Maid of Honor
Ali is Jill's identical twin sister who has been by her side since before birth and has remained her very best friend ever since. Jill and Ali have learned to embrace family and friends still not being able to tell them apart. While they have become different unique people, they still find themselves saying the same thing at the same time and easily operate on the same wavelength.
Bridesmaid
Nicole is Jill's oldest sister. They share a love for all things crafting and Nikki even designed Jon and Jill's wedding save the dates and invitations. Nikki's baby girl is due at the beginning of May and we are so excited she will be here in time to accompany Nikki down the aisle.
Bridesmaid
Kristee is Jill's sister. Jon and Jill were out having drinks in downtown Downers Grove with Kristee and her coworkers the night that Jon officially asked Jill to be his girlfriend. Kristee's baby, Morgan, is excited to accompany Kristee down the aisle on Jill's wedding day.
Bridesmaid
Beth is Jon's sister. Jill and Beth enjoy sharing a bottle of wine any time they are together. The first time Beth met Jill's twin Ali, Ali greeted Beth first and tricked Beth into thinking she was Jill.
Bridesmaid
Jess is Jill's cousin. They became such great friends living in their grandparents' lake house together while Jill worked at The Stray Dog during her college summers and Jess opened up her businesses in downtown New Buffalo. They both love outdoors and boat rides.
Bridesmaid
Emily and Jill met in Kindergarten at St. Patricia. Jill and Emily spent tons of time together playing on the same sports teams and swimming in each other's pools. Jill and Jon set up Emily with her now husband, who is also Jon's groomsman.
Bridesmaid
Liz and Jill met in fourth grade when their parents would talk to each other after they played each other in volleyball, but they didn't become actual friends until they played club volleyball together and then were on the same volleyball team at Stagg for all 4 years. Liz is Jill's greatest mentor in all things beauty and style.
Bridesmaid
Jill and Mary Ann met freshman year of college and were both in the SLU OT program and Zeta sorority. Mary Ann and Jill were also roommates junior year of college and both were very competitive in SLUperbowl, an annual fraternity flag football tournament. Jon and Jill love visiting Mary Ann and her husband in their current home in Texas
Bridesmaid
Jill and Cori met freshman year of college and were both in the SLU OT program and Zeta sorority. Jill and Cori lived right next door to each other Junior year and carpooled to OT class most days of grad school. Jon and Jill love visiting Cori, her husband , and their 1-year-old son where they live near St. Louis.
Best Man
James is Jon's brother. The two of them enjoy spending their time talking about sports or doing something outside. Jon followed in James' footsteps playing football, basketball and baseball in high school. The two of them now enjoy watching Green Bay Packers games and golfing any chance they get.
Best Man
Kevin is Jon's brother. The two of them shared a room growing up and played many sports and video games together as children. They lived together their first few years out of college and share their love for craft beers and smoking meat. The brothers share an interest in wood projects.
Groomsman
Matt is Jill's brother. Jon and Matt enjoy talking about Barstool Sports and making movie references that Matt's sisters never understand. Matt and Jon have both loved baseball their whole lives and now share their love/hate relationship with golf.
Groomsman
Troy and Jon have been best friends since 4th grade. They enjoyed traveling together for baseball as children and now enjoy traveling with their significant others, since Jon aided in setting up Troy with Jill's best friend Emily! Jon and Troy share a love for doing DIY projects around their homes.
Groomsman
Nick and Jon have been best friends since before they could walk. They loved doing anything outside as children, especially wiffle ball in Nick's backyard. The two of them frequently visited each other in college and their friendship always picks right back up no matter how long has passed since they last saw each other.
Groomsman
Kyle and Jon have been best friends since meeting at ISU where they loved walking home from the bars and have many drunken memories. They lived together for a few years after college and adopted Goldendoodles that are brothers.
Groomsman
Sam and Jon knew each other growing up but became close when they were roommates ALL FOUR years of college. Sam and Jon are always talking everything sports and Jon gets his dose of downtown when he visits Sam. When the two of them get together there is guaranteed to be a lot of laughing.