Wedding Party
Ty Froistad
Best Man
Ty is Cole's younger brother and has been growing up alongside Cole for the past 26 years. Ty currently lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota and shares Cole's love for the Green Bay Packers, is often traveling to new cities to visit friends and trying local restaurants. Cole and Sophia have become even closer with Ty in the past year as Ty has welcomed a new member, his girlfriend Ava, into the family. The two couples have been connecting by going on double dates when they visit each other's cities. Cole's favorite memory with Ty is playing countless hours of 1 on 1 basketball in the driveway growing up. Cole recalls winning most of the time but... we'll have to ask Ty his opinion.
Mya Rozek
Maid of Honor
Mya is Sophia's younger sister, they have been laughing, debating and questioning each other's fashion choices for the past 19 years. Mya currently lives in Milwaukee with her two bunnies; Buns and Brioche. Since Mya moved to Milwaukee, Sophia and Mya have been enjoying the convenience of being close by each other. They're often going to vintage pop-ups in the city, grabbing chic-fil-a and sending each other pictures of their pets. Sophia's favorite memory with Mya was when they would dress up the family cats in American Girl doll outfits.
Madeleine Haim
Maid of Honor
Madeleine and Sophia have been friends since the two met at Lake Country Lutheran High School in 2016. The pair of best friends are often rearranging Sophia's apartment late at night, dwelling in deep conversations about life and sending each other their 10,000 outfit options; and tiktoks. What drew the two together was their alike sense of style and appreciation of design. Especially when it comes to new restaurants with an instagram worthy cocktail. Sophia's favorite memory with Madeleine is when the two would have sleepovers almost every night at Sophia's apartment. They were always making some sort of cheese board and taking into the late hours of the night while watching reality tv.
Zach Rausch
Groomsman
Zach and Cole have been friends since playing golf their freshman year of High School and then deciding to become roommates their freshman year of college at UW-Whitewater. Zach lives nearby so the two guys are often catching the sports game at a local bar with 10/10 wings and going to street festivals in downtown Milwaukee. Cole's favorite memory with Zach was when the two went to Puerta Vallarta, Mexico for a Spring Break trip and accidentally ended up on a children's pirate ship excursion for Zach's 21st birthday.
Conner Crawford
Groomsman
Cole met Conner in the 6th grade, they quickly became friends when they realized they lived only a mile away from each other. Cole, Conner and Keenan (Conner's twin brother) had countless sleepovers while growing up. The two guys literally and figuratively got closer after sharing a house while going to college at UW-Whitewater. Conner has been a supportive friend of Cole's especially since Cole started his new career venture at Edward Jones, Conner has helped immensely as a mentor for Cole. Both guys have a passion for golfing - on the weekends you can often find them on the course enjoying some cold ones. Cole's favorite memory with Conner is when they were 12 years old. They would bikes for miles during the summer and do "whatever they wanted". They would bike to the public pool and jump off of the diving board for hours.
Kandice Meyer
Bridesmaid
Kandice and Sophia have known each other since meeting in 1st grade. The two reconnected in High School and have been close ever since, even when Kandice moved away for college in Arizona. The girls are often facetiming to catch up, especially because Kandice has a wedding of her own soon. Kandice will be marrying her fiancé Brayden on September 6th, 2025. It has been so fun for them to bounce ideas off of each other during this special time in their lives. Sophia's favortie memory with Kandice was when the two watched Mean Girls for the first time - then after made youtube videos wearing the 2007 shutter shades and called themselves the "Shutter Shade Girls"
Story Allison
Bridesmaid
Story and Sophia met in their Junior year of High School and were sat by each other in their sociology class. They would carpool home from school together and became closer as the years went by. The two's lives seem to grow with each other as both friends tend to share a parallel life. Story has been a strong pillar in Sophia's life when it comes to her relationship with God, often sharing stories where they feel closer to their faith, trials and tribulations and Sophia of course gets gospel recommendations from Story on the regular. Story is also the first friend of Sophia's that has had a baby. Baby Lila was born on March 22nd and Sophia cannot wait to spoil her. Sophia's favorite memory with Story is when Story quit her High School job and didn't want her parents to know, so the two went to Plato's Closet to sell clothes so Story could have a paycheck to bring home that night. The two girls were always up to something.
