Christie & Keith
Wedding Party
Lindsi Pipkin
Matron of Honor
I met Lindsi in 5th grade when Lindsi moved into the neighborhood. Lindsi has been one of my best friends ever since. I am not only close to Lindsi, but her whole family as well, spending many Thanksgiving and Christmases at their house after the holidays are done with my own family. I was fortunate enough to be the maid of honor for Lindsi when she married the love of her life. Lindsi is kind-hearted and always going out of her way for other people. She is the one person that can always get me out on the dance floor, especially if we are out at our favorite bar. I can always be 100% myself around Lindsi.
Amy Strouse
Best Woman
Amy recruited me to move down to Arizona and handle insurance claims. She was my boss for about 4 years. The first year I thought she was going to fire me or work me to death giving me all the claims so she can leave the office early to go on her many vacations. After the first couple of years we started to hang out and go on “ scene inspections” to baseball games, casinos and four wheeling in the mountains during work. Amy made work fun at work and outside of work and was one of the main reasons I decided to not move to another state or back to MN. Amy was with me and Christie's first date at Taco fest in Scottsdale.
Ashley Anders
Bridesmaid
Ashley is my only female cousin so we have always been close growing up. She is like a sister to me. I can tell her anything without judgement. She always gives me honest advice without sugar coating anything. She is there for me or the rest of our family when we need anything. I can spend hours talking on the phone with Ashley just catching up on life and her kids.
Jennifer Kunde
Groomswoman
Me and Jennifer go back some 35 years ago. When we were kids we were always fighting over the remote or the last pizza lunchable in the fridge. Nowadays I am always looking forward to hanging out with Jennifer doing some of our wacky adventures in MN or down in AZ when she comes to visit me almost every March on St Pattys day. She was in AZ on my big day riding the Zamboni when the MN Wild were playing the Coyotes and also there for the other moment of my life when I proposed to Christie. Jennifer is one of my best friends and I feel honored that she is also my big sister.
Jennifer Thomas
Bridesmaid
Jennifer is my half sister. She is seven years younger than I am. Growing up we were not as close due to the age difference, however, we have gotten closer as we have gotten older. We bicker as siblings do, but I know at the end of the day that my sister always has my back. She is very passionate about things that she supports and I know she would be just as passionate about supporting me if i needed her to.
Vinnie Esola
Groomsman
I met Vinny the first year I moved down to Arizona. My Parents came down to visit and we went to the apartment pool party. My dad pointed out that the person next to us had a New York Yankees hat, Sun Devils shirt and a Vikings key chain. Since he was a Vikings fan I ignored the New York Yankees thing and hung out on many occasions watching the Vikings on TV and going to numerous sporting events. One day we went to the Arizona Coyotes game and our seats were right next to Christie. Vinny was the one that told me that I should get Christie's number.