Emily & Jake
Wedding Party
Laura Harvey
Bridesmaid
Emily's best friend since middle school. Fun fact: Emily and Laura "co-starred" in the middle school play The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. They played a squirrel and a deer respectively, and had no lines. However, they did get to be in a big group fight scene which they took extremely seriously.
Sarah Severson Miller
Bridesmaid
Emily's best friend since kindergarten. Fun fact: Emily and Sarah enjoyed playing make believe games together as children. One of these games was called "Leonard and Edna" where they pretended to be an elderly couple.
Allie Hoffman
Bridesmaid
Emily's best friend from college. Fun fact: Once, Emily and Allie spent the train ride from Chicago to Milwaukee coming up with celebrity food names. A few favorites include: Shia Le Buffalo Chicken Dip, Rachael Rayvioli, Queen Latifalafel, and Peanut Butter & J-Lo. They came up with over 50 of these.
Elena Beckman
Bridesmaid
Emily's bestie since babyhood. Fun fact: On a Door County weekend in the summer of 2012, Emily, Elena, and Annie (Elena's younger sister), challenged the boys (Charlie Burton, plus Neal and Jay Dalvie) to a dance-off. Led by Elena, the girls meticulously choreographed an entire routine to "Bye Bye Bye" by NSYNC, while the boys danced haphazardly to "Ice Ice Baby." After the performances, the judges (the moms: Carrie, Melissa, and Heidi) could not declare a winner. At this, Charlie famously scoffed, "I didn't shake my butt for a tie."
Christina Raychel
Bridesmaid
The big sister Emily never had & her mentor in sobriety. Fun fact: When Christina lived in Bay View, she and Emily were regulars at a local Mexican restaurant called Guanajuato's. They went every Thursday at 5pm. The hosts always knew to seat them at their usual table in the back, because they talked and laughed so loudly together.
Codie Bastress
Best Man
Jake's best friend since middle school & college roommate. Fun fact: Codie always plays Mario Kart as "cat Peach." Despite this character choice, he beats Jake almost every time.
Brent Winkler
Groomsman
Jake's best friend since middle school. Fun fact: Jake and his friends watched the Packers win the Super Bowl in Brent's family's basement (which doubled as Brent's "apartment.")
Eric Sipiorski
Groomsman
Jake's friend since high school. Fun fact: Eric and Jake enjoyed fishing the tepid waters of Fond du Lac together, often to no avail.
Kyle Kretschmann
Groomsman
Jake's friend since middle school. Fun fact: In high school, Jake and Kyle illegally climbed up onto the roof of Wisconsin Lutheran Academy in Fond du Lac. Some say they still have warrants out for criminal trespassing.
Jordan Treichel
Groomsman
Jake's brother. Fun fact: As a kid, Jake liked to terrorize his little brother Jordan by threatening him with "The Mask," which was a Halloween mask Jordan hated. He also convinced Jordan that the "eject" button on the car CD player was a seat eject button. Don't worry, they get along now!
Adriana Mrkajic
Flower Girl
Daughter of Emily's cousin, Alison, and her husband, Sonni. Fun fact: Adriana loves unicorns and has already performed in a dance recital.
Stanley
Dog of Honor
Just here for the treats & pets.
Charlie Burton
Brother of the Bride
Standing by our side in spirit.
Jean Kaul
Mother of the Groom
Standing by our side in spirit.