Cierra & Max

Wedding Party

Cierra Bakovka

Bride

Max Krueger

Groom

Rachel Larsen

Maid of Honor

Rachel lives in Eau Claire, Wisconsin with her boyfriend, Ben, and their dog, Blueberry. Rachel and Cierra met in 2016 when Rachel interned for WestRock where Cierra's mom works. There wasn't a lot of housing options available in the area, so WestRock asked Cierra's mom if she would house an intern for the summer in her spare room in exchange for a housing stipend and she agreed. Cierra was home from college for the summer and the two hit it off. Rachel was present for the couple's first "I love you"s and the proposal, so it's only fitting that she be standing next to them when they say I do!

Alex Berard

Best Man

Alex lives in Wyoming, MI with his two cats, Ghost and Bagel. Max and Alex met through their fraternity Pi Kappa Phi at Western Michigan University, of which they were both founding members. They share a love of videogames, table-top roleplaying games, and getting into trouble

Skye Neuman

Bridesmaid

Skye lives in Holland, Michigan with her husband, Wesley, and their two cats, Rooney and Regina. Skye and Cierra met in college at Grand Valley State University. Skye sat down next to Cierra in a class called Literature of the Holocaust and said, "We're going to be friends." Boy, was she right! They we're joined at the hip through the better part of Cierra's college years. Eventually, the nights on the town that turned into days quieted down to movie nights ending at 10pm - but they still make time for the occasional late night visit to IHOP.

Nick Leithen

Groomsman

Nick lives in Grand Rapids, MI with his dog, Titus. Max met Nick in 2016 through their shared political interests and activities in the area. They were roommates for a time and share an avid interest in activism as well as Dungeons and Dragons.

Marissa Haight

Bridesmaid

Marissa is a now published poet who lives in Holland, Michigan with her husband, Trevor, their dog, Titania, and their cat, Nezica. Marissa and Cierra actually lived in the same building their freshman year of college at Grand Valley and would occasionally walked together to a shared English class. Since then, they've enjoyed visits to the park together with their dogs, a short-lived book-club (thanks to the pandemic), movie nights, and mutual wedding planning adventures.

Phil Snyder

Groomsman

Phil lives in Grand Rapids, MI with his dog, Yuri, and his cat, Lyka. Similar to Nick, Max met Phil in 2016 through shared political interests and involvement.