Amber & Joel
Wedding Party
Amy Fritsch
Matron of Honor
-Friend of the Couple Amy lives in Baraboo, WI. She is a stay-at-home mom and homeschool teacher to her and her husband Dan’s four amazing children Levi, Gemma, Nadia, and Rosetta. Amy and Amber have been friends since they met in 4-H in junior high. They took a couple trips and even modeled the prom dresses they made together. Amber and Amy are opposites in every way, but differences have never stopped them from always being each others rocks.
Chris Hunt
Best Man
-Friend of the Couple -Chris lives in Rochester, MN and works at Mayo as a Radiologist. Chris is married to Talisha and has 2 kids James and Charlotte. Chris and Joel both have season tickets to the Minnesota Vikings and Minnesota United (MLS soccer) and have attended the NFL Draft and MLB All-Star game together.
Rachel Rye
Bridesmaid
-Friend of the Couple -Rachel lives in Rushford, MN. She works at Mayo with Amber as a Radiation Therapist. Rachel is married to Luke and has two beautiful daughters Macy and Camdyn. Rachel and Amber became friends while working in LaCrosse together and are lucky enough to be working together again. Rachel, Luke, Amber, and Joel love to go to CountryFest together and hope to continue to do so every summer.
Ryan Karshen
Groomsman
-Friend of the Couple -Ryan lives in Oronoco, MN and works at Mayo with Joel in Ultrasound. Ryan is married to Jessie and has 2 little kids Aliza and Hendrix. Ryan is responsible for Joel being a Vikings fan as this Wisconsin native convinced him to buy season tickets a week before Favre signed.
Marisa Haeska
Bridesmaid
-Friend of the Couple -Marisa lives Zumbrota, MN. She works at Mayo with Amber as a Radiation Therapist. Marisa lives with her boyfriend Craig. Marisa and Amber quickly became friends once they discovered their mutual love of eating Newts Express for lunch. The couples like to travel and fight over which hockey team is better the Wild or the BlackHawks.
Kelly Schreiner
Groomsman
-Friend of the Couple -Kelly lives in Rochester, MN and works at Mayo in CT. Kelly is married to Natalie and has two little boys Joe and Oliver. Joel met Kelly a year after moving to Rochester and through all the years, all the moves, and all the changes they have always maintained their friendship . . . even though Kelly has horrible taste in sports teams!! (UNC, Dallas Cowboys, Dallas Stars, and NDSU Bison pronounced bi-son just like it is spelled)!!
Jana Hansen
Bridesmaid
-Sister of the Groom -Jana works in Mankato, MN as the Ultrasound Manager. As the oldest child, Jana’s type A personality makes Joel’s OCD tendencies look rather normal in comparison!! Jana was the first of five nieces and nephews to follow Aunt Gail into the Radiology profession.
Garrett DeBuhr
Groomsman
-Brother of the Bride -Garrett lives in Darlington, WI. He works as an electrician and helps around the family farm. He is married to Ashley and has a beautiful little girl Demi. Since Garrett is 3 years older he always had to deal with his annoying little sister who thought she could keep up with everything he did. This may have gotten her in trouble more than once. The entire family is of course die hard Chicago Cubs fans!
Joni Larson
Bridesmaid
-Sister of the Groom -Joni lives south of Missoula, MT where she is a Regional Director at the hospital where Joel did his X-ray training. As the middle child, Joni was the one who pushed the limits when it came to pretty much everything. Joel likes to think he is the perfect combination of his sisters!! :-) Joni’s family is also die hard Cubs fans and almost met the DeBuhr’s at Wrigley Field only months into us dating.
Cory Kantorowicz
Groomsman
-Cousin of the Groom -Cory lives in Seattle and works as a Pharmacist. The Kantorowicz’s farm was a second home for Joel growing up but he's pretty sure they never thought he would marry a farm girl. Cory was present at Joels closest near death experience.
Marissa Morris
Honor Attendant
-Friend of the Couple -Marissa lives in Rochester, MN. She works at Mayo with Amber as a Radiation Therapist. Marissa lives with her boyfriend Ian. Marissa and Amber met at work, but quickly became friends when Amber convinced Marissa to join her in Nashville very shortly after they started working together. The couples love travel and cheer for the Wild. Marissa and Ian are also Vikings fans which makes Joel happy.
Talisha Hunt
Honor Attendant
-Friend of the Couple -Talisha lives in Rochester, MN and works at Mayo with Joel in Ultrasound. Talisha and her husband Chris regularly travel with Joel and Amber and were with them in Ireland when they got engaged last year. Talisha can always be found taking pictures and most of Amber and Joel’s photos are thanks to her.
Demi DeBuhr
Flower Girl
-Niece of the Bride -Demi is the 6 month old daughter of Garrett. She is the only grandchild on both sides of her family and is loved and spoiled by all. She has many adorable Cubs outfits and will have no choice but to continue the tradition of being a Cubs fan. She is such a happy baby and Joel & Amber love to spend time with her.
Gemma Fritsch
Flower Girl
-Goddaughter of the Bride -Gemma is the 5 year old daughter of Amy. She is so spunky and smart. Gemma loves to dance and will probably be found on the dance floor most of the night. She was very excited to get her ears pierced for Aunt Amber and Uncle Joel’s Wedding.
Taylor
Reader
-Niece of the Groom -Taylor is the 19 year old daughter of Jana. She is a sophomore at Lindenwood University in Missouri. Taylor is a nationally ranked billiards player and has represented Team USA in international competition.
Jaidyn Larson
Reader
-Niece of the Groom -Jaidyn is the 14 year old daughter of Joni. She is a freshman in high school and loves volleyball and softball.
Tristan Hansen
Usher
-Tristan is the 15 year old son of Jana. He is a sophomore in high school and loves pretty much all sports like his Uncle Joel.
Jaxon Larson
Usher
-Jaxon is the 13 year old son of Joni. He is in 8th grade and loves baseball and football. Jaxon is a die hard Cubs and Vikings fan.