Kendall & Ryan
Wedding Party
Meghan McConnell
Maid of Honor
Meghan and Kendall have been best friends since elementary school in Bloomington, IL. Meghan has made trips everywhere Kendall has lived since moving away from Illinois, keeping their friendship as strong as ever. Meghan recently moved to Minnesota and works as a middle school nurse.
Hank Patton
Best Man
Hank and Ryan met as random roommates at Stanford their freshman year of college. They lived together again sophomore year, and then Hank, Ryan, and Kendall lived together in Menlo Park after graduating from college. Hank is currently pursuing his MBA at MIT in Boston.
Elyse Standard
Bridesmaid
Elyse and Kendall have also been best friends since elementary school (starting in the same kindergarten class) in Bloomington, IL. Elyse recently completed her Master's in Recreation, Sport, and Tourism Management at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and just got engaged in June!
Kevin Cole
Groomsman
Ryan's older brother. Kevin lives in San Francisco and works at Airtable as a software engineer.
Erin Cole
Bridesmaid
Ryan's younger sister. Erin just completed her Master's in Environmental Communication at Stanford this year and will be starting a job with Nature Bridge in Sausalito in August.
Jared Wulbrun
Groomsman
Kendall's younger brother. Jared is working as a Graduate Assistant for the Purdue Men's Basketball team in West Lafayette, Indiana, while pursuing his Master's in Human Resources.
Baylee Ritter
Bridesmaid
Baylee and Kendall met through the State Farm Youth Advisory Board in 2016 (when Kendall lived in Alabama) even though they grew up just 30 minutes from each other in Illinois. Baylee runs her own eco-friendly store (Everyone's Collective) and environmental education programming for students in Pontiac, Illinois.
Emi Ferderber (Musaalo)
Bridesmaid
Emi and Kendall met in high school in Homewood, Alabama, in 2012 in the same freshman English class (and shared many classes together after that year). Emi and Kendall got to plan weddings together this year, as Emi got married in June. She just finished her first year of medical school at the University of South Alabama.
Nina Manansala
Bridesmaid
Nina and Kendall met at TCU in their freshman dorm and as students in the same scholarship program. Nina recently completed law school at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, and will begin a job in Dallas in September.