Anna & Bailey
Wedding Party
Elly Waleski
Maid of Honor
Elly and Anna have been friends for almost 20 years. The girls met when their siblings were dating in 8th grade (putting Anna and Elly in 3rd and 4th grade). Their favorite pastimes during their friendship have been watching scary movie 3, eating puppy chow and ice cream bars, loving on dogs, and sharing white claws. Elly and her now-fiancé Mac introduced Anna and Bailey when they lived in Chicago, Illinois. She knew Bailey was a great match for Anna and that makes her the best maid of honor!
Rachel Burkman
Bridesmaid
Rachel and Anna met in 3rd grade and lived within walking distance of each other's houses. They would spend many Wednesday afternoons playing double dutch together or making secret handshakes, and they have been inseparable ever since. They are most well known as the "German sistas".
Kylie Snyder
Bridesmaid
Kylie was Anna's first friend when she moved to Mokena, Illinois in 2nd grade. She and Anna spent many days swimming in Kylie's pool giving themselves George Washington hairdos or watching Insidious 3 in her basement. They are notoriously known for their matching spongebob pajamas and now they couldn't imagine life apart!
Ellie Brtis
Bridesmaid
Ellie and Anna have been friends since middle school and spent too many days taking photobooth photos on Ellie's Mac computer and later sharing one too many Busch lights. They share a deep love for TJ Maxx, and they have gone out in public together dressed as Dr Phil, which requires them to be friends for life. Ellie is an essential member of the Fab Five. There would be no party at the wedding without her!
Melanie Kircher
Bridesmaid
Melanie and Anna met in 5th grade when their brothers (both Adam's) became best friends. The girls shared an obsession with strange things like llamas and giraffes and they have had more sleepovers than they can count in the last 15 years. Melanie introduced Anna to Ellie, and Anna introduced Melanie to Kylie and Rachel, and so the Fab Five began!
Amy Golaszewski
Bridesmaid
Amy and Anna met in high school but they really hit it off in college when Amy became Anna's "Big" in their sorority. Amy got Anna a job in dermatology after college and they both were accepted into the same PA school, where they roomed together. Amy and Anna have shared many laughs and cries together over the years and have truly become best friends.
Delaney Durst
Bridesmaid
Delaney and Anna met the first day of college when they became suitemates in their freshman year dorm. The girls quickly realized their similarities and spent many nights out on the town or cuddling in at home together. Delaney and Anna went to graduate schools in different states after college but made sure to stay close, even while far away.
Liz Blouin
Mother of the Bride
Liz has been there for Anna countless times in her life and is an essential member of the wedding party. Anna and Liz share many wine nights, TJ Maxx shopping trips, and love to gossip together. She obviously could not get married without her incredibly supportive mom in the front row!
Mac Hertz
Best Man
Mac and Bailey met in Chicago and lived together for a couple of years, along with Gunnar (one of Bailey's groomsmen). Mac has the credit of introducing Bailey and Anna which has now resulted in this wedding. In Chicago, Mac and Bailey, along with their now fiancees, did just about everything together. These two often talked about future aspirations, life's hurdles, and what bar/party were going to that weekend. Mac flew down and celebrated Bailey's and Anna's engagement and Bailey just got to celebrate Mac's engagement this recent weekend. Mac is currently a practicing attorney and has promised to get Bailey out of any trouble he ever gets into.
Taylor Stevens
Best Man
Taylor is the older brother of Bailey. Throughout their lives, Taylor has shown Bailey an example of what it's like to be a good man. Taylor has always been supportive of Bailey in life and has traveled far and wide to celebrate Anna and Bailey. Taylor and Bailey tend to get together a few times a year and always have a great time catching up on changes in life. Taylor has been Bailey's best man since the day he was born.
Austin Pond
Groomsman
Austin and Bailey met at MSU through mutual friends and quickly realized they had a lot in common, such as lifting and going to the bars. During college, they had many late nights partying and talking about future aspirations. After college both took a heavy interest in investing and the stock market which they talked about daily for years. Work ethic and mindset have always been a major thing these two have in common. They travel across the country to visit each other to this day.
Alex Popavich
Groomsman
Alex met Bailey at MSU during freshman year in the dorms as they were both in the engineering school. Alex has a very friendly, fun, and unforgettable personality. Alex quickly introduced Bailey to what ended up being his main friend group throughout college. These two had many late nights partying, going to the bars, and frequently hit the gym together. Both of them went into sales after college with an engineering degree and have started to lead a successful life. They still talk multiple times a week and Alex maintains to be one of the funniest people Bailey knows.
Adam Gerlach
Groomsman
Adam is Anna's older brother and one of her best friends. Adam, Anna, and Bailey recently went to Germany together and had a blast exploring Munich and the surrounding areas. They all get together as much as possible, although they wish it was more often as it's such a great time each time they do.
Blaze Sammon
Groomsman
Blaze and Bailey first met in kindergarten. Blaze was Bailey's first friend he ever had and maintained to be one of his best friends his entire life. Both Blaze and Bailey's families are close as they have become like brothers over the years. They got a chance to live together during college and still call each other often to maintain contact. Now, they both like to remodel their house via DIY work and share tips and tricks with each other
Gunnar Glaab
Groomsman
Gunnar met Bailey in Chicago during the summer of 2020. After a long day of drinking at a rooftop pool in Chicago, they started talking and Gunnar invited Bailey to his house for a party later that night. They quickly hit it off and Bailey ended up moving in with Gunnar and 3 other guys within a handful of weeks. They had a lot of fun enjoying camping trips, concerts, parties, golfing, watching sports, and late nights at bars.
Banks Stevens
Son of the Couple
Banks is Anna and Bailey’s first child. Although he will be celebrating from home, he is an enormous factor in their love story!