Erin & Luke
Wedding Party
Amber Handeland
Maid of Honor
Amber and I have been good friends since elementary school! We met in 1st grade and were devastated when I had to move 2 years later. We reconnected in junior high and have been close ever since! Amber is always ready to get into trouble with me and is there for me when I need a shoulder to cry on or an ear to vent to. She is my right-hand woman when I want to go on crazy adventures or when I need help getting through tough times. We have been strong through living together, heartbreaks, job transitions, college and getting older and I know she will continue to support me through all of life's stages.
Melanie Cruz
Bridesmaid
Melanie and I became close in high school when we discovered we had mutual friends. She and I have been through many milestones together including graduation, moving and cross country road trips, living together and major life transitions. Melanie is the kind of friend every girl needs in her tribe because she is so caring and unconditionally selfless. She is there for me when I need a friend and can always make me smile.
Amelia Gapinski
Bridesmaid
Amelia is definitely the sister I never had! We became fast friends in junior high and she has had my back for the last 15 years. She knows how to have fun and can pull me out of my introverted shell by being her goofy self. We have spent many late nights giggling and causing trouble in my childhood bedroom and she was there to rub my back and keep me company while I recovered from an emergency appendectomy. She is the definition of a true friend.
Abigail Sherman
Bridesmaid
Abi is my baby cousin whom I adore to the max! Her presence in my life has always given me motivation to be the best person I can be. I admire her uniqueness, confidence and genuine beauty so much that I could not resist asking her to support me on this special day. She is silly and ultra responsible at the same time, I often look to her for inspiration. I will always cherish the memories I have of our family time during holiday and birthday celebrations.
Eric Nagy
Best Man
I met Eric when I was 12, we played on the same hockey team together, but we didn't really become friends until high school. Eric and I also joined the same lacrosse team. After high school we went to the same college and that's where we really bonded. We lived together for a while and we learned a lot about each other. I consider Eric my brother. Post college we would occasionally hang out either playing golf or hitting up the bars in uptown. Neither of us really liked the careers we were currently in. I was really looking to start fresh so I asked Eric to help me open my business. We successfully opened an Anytime Fitness in Anthem, AZ in May 2017 and we have a total of 425 members at this time. I could not have done it without my bro Eric.
Nick Lehr
Best Man
I met my brother March 7th 1993. He is my younger brother but I look up to him like an older brother. We didn't always get along with each other. He was always the rebel and cool kid and I was the safe and original. I played by the rules and he broke past them. That being said I wish I could have learned from him. He has always excelled in hockey and hockey is a big deal in MN. We would play knee hockey and watch college hockey together it was the best time. After Bantam A he was truly dedicated to becoming the best hockey player. I looked up to that and was grateful of his hard work and dedication to the sport. As a brother I cannot be more proud of him as a D1 athlete for the Minnesota Gophers Hockey Team.
Matt Whaley
Groomsman
I met Matt in college at St. Cloud State at his house when I was riding my Drz400sm (supermoto). He heard me coming (all riders listen to other bikes and our ears perk up). He came outside and we instantly knew we were going to be best friends. We stayed close all throughout college. Post college he moved back to Rochester, MN and I went to Roseville, MN. I had zero time to hangout with him or any of my close friends during my internship. Matt, Eric and I started a group chat to stay in touch and that has been going on for 3 years. Matt has always been there for me.
Cale Albers
Groomsman
I met Erin's brother a few months after we started dating. I knew he was a great brother because he gave me a firm handshake and started asking me questions making sure I was ok for his sister. We started talking about fishing and immediately connected. Cale has been working at Flag Island Resort on Lake of the Woods as a fishing guide. Erin and I visited him this last summer and it was a fantastic fishing trip. I can't wait for more of his guided trips!
Megan Sherman
Bridesmaid
Megan is my younger cousin, though we are close in age which has made her one of my best friends growing up. She is a smart, independent and strong woman who knows what she wants and how to go after it. Her and I have the type of unconditionally loving relationship that I would hope to have in a sister. I have watched her grow up to become a wonderful person. She is there for me no matter how far apart we are and I couldn't think of a better person to help me keep my sanity on my special day.