Wedding Party

Jess Diepstra

Bride

Britt Bates

Bride

Brooke Diepstra

Maid of Honor

Jess' sister in law, Brooke is married to Tim and works as cardiac nurse in Grand Rapids. She has always played hockey, spent 8 years in the Marines and loves P!nk. Her and Tim have 4 big dogs Teddy, Lilly, Macy and newest addition Arvi. Brooke is tough, spunky and hilarious. We love her and always have a blast together.

Nicolle Nieves-Rider

Best Woman

We sat at the same table on our very first day of orientation for new jobs with Disney. We immediately started discussing old animated movies and that was that. 5 years later we have yet to run out of nerdy things to see, do, talk about and geek out over! From Disney things to movies to board games we have bonded over it all. Our friendship is def about more than just shared interests, we have bonded over the serious stuff in life too. Neither of us is stranger to strife and we have held each other up through tough changes and choices and I've learned something. Resourceful and creative, realizing a crazy dream is alway possible when Nicolle is in your corner.

Rachael V Diepstra

Bridesmaid

Jess' sister in law married to Ryan. Rachael is mom and homemaker to their 3 kids, 2 cats, 1 dog, 2 ducks and 6 chickens. One of which is named Debbie Harry (aka Peggy the peg leg) and is famous for having prosthetic legs and feet after she lost them to frostbite! She is adventurous, bold and intrepid, she's Rachael.

Tim Diepstra

Best Man

Tim is Jess' youngest brother. He will try to tell you that Jess is his little sister, but that's only in size. Tim and Brooke have been married 2 years and he works for the family tour business in Grand Rapids. Tim's favorite things are The Rocketeer, beer, his dogs and hockey. He is always down for a good time and is a great "little' brother to Jess. Tim and Britt have formed a strong relationship over the years and he has shown us a lot of support.

Ryan Diepstra

Giving away Jess

Ryan is Jess' older brother. He and Rachael have been married for almost 13 years and have 3 kids together. He works for Lumberman's in Grand Rapids as a shift supervisor. He has talent for woodwork and helps run their mini urban farm. Due to Jess parents unfortunately not being able to attend, Ryan will do the honor of giving Jess away.

Alex Rider

Officiant

Married to Nicolle Nieves-Rider, Alex is an all round excellent person. Super funny, smart and dependable he is surely the only person worthy of Nicolle. Britt had the privilege of officiating for them when they got married 2 years ago and now Alex will do us the honor of officiating for us. Full circle bitches.