Becky & Tony
Wedding Party
Reverend Mark Kindem
Officiant
Becky has known Pastor Mark since she was in grade school. Growing up, she was involved in Bethel Lutheran Church, of which Mark is Pastor. He has been a mentor and friend to Becky and her family. It would hardly be a wedding without him to make it official.
Jon Crisman
Father of the Bride
Dad is taking part in our celebration from Heaven.
Jaci Crisman
Mother of the Bride
Mom is walking the bride down the aisle!
James Smith
Father of the Groom
Slim Jim is here to support his son.
Kristi Smith
Mother of the Groom
Kristi raised a wonderful man.
Abbey Fladland
Matron of Honor
Abbey has known Becky all her life, because she is Becky's younger sister! From being dressed in matching outfits during their formative years to sharing an Alma Mater, Becky and Abbey have been close friends for their whole lives, for the most part. They share common interests, like horses and Nancy Drew. When they turn 40, they have agreed to start calling each other Gail and Reba.
Maya Grantier
Bridesmaid
Maya and Becky have known each other a looooooooooooong time. They first became acquainted when, at the age of four, Becky pushed Maya off of the balance beam in their gymnastics class due to a misunderstanding (Becky was trying to get Maya's attention because the rest of class was leaving that area, and Maya didn't notice. The misunderstanding was mostly that Becky didn't understand the difference between a tap and a hearty shove). In second grade, they were re-acquainted, and became friends. They stayed friends, and 20 years later they were featured in each other's weddings.
Krista Aldrich
Bridesmaid
Krista and Becky met in Fargo, when they both started a Master's program in English through NDSU. Their friendship took flight that fall, and they they've remained close through the end of their grad program, through the beginning of Krista's Ph.D. program in Louisiana, and through the different variations of Becky's teaching career.
Hannah Honeyman
Bridesmaid
Hannah met Becky in the fall of 2016, when they started a graduate program at NDSU together. Hannah and Becky share a love of High School Musical, Disney Musicals, 'Phantom of the Opera,' board games, and Shakespeare. They see each other a couple of times a year, now that Hannah is pursuing her Ph.D. in Utah and Becky is teaching in North Dakota.
Mary Kempenich
Bridesmaid
When Becky and Tony began to talk about officially dating, Tony stipulated that he needed the approval of two very important people. One of them was his best friend, Adam Kempenich. The other was Adam's then-girlfriend-now-wife, Mary. Mary and Becky hit it off, and enjoy many activities together. Hiking, Body Pump classes, thrifting, garagesale-ing, manicures, pedicures, games, and more, Mary and Becky have formed a close, solid friendship.
Mikkol Smith
Bridesmaid
Mikkol has known Becky for four years, ever since Becky started dating her brother, Tony. Mikkol and Becky spend time together at Tony's parents lake place, as well as at their family home in Wahpeton, ND, and at various Smith-Andal family gatherings. Their shared interests include teasing Tony and 'Bridgerton.'
Emmy Videen
Honor Attendant
Emmy and Becky met a year ago when Emmy moved to Bismarck, and became fast friends. They enjoy game nights, comfort food, and fishing together. Emmy has become one of Becky's accountabilibuddies when it comes to working out and staying healthy. Emmy is an important part of Becky's life.
Alison Tate
Honor Attendant
Alison and Becky met four years ago, when the two strangers were trapped in an un-airconditioned vehicle for four hours while road-tripping to Bismarck. Situations like that change people, and sometimes form friendships. That's the case with Becky and Alison. On occasion, they have zoom taco dates and play games remotely together, and sometimes they call each other and talk forever.
Whittney Morin
Honor Attendant
Whittney and Becky have been friends since the two were in middle school. Whittney and Becky have a lot of common interests, such as going on road trips, hanging out with each other, watching Schitt's Creek, and more. Becky couldn't have done the whole getting married thing without Whittney, who is the life of all parties.
Adam Kempenich
Best Man
Adam and Tony have been best friends for a decade. They met in college during a VERY early morning class, and once the caffeine kicked in, they hit it off. Through ups and downs and highs and lows, Adam has been the person to wholeheartedly support Tony and encourage him to be the best he can be.
Andy Nelson
Groomsman
Tony and Andy got married during a Friendsgiving party roughly 7 years ago. There was a Snapchat filter and everything. It was VERY official. Joking aside, Andy is an amazing friend and someone who Tony loves to relax and workout with. They are true swolemates.
Shane Gomes
Groomsman
Shane met Tony through Becky, and the two share a love for high quality Whiskey. Shane knows Becky from grad school, where they became fast friends. They share a love of Lord of the Rings, mixology, good food, fantasy world lore, and trivia.
Matthew "Morty" Mortenson
Honorary Groomsman
Matthew and his Wife Katie informed Tony they wouldn't be able to attend the wedding, with the best news ever: they'll be busy with a newborn at the time of the wedding.
Jake Armstrong
Groomsman
Jake met Tony while playing Dungeons and Dragons one night. Tony was running an encounter, and Jake attempted to interrogate a very dead goblin about the location of treasure while doing his best impersonation of Batman.
Jaden
Groomsman
Jaden and Tony work together, and have become close friends. Jaden is super cool :)
Magni Hammarstedt
Groomsman
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