Wedding Party
Courtney Saaf
Maid of Honor
Courtney is the sister of the bride as well as her lifelong best friend. She has always been there for Danielle, from random dance parties with their brother Alex, to providing advice, support, laughter and love throughout the years. They speak in their own secret language of inside jokes, and Friends quotes. Even though they live in different states, they never miss a beat and love their FaceTime dates...however, the best times of the year are when they get to spend time together in person!
Maggie Koester
Bridesmaid
Maggie and Danielle first bonded in the 8th grade when Maggie moved to Sartell and it was revealed they both shared a special love/obsession for the band Hanson. From there on, they quickly became best friends, worked multiple jobs together (including a haunted hayride that will go down in history as their gold standard of work performance...) and shared thousands of hilarious stories and adventures. To this day, every time Danielle is in Minnesota for a visit, they make sure to carve out a night for a "sweatpants date" and a cocktail.
Ally DeCruz
Bridesmaid
Ally is Danielle's forever "Roomie for life!" (Sorry to Jeff and Eric). They met across the world in Wollongong, Australia when they studied abroad in 2006 and within the 6 months of living there became family while fighting off giant spiders, traveling and adventuring throughout the country and New Zealand with their Boozehounders, and having their memorable Wednesday nights out. Just a few years later, they moved back in together, this time in Hoboken, NJ to continue the good times. While Ally has now since moved to Arlington, they still try to make visits to one another every other month and remain the closest of friends.
Justin Frimmel
Best Man
Eric and Justin met while pursuing the curious embrace of academia at St. Peter's Prep. They bonded over their equal ineptitude with their studies in Father Cregan's Latin class. After realizing they had similar priorities, they made the decision to continue their academic successes together at Stetson University. Since both Eric and Justin keep non-traditional work hours and live nearby, the two still have lunch meetings at least once a week.
Jose Chavaro
Groomsman
Eric and Jose's long story of friendship begins with a tale of betrayal when a young Eric stole Jose's first girlfriend on a schoolyard playground. Luckily, for everyone, all was forgiven and the two grew up in Montclair together. They met in the third grade and have been best friends since. Through the years they have lived together in a multitude of dwellings ranging from a pseudo casino with a proper craps table...and the infamous Vanguard. Even though Jose was upset to see him move out, he knows deep down that Danielle is the better choice of roommate for Eric.
Adrian Clemente
Groomsman
The oldest of his three brothers, Adrian (or Scott if you're talking to family) and Eric have always shared a close bond. As kids the two of them were paired up for summer visits for Japan to spend time with their father. Adrian and Eric have traveled all over the world together and always had a great time, whether it was going to baseball games in Japan or drinking way too much Amaretto in Italy, they've been through it all. They also share a great appreciation for almost all things sports-related including their fandom of a certain NFL team.