Wedding Party
Katherine Herrera
Matron of Honor
Sister of the Bride Clare's younger sister and first roommate. Growing up, they always pushed each other to be better and tried their best to set a good example for their other siblings. Katherine has always been so caring which led her to get her BSN from the University of Portland in 2022. She is currently in residency at CHLA in the CTICU.
Evan Konda
Best Man
Friend of the Groom Jared's best friend, college roommate, and deepest sleeper that he knows, Evan brings out the less serious side of Jared. They bonded through shared OFO rides, WWE smackdown raw matches at the ranch, and marathon training. Evan is a touch of crazy, having studied both aerospace and computer science.
Megan Lund
Maid of Honor
Sister of the Bride Clare's middle younger sister and the most similar. Both of them played volleyball in college and are in Physical Therapy careers. They love calling and talking about interesting patient cases and giving each other ideas about treatments. Megan will graduate from Marquette University PT school in the spring of 2025. Megan is the most talented ceramicist and is making the beer steins for Clare and Jared's wedding!
Ethan Rejsek
Groomsman
Brother of the groom Jared's younger brother who is EXACTLY the same as Jared, - psych! Despite their personality differences and being four years apart, they have grown close bonding over investing and whooping up on their uncles on the blacktop every holiday. Ethan is finishing his junior year at Texas A&M, studying agro-business.
Elizabeth Lund
Maid of Honor
Sister of the Bride Clare's youngest and funniest sister (according to Ellie). Elizabeth and Clare's entire relationship is built around roasting each other. With that being said, they also work so well together and have dozens of stories at camp to prove it. Elizabeth is also in the medical field and is currently attending Physician Associate school at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. Clare cannot wait for Elizabeth to graduate and start referring patients to her!
Brock Jones
Groomsman
Jared's biggest travel companion. Together, they have been to Argentina, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and many more to come. Brock just married the love of his life in December and the two and conquering PA and med school together. Brock and Jared met in One Army and quickly bonded through philosophical and frugal conversations and sharing podcasts and goodreads. Ask Brock about iBonds, St. Thomas Aquinas, and his favorite travel destination.
Eliana Lin
Bridesmaid
Friend of the Bride Clare's best friend and roommate from PT school. Eliana and Clare have spent more hours studying (or taking naps) than they would like to admit but they had so much fun doing it. Clare secretly wishes she could go back to PT school and hang out in SASS with poke bowls. Eliana just started her own business and helps runners perform at their best in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Aday Awah
Groomsman
Friend of the Groom Jared and Adey crossed paths in their freshman year of college and have remained close ever since. Adey has even joined several Rejsek Thanksgiving over the years. Adey can light up any room and with his contagious laugh, tall tales, and a broad smile. He studied biology in school but then chose to pursue his passion for beer, on track to become the youngest brewmaster in the state of Texas. Adey currently resides in Houston with his dog, Brew.
Caroline Clapp
Bridesmaid
Cousin of the Bride Clare's cousin and another built-in best friend. Caroline moved to Pasadena and started going to school with Clare in 7th grade. The two have always been there for each other no matter what and have more inside jokes than they can count. Ask Caroline about which of them broke a lamp when leading the sophomore retreat while trying to make a megabed!! Miss Clapp is an elementary school teacher in Irvine, CA and her students absolutely adore her!
Joseph Lund
Groomsman
Brother of the Bride Clare's younger brother and jack of all trades and master of everything! Joseph is usually busy with rehearsing for the Newsies, hitting in the baseball cages, laser engraving, painting, or working on a skit for summer camp. Joseph cannot wait to gain another brother to mess with.
Brianna Storms
Bridesmaid
Friend of the Bride Another college roommate of Clare's who introduced her to Jared. She came back from coop and told Clare about the perfect, tall, Texas boy she worked with who was just Clare's type. The rest is history, of course! Storms is from North Dakota and played D1 ice hockey at Northeastern. She now lives in New Jersey and does something with taxes!
Layne Correa
Groomsman
Friend of the Groom Yet another One Army friend and member of the aforementioned Boston trip, Layne is an avid reader and incredibly curios. If you need a book rec, he is your guy. Jared and Layne bonded over their love of SciFi, spontaneously visiting their friend Josh (more to come) in Israel, and a shared career in consulting. Layne lives in Dallas with his cat, ______.
Madeline Schaefer
Bridesmaid
Friend of the Bride Clare's college roommate and initial consultant for all things cold weather. Being from upstate NY, she knew a little more about the cold than Clare did when they moved to Boston together. They were the best random roommate selection to exist and became instant besties. Maddie was a D1 Diver at Northeastern so they bonded over school and sport schedules while making so many college memories. Maddie is a pharmacist in North Carolina and just got a new dog- Arlo!
Josh Williams
Groomsman
Friend of the Groom A fellow member of One Army, Jared and Josh met in college and grew close on the aforementioned trip to Boston and New York. Josh keeps the group chat going, is comfortable being his unique self, and is the ultimate dad -- especially when it comes to his jokes. Josh now resides in Israel, attending medical school at Ben Gurion University.
Gabrielle Tschannen
Bridesmaid
Friend of the Bride Clare's volleyball teammate and friend to talk to about all things sports, especially college football and the olympics. Gabi is from Michigan (Go Blue!) and is so excited about a repeat national championship that is going to happen in January! Gabi is a pharmacist and about to enter her second year of residency in Michigan on a critical care floor and has the cutest dog - Lou!
Brett Baker
Groomsman
Friend of the Groom Brett was in One Army with Jared in college and the two became quick friends when they took a trip to Boston together and stayed with Clare. Brett and Clare bonded over their healthcare careers when it seemed everyone else went the business route. Brett is currently in school to become a nurse anesthetist in Fort Worth, TX. With a dry sense of humor that is unmatched, he always keeps Jared grounded and is the best-sounding board for Jared's crazy ideas.
Isabel Mishkin
Bridesmaid
Friend of the Bride Jared and Clare's friend from Chicago and also the best, most organized planner they know. Iz is the person in the group to get everyone together and make sure they are all having a good time. She is the reason the plans leave the group chat! Iz played a lot of volleyball with Clare and Jared in Chicago and is the best hype-woman you could ever ask for!
Jay Sangani
Groomsman
Friend of the Groom Jared's roommate in Chicago. Jay is always down for good times, food, and conversation with friends. With no convincing needed, he even went on a last-second trip to Morocco with Jared last fall. Jay moved down to San Diego with Jared in January so the two could explore yet another city together. Jay has moved back to the midwest to be with his family as both his brother and sister are also getting married this year- 2 more weddings!