Wedding Party
Jake Hansen
Officiant
Jake is a close friend of Olivia's. They met in 2015 working at the Lakeside Immanuel Retirement Community as servers and have remained close friends ever since. Jake lives in San Franciso where he works as a cybersecurity specialist at Apple.
Alex Hansen
Matron of Honor
Alex is Olivia's sister and Co-Maid of Honor. Olivia and Alex share many fond memories from Olivia's frequent visits to Kansas City over the past 10 years. Alex lives in Kansas with her husband Matt and her two children, Charlie and Evie.
Emily Johannes
Matron of Honor
Emily is Olivia's sister closest in age. Emily and Olivia share happy memories of traveling together to Disney World and playing videogames together growing up. Emily lives in Austin, Texas, with her husband Juli.
Rachel Thibault
Bridesmaid
Rachel is Sam's sister and is known for her sound advice and strength in all that she does. Rachel and Sam share several fun memories from his visits to Lincoln while she attended UNL. She lives in Omaha and works in the transplant department at the Med Center.
Anna Von Rentzell
Bridesmaid
Anna is Olivia's close friend. They met working together on the Millard North Newspaper - "The Hoofbeat." The following year, they were placed next-door to each other at Abel Hall at UNL. Anna is a mental health counselor at Immanuel Retirement Communities and lives with her husband Keegan.
Sasha Hoxie
Bridesmaid
Sasha is a close friend of Olivia's. They met in Delta Gamma at UNL. They also lived together as roommates their senior year and spent the early COVID lockdown together watching reruns of "Glee" and binging "Love Island". Sasha is a Civics teacher at Lincoln South High School.
Natalie Vaughn
Bridesmaid
Natalie is a close friend of Olivia's who she met after college through Anna. Olivia and Natalie share a love for themed events and "spooky season" in October. Natalie is a behavioral specialist in Omaha, working with children on the autism spectrum.
Rajan Mediratta
Best Man
Raj is Sam's oldest friend, having met in elementary school. Sam and Raj have fond memories of making sketch comedy videos together and spending long nights playing videogames (still to this day 😄). Raj recently graduated medical school and works in Chicago.
Trey Station III
Groomsman
Trey is a childhood friend of Sam's. Sam and Trey bond over music, specifically Kendrick Lamar, and have spent many hours in meaningful conversation. Trey is a sound engineer and lives in Los Angeles.
Jake Brennan
Groomsman
Sam's brother Jake is full of fun and activity, always having something on the agenda and including Olivia and Sam. He is a man of many hobbies from camping to raising chickens to improving his home. He lives in Lincoln and works for the Attorney General.
John Olson
Groomsman
John is a friend of Sam's and the "O" in their band, COB. They first met in baseball little league in elementary school where they both played on the "Raptors". Many years later, they reconnected over their shared passion for guitar.
Jarod Carpenter
Groomsman
Jarod is a friend of Sam's and the "C" in their band, COB. They first met in baseball little league in elementary school where they both played on the "Raptors". Recently, they've reconnected through mutual friends and performing in their band COB.
Samantha Ullman
Honor Attendant
Sammy is Olivia's oldest niece. One of their favorite memories together was attending the Taylor Swift Eras Tour in Kansas City in 2023. She is currently a senior engineering student at UNL.
Avery Ullman
Honor Attendant
Avery is Olivia's niece, who will always be known as "Mavis" by her aunts. She is currently a freshman at UNL studying engineering.
Will Henry
Usher
Will is Olivia's oldest nephew. Olivia spent several years babysitting/nannying Will. They share fun memories of visiting the zoo and going to the pool in the summers. He is in his senior year Augustana and plays on their baseball team.
Thomas Henry
Usher
Thomas is Olivia's nephew. Olivia spent several years babysitting/nannying Thomas. They share fun memories of playing videogames together and making "Vine" videos. He is in his freshman year at UNO studying Aviation.
Jack Watkins
Usher
Jack is Olivia's nephew. He is a junior at Rio Rancho High School in New Mexico and is a multi-talented athlete.
Evan Ullman
Usher
Evan is Olivia's nephew. He a 7th grader at Russell Middle School in Omaha and loves Star Wars and playing videogames.
Teddy Bentley
Ring Bearer
Teddy is Olivia's nephew. He is 7 years old and lives with his mom and brother, Jack, in Rio Rancho, NM.
Charlie Hansen
Ring Bearer
Charlie is Olivia's nephew. He is a kindergartener in Kansas, and his top interest is Minecraft.
Evie Hansen
Flower Girl
Evie is Olivia's youngest niece. She is 2 years old and adores her brother Charlie and puppy Maeve.
Jones Thibault
Flower Boy
Jones is Sam's first nephew. He is 2 years old and loves music and dinnertime.