Wedding Party
Madie Behnen
Maid of Honor
Madie and Angela first met in fall of 2015 at SEMO after Madie rushed Tri Sigma. That following spring semester the two had a physics class together, where Madie spent too much time online shopping and Angela tried to make her listen in class. Since then the two have formed a friendship that will last a life time.
Andrew Mitchell
Best Man
Andrew Mitchell aka Soup first met Jacob the first week of college in 2014. They met largely by accident finding each other in the ping pong room because neither wanted to talk to anyone. From there, they became housemates, travel buddies, and lifelong friends.
Marina Willenbrink
Bridesmaid
Marina is in the unique position of being great friends with the bride and the groom. She is also their matchmaker! She met both of them at SEMO their freshman year. Angela and Marina became close when they served on their sororities exec board together and have been inseparable ever since. Marina moved into Jacob’s apartment (her now husband was his roomie) without his permission and the rest is history. She adores the couple and can’t wait to see them wed.
Evan Willenbrink
Groomsman
Evan (aka Gator) and Jacob have been friends for over 9 years. While both were pretty big introverts when they started out at college, their friendship blossomed as they hung out more over the years, including being roommates for a year. Now, Evan and Jacob live less than a mile from each other, hangout on a regular basis and talk about how much they both love beer.
Kendra Reichling
Bridesmaid
Kendra met Angela in college after Kendra joined Tri Sigma. It didn’t take long for them to become friends. They spent many nights in college on the back bar of Pour House and many mornings eating Towers breakfast. They have stayed friends since college, though they no longer choose to spend their time on elevated surfaces in crowded bars (for the most part). Kendra is very excited to stand by Angela as she enters this new chapter of her life!
Matthew Frank
Groomsman
Matt (Slurps) met Jacob freshman year of college after joining the same fraternity. Jacob and Matt Roberts lived next door to Slurps and somehow put up with his shenanigans enough to become his friend. Jacob and Slurps became roommates for 3 total years and have been buddies ever since day 1!
Kelly Thompson
Bridesmaid
Kelly and Angie were in home playmates since day one. They spent their childhood getting asked if they were twins and society mixing the two of them up anywhere they went. The two had their moments of ups and downs but were side by side through it all. Angie was by Kelly's side when she got married a year ago and Kelly cannot wait to be on the other side doing the same thing for her.
Matthew Roberts
Groomsman
Jacob and Matt met in college, but weren’t forced to interact until they were roommates 2nd semester of Jacob's freshman year. They maybe said 5 words to each other the 1st couple of months until they figured out that they both loved Halo. From there they became best friends and a lot of late nights playing video gaming, card games, and drinking beer
Amy Backer
Officiant
Amy first met Angie in 1995. This is when the reality hit that the family was not going to be getting a pool or dog and she would have share her room with another sister. It was not all sunshine and rainbows since they met. They spent many years arguing over stolen clothes, who could be the loudest, and everything else that sisters argue about. As the two became older they finally came to the conclusion that they could agree to disagree (for the most part) and support one another through all things that life throws at them.
Caleb Cockrill
Officiant
Jacob and Caleb have known each other for 29 years and have been like brothers that whole time. Growing up they, along with their two other brothers Daniel and Michael, would play a ton of pickup sports games, video games, and do most things together. Now as adults they share a passion for traveling and experiencing new places and cultures.