Wedding Party
Lauren Sloan
Maid of Honor
I am Lauren, Kelly’s younger sister and current wedding planner. As Kelly is my sister I have known her my whole life and cannot wait to stand up next to her on her big day! Kelly is my best friend and now we’ll get to watch her marry hers. A little bit about me is that I am currently studying fashion merchandising on Zoom University (Illinois State), graduating in May! The day of the wedding you can find me yelling at people for Kelly (watch out) and crying during speeches! Cheers to Ryan and Kelly!
Dan Shay
Best Man
Erin Sloan
Best Woman
Hi everyone! I’m Kelly’s older sister Erin. I should technically be Kelly’s number one since I’ve know her literally her entire life but since we picked a ‘maid of honor’ rotation when we were 12, second will do, even though I’m number one at heart. I recently got married in September but I strongly oppose to the patriarchal term ‘matron of honor’ because my status as a female doesn’t depend on my marriage status so I would like to be called the 'best woman' from here on out. Thanks for coming to my ted talk, later! Oh, and I’m so excited for my sister and Ryan! They are soul mates so it’s about time! Let’s get these two married!
John Copeland
Groomsman
Anna Travis
Bridesmaid
You may all know me as the “4th Sloan sister.” Kelly and I have been best friends since the 7th grade and I basically grew up at their house as a part of their family. We were inseparable for years and to this day, we still make time for our friendship (including planning our weddings together) even though we live on opposite sides of the country, Hawaii to Texas to be exact. While I’m living out my dreams as a Director of Rehab in Honolulu with my fiancé, Kelly is living out hers with Ryan and I could not be happier for them both! I grew up watching their relationship grow and let me tell you- know matter what came between Kelly and Ryan, they always found their way back to each other. To my BF4L Kelly- I love you so much and I’m so excited to stand by your side!
Chris Huetsch
Groomsman
Elle Orlando
Bridesmaid
Kelly and I have been best friends for 19 years. We met in September, 2001 which lead to endless sleepovers, friends, skating rinks, braces, walking through the woods to her house, youtube videos, mall trips, razor flip phones, parties, middle school, ATVs, Kelly’s family parties, hanging out in corn piles, boys, Wisconsin Dells water park, six flags, kidnapping our friends (and eventually returning them to their homes), millions of laughs, dolphin impersonations, high school, Kelly always doing better in school than me, barn parties, lollapalooza, Billie Jean, The Jeep, college, shoulder dances, more boys, more friends, accidentally sending your mom snapchats that weren’t meant for your mom: we’ve been through it all. My lifelong partner and best friend </3
Thom Abbene
Groomsman
Maddy Trigg
Bridesmaid
Kelly and I have been best friends since the first time we met at Indiana University. You could find us frolicking around campus, grabbing food between class, having late night study sessions at Herman B Wells, or just hanging out (gossiping) in our room together. It's impossible for us not to have fun together, and Kelly is the most loyal friend I could ask for. Her relationship with Ryan has come a long way since the days I let her borrow my car to drive and see him at Mizzou, and I can't wait to be by her side on the big day ❤️
Max Ebert
Groomsman
Abby Isaacson
Bridesmaid
Kelly and I met in Alpha Phi at IU and also lived together when we stayed for a summer in Bloomington. All of my best memories from college and beyond include Kel. From going together as dates to our sorority formal to sitting at a coffee shop for hours on end and laughing until we cry, our friendship since the beginning has always been so effortless and genuine. I can’t wait to stand by her side on her special day!
Ellis Matthews
Groomsman
Meghan Copeland
Bridesmaid
As Ryan’s sister, I’ve known Kelly for more than 10 years! I‘m so lucky to have been able to watch their relationship blossom from friendship to love. They’ve grown up together and now become adults, but the one thing that has never changed is that they’ve been inseparable and completely in love with each other since day one. I can’t think of a better match for my brother. And more than anything, I can’t wait to finally add Kelly as a sister!
Scott Beals
Groomsman
Laura Philhower
Bridesmaid
Although I’m originally from Cincinnati, I’ve proudly called Chicago home for over four years now. Kelly and I met back in 2013 when we joined Alpha Phi at Indiana, and even though we were forced into this big group together in a way, there’s no doubt in my mind that we would’ve found each other as best friends regardless. We quickly bonded over our shared sense of humor and weird affinity for 3am study sessions (that never usually worked in my favor 😊). Since then, we’ve navigated the ups and downs of post-college life, moving cities, and new jobs together, and I’m so excited to be standing by her side on her and Ryan’s big day!
Sam Young
Groomsman
Harry Schauwecker
Groomsman
Shelby Allison
Bridesmaid
Hi! My name is Shelby Allison. Kelly and I met at Indiana University over 9 years ago and she’s been one of my best friends ever since! I live in Indianapolis and work as a business architect at Salesforce. I’m so, so excited to be a part of Kelly’s big day and cannot wait see her marry her best friend!! LOVE YOU SO MUCH, KEL! 💕💕
Joey Ruppert
Groomsman
Sarah Castaldi
Bridesmaid
I am so excited to celebrate the happy couple!! I met Kelly at Indiana University after joining our sorority, Alpha Phi. Kelly and I became especially close when we were roommates during our senior year. Kelly has the greatest sense of humor, biggest heart, and always allows me to be my true self. I am so grateful that I can stand by her side on the big day!
Molly Sweeney
Bridesmaid
I met Kelly just before high school at a Libertyville football game, little did I know at the time that we’d spend two years of HS cheering from the sidelines of those football games together. My best memories with Kelly are summers spent by the pool (her neighbor’s or the blow up one in her yard), high school parties, sleepovers, late night chats, chasing her dogs, college visits & a few city concerts, then growing up and enjoying regular happy hours with our moms like real adults (lol). One of my favorite times with Kelly was when we took a road trip to Colorado last March. We may have missed out on skiing because of a few avalanches but definitely made up for it at the Denver breweries. I’m so happy to have Kelly as a best friend and can’t wait to stand by her side on her wedding day!
Ryan Willy
Groomsman
Jess DiCarlo
Bridesmaid
Jordan Taylor
Groomsman
Sean Linden
Groomsman