Wedding Party

Debbie Benedick

Mother of the Bride

Eric Benedick

Father of the Bride

Tessa Hill

Mother of the Groom

Mike Hill

Father of the Groom

Maddy Schwemmer

Maid of Honor

The matchmaker, Maddy “set up” Abby and Eli back in eighth grade, they have been through every major milestone since.

Eli Hoerner

Best Man

Eli is Eli's best friend. What started as middle school baseball teammates quickly turned into a lifelong friendship (bromance).

Haiven Harrison

Bridesmaid

Haiven and Abby first met on the basketball court the summer before freshman year of high school, but the lifelong friendship began about two years later.

Aaron Hill

Groomsman

If you couldn’t tell by the last name or the looks, Aaron is Eli’s younger brother. He is also the funnier of the two brothers.

Meredith Hoerner

Bridesmaid

Abby and Meredith were one of few freshman year roommate success stories, and the rest is history.

Cameron Hesse

Groomsman

The man behind the camera, Cam took photos for Abby and Eli’s engagement photo shoot featured on the website! He and Eli grew close in high school.

Lauren Elfrink

Bridesmaid

Lauren and Abby met at Truman where their friendship grew through their sorority, Tri Sigma.

Danny Benedick

Groomsman

Danny is Abby’s brother, he’s known as the nicest one in the family. Danny and Eli have grown to be close over the last eight years.

Sylvia Harding

Bridesmaid

Sylvia and Abby hit it off the first week of living in their freshman dorm. Since then, they have been roommates ever since.

Will Benedick

Groomsman

Will is Abby’s youngest brother, over the years Eli and Will have shared many laughs as Will has quick and witty humor.

Grace Casey

Something Blue

Grace and Abby went to grade school and high school together and have been great friends ever since.

Ethan Rossi

Usher

Eli and Rossi play baseball together at Eastern Illinois University. They have been catch partners for the last 2 years and have grown close through that.

Aubrey Shadden

Something Blue

Aubrey and Abby met at college, through Tri Sigma and have grown to be great friends quickly.

Mike O’Connor

Usher

Another one of Eli's college teammates. Eli and Mike played together for 3 years. They are both dog lovers and enjoy looking for dogs in the stands at their games.