Michelle & Todd
Wedding Party
Michelle Crane
Bride
Michelle Kathryn Crane was born in Columbia, MO on August 23rd, 1988 to Hobie Crane and Eileen Krebs. Being the middle of three girls, Michelle was quite the pistol which led her to persue her dreams. She graduated with her bachelor's in Business Marketing from Kansas State University where she went on to pursue a Cosmetology license from The Paul Mitchell the School in Nashville, TN. She currently works at Salon Halo, located downtown in the river market where she specializes in balayage, hair extensions and color correction. Her family is excited to have Todd as a brother and son in-law and can't wait to watch their love grow. FUN FACT: Michelle has torn her ACL three times playing soccer.
Todd Kolich
Groom
Todd Ryan Kolich was born February 24th, 1984 to Bob and Joann Kolich, the youngest and only boy. He is a Kansas Native and grew up in Overland Park. He attended to Saint Thomas Aquinas High School where he played basketball and ran track. Later, Todd went on to Kansas State University where he joined the Pike Fraternity and graduated with a degree in Kinesiology. Todd now works as an Account Manager for Dell Corporation in Overland Park. Fun Fact: Todd loves halloween and goes all-out on his decorations starting in September.
Renee Crane
Maid of Honor
Renee is Michelle's younger sister. She graduated from Chico State University in 2013 with her degree in Communications. She currently lives in Nashville, TN where she works as a Corporate Sales Trainer for Smile Direct Club. She is a brunch and champagne connoisseur. Fun Fact: Renee was a Smore' for Halloween in grade school.
Ryan McKenny
Best Man
Todd and Ryan met one another in high school, at St. Thomas Aquinas, in sophomore math class. They roomed together at Kstate their freshman year. Ryan married his wife Ali in 2010, and the couple have two daughters, Elizabeth and Wellesley. They live in Houston, TX where Ryan works for Price Waterhouse Coopers as an Auditor. Fun Fact: Ryan let Todd cheat off him in math class.
Jenna Wiggins
Matron of Honor
Jenna is Michelle's eldest sister. She married her husband Brian in 2011 and they have a two and a half year old son named Hendrix and currently live in Overland Park, KS. Although she recently graduated from the University of Kansas, Jenna is enjoying her time as a Stay-at-home-Mom while teaching yoga part-time. Fun Fact: Jenna's first born son, Hendrix, was born at home as a planned home-birth.
Steven Gorup
Groomsman
Steven Gorup met Todd while they were attending KState. The two were in the same graduating class and fraternity brothers at Pike. He married his wife Starr in 2015. The currently the couple currently lives in San Diego, CA and works for Hughes Marino Commercial Real Estate as a Vice President of Program, Project, and Construction Management. Fun Fact: Steve had what Todd claims was an annoying little dog in college named, Diggs... Now Todd has the same breed of dog.
Eby Krawczyk
Matron of Honor
Eby and Michelle were very close friends in grade school. They played on club soccer together and little did they know they would soon become sisters! They shared a bed all through high school and while they went to different colleges they still remained close. Eby was married to Luke on New Years Eve 2017 in Charleston, SC and the two of them currently still reside there. Fun Fact: Michelle used to give Eby jars of whole olives as part of her Christmas presents because the two of them enjoyed eating them so much!
Bryan Eichenberg
Groomsman
Bryan was one of Todd's Kstate Pike brothers back in College. Bryan was majoring in engineering, quit, and graduated with a major Todd doesn't think exists anymore. However, he now works for his successful family business, Freightsnap, in Kansas City. He married his wife Sarah and have a son, Bowen. Fun Fact: Bryan and Todd played approximately 25,000 games of FIFA video games throughout their life. Not a second was regretted.
Mitchie Kanda
Bridesmaid
Mitchie and Michelle go all the way back to junior high school. They were close friends at Olathe Northwest where they were Co-Editors in Chief of the yearbook staff. Mitchie works for Houlihan's Corporate office as a Beverage Menu Coordinator where she designs crafted cocktails for their menus. She lives in Prairie Village, KS with her long time boy-friend Shawn. Fun fact: Mitchie's feet don't touch the ground in the majority of the chairs she sits in.