Jacob Mead
Groomsman
Jacob and Cole met in Elementary School and played on multiple sports teams together including their 6th grade Baseball. The two became much closer once they were in High School and remained friends through college as Cole often visited Jacob every New Years at UW-Madison. The guys even celebrated their college graduation with a trip to Europe. Cole can always count on Jacob to have a good time. Cole's favorite memory with Jacob was when they were exploring Amsterdam with not a single plan - They ended up sitting on the edge of the canal with a pizza and beer; watching the boats go by.
Derek Bohm
Groomsman
Cole met Derek in Elementary School while playing football at recess and became closer as they played on the same football team growing up. Cole often went to Derek's house and joined his airsoft wars in the field across from his house. Later in life, the two both decided to go to UW-Whitewater and ended up moving in together during their sophomore year. Derek and Cole used to spend hours creating beats and making songs. Cole's favorite memory with Derek is when the guys would go up to Derek's cabin in the winter to ice fish. The cabin had no running water or wifi but they still made unforgettable memories.
Sydney Lynott
Bridesmaid
Sydney and Sophia met a little over 4 years ago when she was working as a waitress with their other friend, Madeleine at Lago Su Bella in Oconomowoc. Sydney served Sophia her meal but had no idea they would become such close friends. It didn't take long for Sydney to join Sophia and Madeleine's circle, often going out to downtown Milwaukee bars, having slumber parties at Sophia's apartment and talking about their boy problems. Madeleine soon moved to Florida for a job so Sydney and Sophia found themselves getting closer. Sydney is level headed, sweet and typically says what is on her mind which makes her an amazing friend. Sophia's favorite memories with Sydney have always been at This Is It in downtown Milwaukee, dancing late hours into the night.
Keenan Crawford
Usher
Cole met Keenan the summer going into 6th Grade - meeting as rivals at a football camp. It's funny how things have changed. Conner (Keenan's twin brother), Keenan and Cole would have countless sleepovers and spend hours a day bouncing on their trampoline. They stayed connected through college as Keenan went to UW Eau Claire and since then they continue to stay in touch even with the distance of living in different cities. Cole's favorite memory with Keenan was when they would pull each other by a snowmobile to go off jumps while snowboarding in the U.P.
Cameron Rozek
Usher
Cameron is Sophia's younger brother and has been growing up alongside Sophia for the past 22 years. Sophia and Cameron bonded when they were younger over their love for Legos, Sophia recalls often waking up to hearing Cameron shuffling through the lego bin as their bedrooms were right next to each others. Sophie enjoys catching up with Cameron when she stops by her Dad's house. The two bond over their love for animals, cars and style. Sophia's favorite memory with Cameron is when they would ride around together on their electric vespa scooter and dirt bike in the backyard of their old house.
Mitch Reed
Officiant
Cole met Mitch during their Junior year of High School when Cole's DECA partner dropped out of the competition for State and was replaced with Mitch. Cole and Mitch would hang out here and there but became cloese friends when Mitch moved in two floors below Cole at their UW-Whitewater dorm. The two moved into a house their sophomore year. They were such close friends, when the guys got jobs in Milwaukee they decided to move in together again. They since moved away from each other but have still remained in contact (especially when Mitch draws photos of Vegas) and hangout most weekends. Mitch has become a great friend to Cole. He even created their famous "accountability" group chat to hold his friends accountable when they said they wanted to workout. The group chat has been holding the guys accountable since December 2023. Mitch is one of Cole's closest friends and was an easy choice when it came to picking a wedding officiant. He is a great friend to Cole and Sophie and is one of the people that has been around Cole and Sophie's relationship the most. His funny, personable charisma makes him the perfect person to officiate their big day.