hang out at breweries, ski resort trips, concerts, you name it. Chris is always a friend you can count on and I am so thankful to have him as a friend. He currently works as a Plasma Etch Equipment Maintenance Technician at a semiconductor company known as Broadcom. Needless to say, he is a smart guy.