Wedding Party
Chelsea Kastein
Matron of Honor
Ava’s big sister, role model, and best friend. Chelsea has been by Ava’s side her whole life as a sister and a best friend. When choosing a college Chelsea chose Ripon (against better judgement, GO KNIGHTS!) to stay close to home and watch Ava grow up, and was there for her every single time without a doubt. She always leads with love and keeps Ava in line!
McKenna Moldenhauer
Bridesmaid
Kenna is Ava’s sister-in-law, married to Ava’s brother. Kenna very quickly became another sister to Ava as they shared a year together at St. Norbert. Kenna is one of the kindest people Ava has met, and is blessed to have another sister. Many hours have been spent laughing together and of course, ganging up on Brock.
Olivia Lewis
Bridesmaid
Olivia is a soul sister to Ava. Her and Ava’s friendship started on the basketball court when they were just little tikes. These two share the love of many things and spent many hours together. Whether it be on the court or in the art room, these two always have the best time. Fun Fact: Ava had to tie Olivia’s basketball shoes every game for her to ensure they would stay tied.
Alli Leair
Bridesmaid
Alli is Joey’s cousin and Ava’s close friend. These two bonded quickly over almost everything, and there’s not a situation where they don’t have a good time together. Despite living on the other side of the state from each other, over the past few years Alli, Ava, and Joey have had lots of memorable times together.
Morgan Ostram
Bridesmaid
Morgan is Ava’s cousin and life long bestie. Being one year apart they have grown up together making each holiday special. Since they were little there has always been lots of giggles when these two are together, always up to something. Ava loves Morgan as much as Morgan loves Joey!
Maria Horvath
Bridesmaid
Maria is Ava’s younger cousin and little twin. Maria and Ava have always been close and Maria is like a little sister to Ava. Along with Morgan, growing up with Maria made each holiday special and still continues today. Ava and Maria share the love of being sassy!
Randi Curtis
Bridesmaid
Randi is a close college friend to Ava and Joey, married to one of Joey’s college roommates/teammate, Connor. Randi and Ava spent a lot of time together at St. Norbert, making sure to keep the boys in line while having a great time themselves. These two especially got close while quarantining together for 3 months at the boys college house, where they made some of the greatest memories. Now they love going on double dates, and always look forward to their time spent together.
Caroline Lemon
Bridesmaid
Caroline is a long distance friend to Ava and Joey, married to Joe Lemon. Although Caroline went to college far away from Wisconsin, each time she visited there was like no time had passed. Ava and Caroline’s friendship grew the most during their time spent with the memorable quarantine group. Many hours were spent laughing, making memories, and creating life long friendships. Caroline and Joe now living states away never changed anything, it is always like no time has passed between these couples.
Jon Ciriacks
Best Man
Jon is Joey’s brother and best friend. These two, although not twins (against popular belief), have a twin bond. When they are together the laughter never stops, yet you can tell how much they care for each other. Jon and Joey are both each other’s role models in different ways. They grew up sharing the love of sports - many hours were spent in the driveway deciding who the big bro was…
Jacob Bolwerk
Groomsman
Jacob (J Bol) is Joey’s good friend and college teammate. These two quickly bonded over, shocker, their love for basketball. J Bol became a fast lifelong friend to both Joey and Ava when they moved to Milwaukee. Many nights have been spent watching hoops and third wheeling… for Ava.
Jacob Remsza
Groomsman
Remsza is a high school friend and teammate to Joey. They spent a lot of time together in high school and their friendship remains the same today. This guy never fails to make everyone laugh and brings the energy to each day. You’ll catch Remsza on the dance floor with a huge smile and an Arnold Palmer in hand!!
Brock Moldenhauer
Groomsman
Brock is Ava’s favorite brother. Ava and him have always shared a special bond and it only grew larger as they spent a year together in high school, and at St. Norbert, where Brock surely took her under his wing. He provided a wing for her to fly but not too far, just ask Joey! Joey and Brock now absolutely love to pick on Ava and bring a good sense of wittiness to the family.
Jordan Kastein
Groomsman
Jordan is Ava’s brother in law, married to Chelsea. The four of them have spent a lot of time together - Jordan and Ava bickering, and Joey and Chelsea watching! Joey and Jordan love to talk shop (anything sports) while having a nice glass of whiskey and talking smack.
Connor Curtis
Groomsman
Connor (Double) is a teammate, roommate, and friend to Joey. He always made sure everyone had a drink in their hand, while he had one in both of his hands. Joey and Double had no shortage of laughs and good times in college and it continues still today when they are together.
Joe Lemon
Groomsman
Joe Lemon is another teammate, roommate, and good friend of Joey. Joe and Joey did almost everything together throughout their time in college, creating another lifelong friendship. Their four years in college consisted of a lot of sarcasm, giggles, and shots fired at each other.
Jordan Newman
Groomsman
Jordan was Joey’s roommate all 4 years of college. There is no one who love basketball more than Jordan, which created a quick bond between Joey and him. Jordan always was sure to have Joey’s back on and off the court and the two of them had many great times together throughout their time at SNC.