Wedding Party
Brian Schlagheck
Best Man
Kyle & Brian have been friends since elementary school and lived together in Colorado for almost 4 years. They played a lot of sports together, including lots of pickleball and ping pong.
Alexandra Daigle
Maid of Honor
Melissa was lucky enough to grow up with a built-in best friend with her older sister Alex. Though they have pretty different personalities, growing up they were often mistaken for twins. They've travelled to France and Spain together, and they also road-tripped down the east coast, stopping at multiple national parks - supervised by Alex's dog Fergus.
Daniel Becker
Groomsman
Kyle and Daniel met playing volleyball in Colorado. They play on the same team and in a few doubles volleyball tournaments every year.
Christine Chen
Bridesmaid
Melissa and Christine met through a mutual friend in Denver and lived together for a year in the Sunnyside neighborhood. They've made many memories and lasting friendships through concerts and festivals, and share a love for great restaurants and shopping.
Nick Burgess
Groomsman
Kyle and Nick met while playing volleyball in high school. They both ended up moving to Colorado and still see each other frequently, usually playing golf during the warmer months.
Tim Consedine
Bridesman
Melissa and Tim met at Worcester Polytechnic Institute preparing for their International Qualifying Project in 2016. With their peer group, they lived and worked in Namibia for 2 months and have been long-distance besties ever since. They have multiple matching tattoos and will probably (definitely) get more!
Alan Curran
Groomsman
Alan and Kyle met at Ohio State. They bonded over music and a love of video games, which they still play regularly together.
Rachel Danahy
Bridesmaid
Melissa is excited to be gaining another sister in Rachel. Over the last Christmas, Melissa, Kyle, Rachel, and Rachel's fiancé Evan met up to play pool and the girls put up some impressive rounds. Thankfully, Melissa will have Rachel to team up with to challenge the boys in future games and family game nights.
Adam Dawson
Groomsman
Kyle and Adam met at Ohio State and lived together for 2 years after school. They had lots of fun weekends at Adam's cabin in Ohio and still and play video games regularly.
Jackie DellaGreca
Bridesmaid
Melissa and Jackie originally met in North Haven, Connecticut in 2019 through work. They reconnected after Jackie moved to Denver and lived together in the Lower Highlands for just under 2 years. They also share a love of food and spent many nights listening to country music and firing up the grill for a meat feast.
Zach Frauenhoff
Groomsman
Kyle and Zach met while playing in a volleyball league through work. Zach then invited Kyle to play on a team where he ended up meeting Melissa.
Martha Fitzharris
Bridesmaid
Melissa and Martha met through mutual friends playing kickball in Denver. They'll take any excuse to spend an afternoon in the sun on a downtown rooftop, play pool at a dive bar, or hit the hot tub. They've also been known to dance the night away and can't pass up a photobooth opportunity.
Tommy Koenig
Groomsman
Kyle and Tommy met in their freshman dorm at Ohio State and bonded over their love of sports and the show Psych.
Karyn Ludewig
Bridesmaid
Melissa and Karyn also met on the kickball field in Denver and have taken full advantage of all Colorado has to offer - sending mountain weekends with friends to ski and snowboard, attending concerts at Red Rocks or ABBA night downtown, and soaking up the many days of sun at the park with the dogs or in the pool.
Josh Schwieterman
Groomsman
Kyle and Josh met freshman year at Ohio State where Josh was his RA. They became fast friends and ended up living together for a few years in college.
Anna Schozer
Bridesmaid
Melissa and Anna met at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and were next door neighbors on Goulding Street in their upperclassmen years. They've had many adventures together including traveling to Arizona to hike the Grand Canyon. Though they've both moved around a lot, they typically plan at least one trip to see each other each year.