Alexandra & John
Wedding Party
Annabella Place
Maid of Honor
Annie is Alex's only sister. Annie attends Wartburg College and is an elementary education major. Alex and Annie both share a love for soccer, Starbucks and shopping. Alex's favorite memory with Annie is going to Disney multiple times growing up and as adults.
Deidre Franzen
Maid of Honor
Alex and Deidre have been best friends for over +21 years. They grew up playing Barbies and Polly Pockets together and later played high school and college soccer together. Alex's favorite memory with Deidre was traveling to Italy in college to play soccer internationally and travel with their mothers.
Allison Brown
Bridesmaid
Allison and Alex grew up together because our parents are best friends. Alex and Allison also got to spend time together in high school doing Football and Basketball cheerleading. Allison is in occupational therapy school and will graduate after her internships in 2022. Alex's favorite memories with Allison are going to the cabin on the 4th of July and boating together.
Kennedy Poro
Bridesmaid
Alex and Kennedy's grandparents are best friends and they have developed their friendship traveling the world together. They have traveled out of the country together 5 times on family trips and enjoyed eating food, dancing, and exploring together. Alex's favorite memories with Kennedy involve playing beach volleyball and making new friends on their trips. Kennedy is currently in medical school and enjoys spending time with her cat.
Elisabeth England
Bridesmaid
Alex has known Elisabeth growing-up and through grade-school at Denver. They both share a LOVE for soccer. Elisabeth helped score the game-winning goal against Waterloo Columbus that allowed Alex's senior-year soccer team to make it to state for the first time in school history. Their playing time didn't end there, Elisabeth joined Alex and Deidre playing soccer at Cornell College together. They all traveled together to Italy to play soccer and explore Venice, Florence and Rome. During their time in Italy, they roomed together and it was an absolute blast! Elisabeth got married in August of 2021 and changed her name to Elisabeth England.
Tanner Shields
Best Man
Tanner is Annie's boyfriend and they met at Wartburg. John and Tanner have become best friends over the last 3 years. They enjoy destroying the competition in bags, drinking craft beer and fishing together. John can't wait for many more exciting memories with Tanner. Cheers buddy!
Ryan Liercke
Groomsman
Ryan and John's friendship developed at Mount Mercy in Cedar Rapids, IA. They loved drinking Bud Light and going to the gym together. Ryan and John also liked watching and attending Iowa Hawkeye Football games together. Now, they share a hobby of Crossfit and Craft Beer.
Clinton Fletcher
Groomsman
John and Clint became best friends at The Gym Crossfit Kilo where they workout. They also are on the same slow-pitch softball team and enjoy golfing together. When they aren't working out, they enjoy watching football and the St. Louis Cardinals.
Augustus Linke
Groomsman
John met "Gus" at Crossfit Kilo in Cedar Falls, IA. When they aren't chatting about their workouts, they are taking their ladies to Wilbo, a restraunt downtown Cedar Falls. A fun fact is that Gus and John grew up 45 min away from each other in Illinois.
Austin Curfman
Groomsman
Austin met John at the CrossFit Gym in Cedar Falls. They enjoy working out, going golfing and grabbing a drink together. John and Austin love talking about going to Dubuque.