Jenn & Jim
Wedding Party
Kristine Hanover
Maid of Honor
What can I say? We have been friends for over 25 years and have countless memories together. Best friends since the 4th grade and there is still never a dull moment! After both going to University of Tennessee, Kristine moved to New York City and I went to Hawaii. After meeting her husband in NYC, she then moved to Seattle. I came to visit and was ready to leave Hawaii and called Kristine as she was at the airport leaving for her honeymoon to tell her I would be moving to Seattle right when she got back! Her and Colby showed me around and let me crash with them for a bit. 8 years later, they let Jim and I stay with them as we prepared for our move to Seoul. Kristine has always been there for me. She is the funnest person I know and it's usually trouble when we are together!
Monica Bergstrom
Bridesmaid
I met Monica when I first moved to Seattle and she lived across the hall from me. After having one happy hour we were instant friends! We always seem to have a great time and we can spend hours just chatting. Monica moved to LA several years ago and most recently Arizona and our friendship has not wavered. Every visit is filled with laughs and I know she is just a phone call away. I always look forward to spending time at their lake house catching up and getting off the grid every summer. I was honored to stand by Monica in her wedding and I'm so thankful to have her by mine!
Kayla Bordner
Bridesmaid
Kayla is one of my favorite people and it's not just because I met Jim at her birthday :) We met working together at Nordstrom about 6 years ago and after a crazy weekend at the Gorge to see Journey we became fast friends. We have spent hours chatting on Gchat while working and have had many fun times together! We seem to just "get" each other and she has always been someone I could go to to vent or for advice.
Liz Blazingame
Bridesmaid
I first met Liz in San Fran for Bay to Breakers (a marathon most people walk in costume) as we were dressed as bananas and monkeys. Shortly after she moved to Seattle. We bonded over Seafair, costume parties, going to New Kids on the Block in concert and many happy hours. She is the funnest and sweetest person ever!
Brian Peterson
Best Man
Brian is my younger brother which means he has had to put up with a lot of my shenanigans. When he was little, I used to enjoy giving him a hard time. But, as he got older, it was clear that he was a good guy. In junior high, I got the pleasure of teaching him social studies and competing against him at a school assembly celebrating his scholastic bowl state title! As a college football player, the one and only game I was able to make was one in which he tore an ACL. We have stayed close from those experiences to our now annual trip to the Las Vegas Bowl where, well it's Vegas. Brian is the kind of guy you don’t need to talk to every day to be close with- he wouldn’t say much anyway. I’m proud to have him as my best man and brother.
John Slaid
Groomsman
John is my older brother and always gave me a hard time, as big brothers do. We definitely share a passion for sports and enjoyed watching the last couple of years of Seinfeld together when we both lived in Jacksonville. John moved to St. Louis and I spent a three year stretch visiting most weekends, seeing my two nieces, and hanging out. Now when I visit you can usually find us playing Strat-o-matic late into the night. He’s always been a sounding board for me through the years and I value his friendship and loyalty immensely.
Mitch Wolf
Groomsman
Mitch moved to Seattle in the summer of 2013 and after meeting through a mutual friend, we quickly began hanging out regularly. Being from Iowa, it was obvious that we shared the Midwestern love of sports, lunchboxes, and occasionally being confused by Seattle. Mitch and I started the Las Vegas Bowl tradition with my brother Brian. Year four will be the best one yet. Mitch and I are competitive and goofy- through kickball and trivia and even dressing as Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum for Halloween. He is able to get along with Jenn as well as he does with me, sometimes better. He’s been a good friend who has always been supportive.
Kumar Bodana
Groomsman
Kumar and I also met in the summer of 2013 and quickly became friends. We had a group of friends who were all younger than us- sometimes by a lot. Or so we would say. Kumar and I both enjoyed being the old men in the group, complete with the requisite grumbling and advice-giving. Kumar moved to the East Coast a few years back, but we still maintain contact. We often commiserate about work or the state of the world. He was the impetus for my first ever trip to NYC and we had some good times when I visited. Kumar is a man of few words, but always a good friend. Whether we are chatting about life over a trash can (its a drink) or texting Seinfeld quotes, we always make each other laugh. Kumar is a good friend to have by my side.