Wedding Party
Elise Hadjis
Maid of Honor
Elise is Allie's younger sister and also the designer of Allie's wedding dress. Elise and Allie love cooking meals together and watching Hallmark movie specials.
Riley Rose
Best Man
Riley and Joe were randomly paired as freshman roommates. As luck would have it, they became best friends and lifelong climbing partners. Despite now living 500 miles apart, they are constantly scheming their next adventure.
Sam Battey
Bridesmaid
Sam and Allie first met in intramural soccer at CU. Instant chemistry on the field translated to a lifelong friendship full of many singalong roadtrips, rafting adventures, and scary movies.
Gabe Chapel
Groomsman
Gabe and Joe met in middle school and bonded over their shared love of Cake (the band). They’ve backpacked through deserts and mountains, often philosophizing into the wee hours.
Megan Paschke
Bridesmaid
Megan and Allie met in the freshmen dorm (Cockerell) at CU. They bonded over a spring break trip to Moab and then spent the rest of college living together (which included many more trips to the desert).
Brandon Rajkowski
Groomsman
Brandon and Joe met in the dorms freshman year and lived together for the next five. They enjoy talking shop and following cryptic directions through the desert.
Torie Duke
Bridesmaid
Torie and Allie met each other through their shared degree, Chemical and Biological Engineering. They quickly connected over a love of backpacking, climbing, and running, and they took many trips together doing their favorite activities.
Marco Shaw
Groomsman
Marco and Joe became friends while backpacking in the San Juans. Marco is a riot to be around—whether rowing down a river or whipping up carbonara
Katie Simon
Bridesmaid
Katie is another college friend from Cockerell dorm. Katie and Allie shared a love of crafting, shopping, and doing a lot of calculus together (not). In 2023, they did the Tour du Mont Blanc together.
Jake Salter
Groomsman
Jake and Joe partnered as center backs in youth soccer. Jake introduced Joe to many of his favorite activities, which they’ve since enjoyed around the world.
Christine Troutman
Bridesmaid
Christine and Allie met through work and knew that they would be great friends because they could spend 8 hours together 5 days a week and never run out of things to talk about. Christine single handedly sparked Allie (and Joe's) addiction to the Real Housewives franchise.
Ryan LaGreca
Groomsman
Ryan and Joe met in first grade. They dominated the three-legged race every field day and played soccer together from elementary school through college.
Erin Sunshine
Bridesmaid
Erin and Allie hit it off in middle school when they realized they shared the same birthday. They've been tight ever since, sticking together through high school, college in different states, grad school, and everything else life threw at them. Now, they're finally living close to each other again and loving the chance to hang out more often.
Grant Brinson
Groomsman
Grant is Joe’s cousin. They grew up sledding together in Grandma and Grandpa Brook’s backyard and skiing at Loveland.
Maila Kodas
Bridesmaid
Maila is another friend from Cockerell dorm and also shared the same college major as Allie. Allie and Maila share a love of crafting, reading (Brandon Sanderson mainly), and playing soccer together during college.