Wedding Party
Lauren Gurnee
Matron of Honor
Lauren and Amanda met in high school through church, but really became best friends during the college era.
Clay Buttemere
Officiant
Clay and Gjorgi met when Gjorgi moved to Skopje and from a friendship formed over coaching the Skopje Sluggers baseball team, Gjorgi has become Buttemere's adopted child.
Jackie Koczian
Matron of Honor
Jackie and Amanda met in middle school but became close friends in high school, mostly through Young Life and leading girls together. They love to go on long drives through the countryside of Oregon.
Ivo Damjanovski
Best Man
Ivo and Gjorgi met at a leadership camp in 2017, and ever since they both have started living in Skopje they have been close friends.
Olivia Ellerbruch
Bridesmaid
Amanda's little sister! Grateful to have someone share enthusiasm over Taylor Swift with.
Michael Johnstone
Groomsman
Michael and Gjorgi met because of their passion about using baseball as a tool to introduce people in the Balkans to Jesus, and through the years have spend a lot of time bonding on all the different trips in all the different countries they have visited together.
Kate Kunkel
Bridesmaid
Kate and Amanda met in Norway when Kates church from Texas came to serve Young Life Nordic summer camps and Amanda was summer crew coordinator that same week. They became fast friends and share a love of travel!
Martin Georgiev
Groomsman
Gjorgi's little brother!
Carina Petersen
Bridesmaid
Carina and Amanda became friends in college thanks to Carina joining the college friend group by dating a close friend (thanks Isaac!). Carina and Amanda love to read together and go for coffee dates.
Daniel Buttemere
Groomsman
One of Gjorgi's first Young Life kids, and someone Gjorgi's has developed a relationship with on a baseball field, basketball court, at a Young Life club, a Bible study group, and all the other times they have spend over the last 6 years.
Josefin Remstam
Bridesmaid
Josefin and Amanda became friends once Amanda moved to Sweden and discovered they had a lot in common- Swedish - Americans who grew up in the states and moved to Sweden as adults and who have also done YL.
Luke Buttemere
Groomsman
Lil' Lukie!
Amanda Häverbring
Bridesmaid
The Amandas first met on a trip to Frontier Ranch in 2019 but since Amanda (the bride) moved to Sweden they have become fast friends. It’s always better to have two Amanda’s in one place!
Nikola Donev
Groomsman
Gjorgi and Nikola (or Donev as Gjorgi usually calls him) have also met at the same leadership camp in 2017, and have become really good friends. In Gjorgi's words, "Donev is the letter of the law, while I am the spirit of the law".
