Wedding Party
Kylie Higgins
Maid of Honor
Kylie's first memory is peaking over the bassinet to see Taylor as a fresh newborn, and she's been keeping an eye on Taylor ever since as her older sister. They get mistaken for twins far too often.
Ryan Palmer
Best Man
Mark and Ryan met as toddlers and have been doing dumb stuff together ever since. They talk on the phone minimum twice a day and answer the phone saying "hey Mike".
Lindsay Snipes
Matron of Honor
Lindsay is Taylor's other older sister, who bullied Taylor and her friends as children as all good big sisters do, and half the reason Taylor and Mark have the cutest flower girls for the wedding.
Blake Lanum
Groomsman
Mark and Blake met as Wilson Wildcats and became fast friends. Now the two spend as much time as possible together during NFL Sunday or at Oakwood Country Club comparing hairlines.
Morgan Fannon
Bridesmaid
Morgan is Taylor's cousin, born 20 days apart! Taylor would get dropped off in Waterloo for weeks on end in the summertime and they would go to camp together, pretending like they were in The Parent Trap.
Andrew Palmer
Groomsman
Mark calls Andrew "a beautiful man" in 90% of conversations, which is a fair assessment. Be aware when these two are together, they revert to 9-year-old boys and one of them always walks away injured.
Ashley Harkness
Bridesmaid
Ashley (most know her as Devo) and Taylor met at Kiddie College, had a brief intermission, and resumed friendship in the 1st grade. They went to separate colleges, yet Devo would visit Taylor so often people thought she went there.
Tim Strandlund
Groomsman
Mark's former Wildwood neighbor (Beer Run)/Bix running bud, the two have gone on many a canoe trip down in Markansas after being friends since middle school. The smartest person Mark knows.
Sarah Dye
Bridesmaid
Sarah is another Kiddie Kollege graduate! They cheered in middle and high school together, so ask Sarah to do the MHS fight song on the dance floor (in between listening to her rap to early aughts rap songs via YouTube music videos).
Phil Elking
Groomsman
Phil "short shorts" Elking and Mark got their start at University of Dubuque when they lived on the same floor as Freshman. Their love of airplanes and The Hotel Julien forged a fast friendship. Phil loves a good vacation (VP).
Lauren Casel
Bridesmaid
Yet another Kiddie Kollege graduate! Shoutout to our parents for putting up with our shenanigans, like getting in a minor car accident with each other when Lauren was dressed as autumn (fake squirrel on her shoulder and all) and Taylor dressed as the sun.
Shawn Irwin
Groomsman
Shawn is Mark's older cousin/former roommate/best friend. They were roommates in college together, later in the farm house where they homed Reggie the cat. A man of many talents (ask Mark about them).
Ingrid Tunberg
Bridesmaid
Ingrid and Taylor first became friends during band camp in middle school ... neither of them stuck it out very long, but did stick out their friendship (they first actually met as 6-year-olds in soccer, pics to prove it)!
Tim Irwin
Groomsman
Tim is another one of Mark's cousins. The two (and Taylor and Katie) are really good at going on vacation together, finding the best whiskey on an island with no cars or reserving a tee time at a dry golf course.
Mary Alex Nosek
Bridesmaid
Mary Alex is a former roommate and sorority sis who thought Taylor wasn't interested in being friends Freshman year because she had the wrong number (look at them now!).
Pierce Lohman
Groomsman
Pierce and Mark have run in the same circle for decades, and on speed dial with each other when it starts to snow to ride snowmobiles together ... even when Pierce is about to have his first child.
Lauren Merle
Bridesmaid
Lauren and Taylor were college/Chicago roommates and sorority sisters, and lived together so long they were close to being in a common-law marriage.
Chris Best
Groomsman
The elusive Chris Best and Mark are known to have an epic garage hang, and shoot off fireworks into the neighbors house on fourth of July.
Arooj Aslam
Bridesmaid
Arooj and Taylor met over their shared love of peanuts, traveling in a giant peanut on wheels together seeking out the best Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives across the US (and later in Chicago sought out the best burgers and burritos).
David Adams
Groomsman
David is Mark's other Bix running buddy. He's always down for a game night or a random adventure, and they have a few NSFW tales from growing up together they may share if you give them enough Busch Lattes.
Audrey Snipes
Flower Girl
Audrey is Taylor's oldest niece and coined Mark's nickname (March) when she first met him. She has been practicing for the big day since they got engaged.
Eleanor Snipes
Flower Girl
Eleanor is Taylor's youngest niece (aka Cog). We can't promise she'll make it down the aisle without some coaxing but can promise she'll look adorable doing it.
