Katie & Nick
Wedding Party
Katie Phillips
Bride
Hi, I'm Katie! I am living with Nick in Salt Lake City, UT and attend the University of Utah College of Pharmacy. I am in my second year currently and learning a lot! I first met Nick when Michaela (bridesmaid) introduced us at the end of freshman year at Bucknell University. It wasn't until junior year that we really hit it off. One of my many favorite memories of Nick is when he got a flat tire in his new car on our first date. What a way to make a good first impression! I cannot wait to marry the man of my dreams.
Nick Parkes
Groom
Hi! I'm Nick. Katie and I moved to Salt Lake City, UT together after we graduated and I started my job as a transportation engineer. Katie and I first met at the end of freshman year but it wasn't until fall of senior year that I asked her out on a date to her favorite local spot - Jackass Brewing. One of my favorite memories with Katie is when we were sitting in the grass out on the Quad at Bucknell one evening and it started to rain. Neither one of us moved and soon, to the surprise of a few people walking by, we had the whole quad to ourselves sitting there enjoying the time we had together.
Bailie Rizzo
Maid of Honor
I’m Bailie Rizzo and I’m the maid of honor! I’m currently living in Chicago attending Chamberlain University’s physician assistant program! Katie and I met freshman year of college while attending Bucknell University. We both ran track together and really hit it off My favorite memory with Katie is going sledding down this giant hill on campus but not having a sled so we used a piece of cardboard. My favorite memory with Nick is attending the Georgia vs LSU SEC game with Katie and Nick and just being able to catch up with them and hang out with both of them after we moved away from college
Lansing Miller
Best Man
Hi! I'm Lansing. I live in Boston, MA working as an accountant. Nick and I were in the same kindergarten class and grew up together playing sports, trumpet, performing in musicals, vacationing to Sanibel Island, the list goes on! My favorite memories with Nick and Katie was a weekend in Buffalo going to a concert and Bills game, and spending time on the lake together.
Maddie Vore
Bridesmaid
Hi, I'm Maddie! I am working as an Associate Trade Marketing Manager for Reckitt Global Business Solutions. I met Katie and Nick when we all lived together in the Entrepreneur & Innovation house during sophomore year of college at Bucknell University. One of my favorite memories with Katie was last spring when she visited me in Pennsylvania and we explored Philadelphia. After a stellar lunch at Reading Terminal Market, we toured Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell. It was the week of the flower expo and two women heard us complimenting their bouquets. They surprised us both by giving us each one of their flowers! We ended our day meeting Bailie at Victory Brewing for dinner that was just like old times.
Owen Schiele
Groomsman
Hi! I'm Owen and I'm living in Bucks County, PA working as a mechanical engineer for Worley on mining and energy projects. I first met Nick on our college pre-orientation backpacking trip on the Appalachian Trail. I met Katie sophomore year when we lived in the E&I house on campus. My favorite memory with Nick is hiking rim to rim in the Grand Canyon, Angels Landing in Zion National Park the next day, and Mount Humphrey on a summer trip to Arizona after our freshman year where he forced me to live on peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and I don’t think I’ve eaten one since. My favorite memory with Katie is beating her in foot races on the quad on the way back from Bull Run Tap House senior year.
Michaela Freytag
Bridesmaid
My name is Michaela Freytag, married to Alec (groomsmen) and I'm currently working as a Marketing account Manager at an agency in Baltimore, MD. I'm also a part time wedding and brand photographer! I met Katie (and Nick) freshman year of college at Bucknell. Katie was my freshman roommate and we had a ball that year! We were both sprinters on the track team so we got to spend a lot of time together from classes, to track practice, to giggling in our dorm room. I also met Nick freshman year on the first day of school in my Calc class. He is still in my phone as "Nick - Calc" haha. My favorite memory with Katie is all of our adventures together and photo sessions. We explored Lewisburg and found sunflower fields, shopped on Market Street, went pumpkin picking and dressed up for themed track parties. One specific memory I love is when we rode sleds down Admissions Hill to get to practice quicker!
Alec Freytag
Groomsman
I’m Alec Freytag, my wife, Michaela, is a bridesmaid and we currently live in Baltimore, MD. I work as an electrical engineer at The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory near DC. I met Nick the week before we started college at Bucknell on a pre-college backpacking trip for incoming freshman. We were randomly paired in the same group, and a friendship was born right away! I met Katie my sophomore year at Bucknell, when Nick and my friend group of guys lived in the same dorm building as Katie’s friend group of girls (including my now wife Michaela!). My favorite memories with Nick are playing golf at the Bucknell golf course throughout college and once when we were camping junior year, he lost his bearing while sitting around the fire and walked right into a river.
