Wedding Party
Cole Esparza
Best Man
The Brother. Brothers by blood and best friends from birth. Cole and Cody silently share their love for each other by sharing "terms of endearment", watching the ever so competitive sports teams of Chicago, and sharing a mildly expensive Funko Pop! addiction. Some of Cody's favorite memories of Cole are traveling around the country with the hope of making it out to all 30 MLB stadiums.
Elizabeth Jeeninga
Maid of Honor
The Sister. Elizabeth and Faith met after Elizabeth caused their mom lots of anxiety because Faith was such a busy baby. But, then they became instant best friends and became menaces to everyone's society. Faith and Elizabeth share their love for each other through sarcasm, flipping each other off, their shared love of music and theater, and spending quality time together.
Quintin Tallian
Groomsman
The Best Friend. PS2 Navy Reserve Quintin met Cody during their freshman year of undergrad have been the best of friends ever since. Although separated by 10 hours Cody and Quintin have still been able to stay in contact, bond of their love of baseball, and verbally harass each other.
Alex Jeeninga
Bridesmaid
The Cousin. Faith and Alex have always been 2 peas in a pod! From getting into shit they shouldn’t when they were younger to now always being there for eachother even if it’s not physically. Alex has always been more of an older sister to Faith and has always appreciated her!
Bill Foster
Groomsman
The College Roommate. Bill and Cody spent many nights sleeping on top of each other at North Central College. We had bunk beds, don't worry. Lots of laughs, drinks, and toaster oven creations were had together in ResRec S3141. Bill absolutely loves gambling, skiing, and bright flashing lights. Be sure to catch him at the casino!
Shannon Cornfield
Bridesmaid
The Little Cousin. Shannon and Faith have gotten closer as they have gotten older. Once Shannon was able to drive she started to come to more family events and quickly became more of a sister than just a cousin to Faith! She is always up for whatever (as long as ice cream or chicken nuggets are involved)!
Matthew Hehl
Groomsman
The Neighbor. Matt and Cody met each other in the fall of 2016 singing at North College. After becoming friends, Matt and Cody decided to become neighbors and this continued for the rest of their time spent in undergrad. Matt is a one of a kind guy; he cooks, he cleans, and he even takes out the garbage. Be sure to catch him sining along to every song and busting a move on whatever surface is near by.
Lexi Hoagland
Bridesmaid
The Best Friend. Lexi is Faiths childhood best friend! She also has always been more of a sister than anything. Although not living close sucked whenever reunited it’s like no time has passed! Lexi has always been there for Faith with no judgment and open arms!
Jacob Firentello
Groomsman
The Other Neighbor. Jake, college roommate of Matt, is the living definition of a happy accident. Jake got randomly assigned to live with Matt and neither one of us knew who he was. Although quiet at first, Jake became a reliable friend who was always willing to share snacks, watch movies, and play video games. Cody's favorite memory of Jake is that time that he stole a cutout of Dora the Explorer and taped it on the back of his door.
Grace Spindler
Bridesmaid
The 1st Spindler. Cody and Grace met during their freshman year at Alan B. Shepard High School with their shared involvement in Choir, Showchoir, Musicals, and the German Exchange Program. Fun fact, Grace hated Cody for most of freshman year, but Grace finally came to realize that Cody was such an amazing and hilarious person. With Grace being such great friends with Cody, Grace instantly became friends with Faith as upon meeting her. After all these years, Grace is one of very few friends that have stuck around from high school and our wedding would feel incomplete without her.
Jacob Jeeninga
Groomsman
The Brother-in-Law. Cody met Jacob when he started dating faith, duh. Jacob's special interests are board games, legos, and NASCAR. Cody's favorite memories of Jacob are giving him grief over anything and everything. Cody admires Jacob's passion for the things he loves most.
Laney Pietrzycki
Bridesmaid
The Work Friend.
Alex Spinder
Groomsman
The 2nd Spindler. Faith and Alex met during their freshman year band camp at Shepard High School. Already being friends with his older sister, Cody and Alex instantly became friends and even had the opportunity to travel to Germany together in the summer of 2016. Alex enjoys digging holes and traveling around the world (he's an archeologist). After all these years, Alex is one of very few friends that have stuck around from high school and our wedding would feel incomplete without him.
Eric Spindler
Bridesman
The 3rd Spindler. There's really no need to explain how Eric knows Cody and Faith by this point (his siblings). Even though Cody and Eric never actually went school together, Eric was good friends with Cole and they were all co-workers together at the very professional Windy City Thunderbolts where they cook, cleaned, and got into trouble together and their toothless boss. Faith and Eric spent a lot of time together in show choir and marching band together creating music and mischief. After all these years, Eric is one of very few friends that have stuck around from high school and our wedding would feel incomplete without him.