Wedding Party
Alison Bengtson
Maid of Honor
Friend of the Bride. Fellow Tommie and New Yorker. Solves murders in her free time
Jim Swendsen
Best Man
Older brother of the groom. Father of 2 ring bearers & 1 flower girl. Hobbies: fishing, hunting, crocheting
Sophie Cone
Maid of Honor
Sister of the Bride. Mother of 1 of the Ring Bearer. Future beauty stylist supreme
Scott Palmer
Groomsman
U of MN fraternity brother of the groom. Hobbies: flying, camping, building RVs from scratch, being Texan
Laura Eleftheriou
Bridesmaid
Friend of the Bride. New York Coworker turned bestie. Can recommend the best beers, just ask her.
Kenny Friede
Groomsman
Childhood friend of the groom. Retired Apache helicopter pilot, Harvard™ MBA, 4th team all-conf. hon. mention prep football player
Melissa Allen
Bridesmaid
Friend of the Bride. Her wedding is what introduced Malia and Dan in the first place. Lover of trees and the ultimate travel buddy
Garrett Janda
Groomsman
Former coworker of the Groom. Nashvillian frequently found perfecting his left-to-right ball flight at the local municipal driving range
Robin Cullinane
Bridesmaid
Friend of the Bride. Unfortunately is a huge Packer fan, but is an incredible friend to balance it out
Will Freking, M.D.
Groomsman
Childhood friend of the groom. Enjoys spending time with his French Bulldog Frank & correcting people who call him Mister
Katie Bykowski
Bridesmaid
Friend of the Bride. Has a recipe log that may rival Joanna Gaines and is the best walking partner out there
Scott Zweber
Groomsman
U of MN fraternity brother of the Groom. Hobbies include pickleball, Gopher Gamedays, foot wedges
Madison Ziton
Bridesmaid
Friend of the Bride. Planning to bring the house down with her amazing moves on the dance floor
Collin Carroll
Groomsman
Childhood friend of the Groom. Former standout athlete for Virginia Tech as a long snapper, amassing 0.5 tackles
Mariann Kukielka
Bridesmaid
Friend of the Bride. Tommy girls swim team champ & lover of all things Katy Perry. Shared a closet with the bride for a year and a half in NYC because Malia lived in the kitchen
Hunter Dunbar
Groomsman
U of MN friend of the Groom. Semi-professional Kite Surfer residing in Austin, Texas. Stuns women with enthralling conversation on artificial intelligence & elite hair
Kayla Bengtson
Bridesmaid
Friend of the Bride. Full of sunshine and sparkles, and the BEST story teller
Mitch Walsh
Groomsman
Childhood friend of the groom. Husband to Clare, father to Henry & dog Batman, Austin TX resident with a penchant for cutting a rug in T. Bahama shirts
Anne Swendsen
Bridesmaid
Future Sister-in-Law of the bride. Life of the party and the baby wrangler for her two ring bearers and the cutest flower girl.
Drew Cone
Groomsman
Younger brother of the bride. Budding wedding DJ (not this wedding though). Nickname: Mr. Stealyogirl
Catherine
Flower Girl
2021 goals include learning how to walk prior to Uncle Dan and (soon to be) Aunt Malia's wedding
Charlie, Avory & Sam
Ring Bearers
Dan and Malia's nephews. Known as the dynamic trio or the "tornados". Plan to woo the ladies on the dance floor