Olivia Vance
Bridesmaid
Hi my name is Olivia Vance. I’m in my second year of pharmacy school with Katie at the University of Utah! Katie and I interviewed for pharmacy school together and then we saw each other in our OChem class the next semester. Neither of us were sure it was each other so we didn’t say hi in class but thankfully Katie DM’d me and then we sat together in class the rest of the semester! One of my favorite memories with Katie was New Years this year at Chakra Lounge talking about the next three years together and how excited we were to spend them with all of our friends
Sam Warren
Groomsman
Hi! I'm Sam. I am living in Chicago, working as an ER tech. I met Nick on move-in day of college freshman year when we lived on the same hall. I met Katie the next year in the E&I house. My favorite memory with Nick is sneaking onto the varsity tennis courts at Bucknell and smacking balls back and forth. I also enjoyed spending time with Nick and Katie in Salt Lake on a ski trip.
Cassie Steele
Bridesmaid
Hi, I'm Cassie! I am from Utah and currently enjoy working in the lab doing research in pharmacogenomics. I am also a student at the University of Utah College of Pharmacy with Katie where I met her during the first year together! My favorite memory with Katie is attending puppy yoga and tricking Tristen (my husband) into thinking I had adopted a gigantic dog (we should’ve just actually done it!)
Ben Kutler
Groomsman
I live in Salt Lake City where I'm climbing the corporate sales ladder, teaching yoga part time and taking my mini golden doodle Palmer on walks and mountain bike rides. I went to high school with Nick where we played soccer and hours of ping pong together. My favorite memories with Nick are mountain biking together, especially our annual Wasatch crest trail rides.
Annie Bridges
Bridesmaid
Hi, I'm Annie! I'm currently in pharmacy school with Katie at the University of Utah. I met Katie during our first year together and instantly became friends over our love for skiing and working out. My favorite memories with Katie was skiing this past year! It was such a beautiful day and perfect conditions. We kept going over these tiny jumps and thinking we were getting good air, when in reality, we were each getting only an inch off the ground.
Tim Carroll
Groomsman
Hi! I'm Tim Carroll, currently a Penn State Law student. After Bucknell, I worked in Denver, CO for two years before going back to school. I first met Nick during our freshman year of college when we lived in different wings of the same residence hall and played a lot of spikeball together. My favorite memory with Nick is the camping trip we took to Bald Eagle State Forest near Lewisburg, PA with our friends where we built a massive fire and had a few drinks together.
Hannah Parkes
Bridesmaid
Hi!! My name is Hannah Parkes. I live in Rochester, NY with my husband, Benji and our son, Shephard. I’m a school-based speech-language pathologist. I first met Nick in 2014 when Benji and I started dating. Believe it or not, he was shorter than me! I officially gained Nick as a little brother in 2021, the same year I met Katie. I was over the moon for Nick to have met someone so amazing, but also just as excited for myself to no longer be the only girl around! Some of my favorite memories include: celebrating all things big & small (college graduations, Turkey Trot races, random Sundays in July with a kegerator), FaceTime dates between New York and Utah, and seeing Nick and Katie meet & hold their first baby nephew. I am so excited to have another official sister & can’t wait to celebrate (spend ALL the hours on the dance floor)!!!
Benji Parkes
Groomsman
Hi! I'm Benji! I am Nick’s oldest brother. I live in Rochester, NY with my wife, Hannah, and our son, Shephard! I currently teach PE and coach in the Churchville-Chili School District. I first met Katie in 2021 when she joined the Parkes brothers and spouses for a Jordan Davis concert in Buffalo. We drank a few (too many) of Andy’s homemade margaritas and the night ended with only one pair of ripped pants. My favorite core memory with both Nick and Katie is our time together for family holidays and July 4th celebrations on Conesus Lake! I’m so excited to be apart of their special day.
Anna Garvey
Bridesmaid
Hi, I'm Anna! I am one of Katie's sister-in-laws. I am living in Buffalo and work in chemical engineering. I love rooting for the Bills and riding my horses. I am getting married to Andy (groomsmen) next year! The very first time I met Katie and Nick was during Thanksgiving in 2022. My favorite memory of Nick and Katie was when they both stayed with us in Buffalo and we had a fun day together. Katie rallied for yoga at the crack of dawn with me and came to meet Samson (my horse)!
Andy Parkes
Groomsman
Hi! I'm Andy, one of Nick's older brothers. I’m an engineer that works on rocket engines in Buffalo, NY. I’m engaged to Anna Garvey and getting married in the spring of ‘25. Nick was my early Christmas present in December of 1999 and I first met Katie when she visited Buffalo in 2021 and enjoyed a weekend that included curling, a Jordan Davis concert, some of my finest margs, and a Bills game. There’s not one particular memory that’s a favorite as we had the best time growing up as brothers. Whether it was playing in the yard, the basement or the living room, getting each other in trouble or sharing laughs at the dinner table the three of us did it all. Nick will forever be our younger brother and we couldn’t have asked for a better one!
Victoria Phillips
Flower Girl
Hi! My name is Victoria and I am Katie's cousin. I live in Vancouver, Canada and love doing karate. I was very surprised, shocked, and very very very happy to be Katie's flower girl. So happy I cried. I can't wait!
Elizabeth Phillips
Flower Girl
Hi! My name is Elizabeth but Katie calls me Lizzy. I am Katie's cousin and I live in Vancouver, Canada. I love to paint and I can't wait to be Katie's flower girl!