John Quinn
Groomsman
John and Todd met in 2003 at Kstate when they both became fraternity brothers in the Pike House. Since John was a pledge, he always looked up to Todd, still to this day. He graduated with his Bachelors in Economics and received his MBA from Baker University. He currently lives in Kansas City, MO where he works for UMB Bank, in downtown Kansas City. Fun Fact: Horrible gambler, but John knows every single sports statistic.
Kery Valencia
Bridesmaid
Kery and Michelle were roommates during college at KState where Kery went on to get a degree in Education. After graduation, Kery married her high school sweet heart, Nick Valencia in 2012. Kery works for Nick's family business, in Denver, and the couple has two beautiful daughters Leighton & Waylen. Fun Fact: Kery always made sure to pack PB&J's in her purse for her friends to eat while tailgating the kstate football games.
Evan Harding
Groomsman
Evan and Todd met in 2003 while attending Kstate. Although he was not in in Pike, Todd and him ended up roommates multiple times after college. Todd is ever so thankful for Evans wife, Marina, for relieving him of this role. Evan is a Fireman for Kansas City, KS and Marina recently had a baby girl named Emma. Fun Fact: Evan is the biggest soccer fan you will ever meet. He loves Tom Brady as much as Todd.
Julie Klinko
Bridesmaid
Julie and Michelle have been friends since high school. Their friendship started after Julie messaged Michelle and asked her if she would do her prom up-do. They both initially attended KState together until Julie transferred to The University of Missouri-Columbia where she graduated with a degree in Hospitality Management and Communication in 2011. She currently lives in Kansas City, MO and bartends at Harpo's in Westport! Fun fact: She was runner-up to be on MTVs Real World Season 26 - San Diego.
Bill Buning
Groomsman
Bill and Todd both went to Aquinas, but didn't become friends until Bill joined the Pike House, a freshman to Todd's Junior. Todd was his pledge educator, in charge of his whole pledge class and acclimating them to Greek life. Bill graduated from Kstate with his Bachelor's in Construction Management and later went on to receive his Masters in Business Administration from Baker University. Their friendship continued after college and he and Todd were roommates for a year post-graduation. Bill lives in Lenexa with his wife Lauren and their daughter Lillian and works for Cerner Corporation as a Consultant. Fun Fact: Bill co-owned a boat in college called "The Motley Cruiser."
Taylor-Rae Hornbaker
Bridesmaid
Taylor-Rae and Michelle's friendship started at KState and later Michelle was a bridesmaid in Taylor's wedding. Taylor works as a Speech-Language Pathologist in Leawood, KS at Playabilities. She received her Masters in Communication Sciences and Disorders. She married her husband Scott in 2014 and the couple recently bought a house in Mission, KS. The couple has an adorable French Bulldog named, Stella. Fun fact: Taylor claims to be a hippie while enjoying grilled stuffed burritos from taco bell.
Nick Welu
Groomsman
Nick and Todd were members of Pike. Nicks wife, Erin and him dated all through college and eventually moved to Minnesota. They currently live on Lake Minnetonka with their two dogs. Nick and his brother do luxury real estate, but he hasn’t hooked Todd up yet with a lake house. Fun Fact – Nick has played in the World Series of Poker.
Amanda "Mandy" Browne
Bridesmaid
Mandy is Todd's eldest sister. She graduated from Pitt State University with a degree in Nursing and currently works as a nurse injector at Bare Med Spa in Leawood, KS. Mandy met her husband, Josh Browne, while attending Pitt State and the couple has three handsome boys: Talan, Kole, and Braxton. Fun fact: Mandy has watched Young and the Restless since she was 5 years old and hasn't missed an episode since,
Josh Browne
Groomsman
Josh has been married to Todd's sister Mandy for 15 years and they have three young boys: Talan, Kole and Braxton. He graduated from Southwestern College where he played football and currently is the Chief Operating Officer of Safehaven Security Systems. Fun Fact: Josh was seconds away from getting rabies from a mad squirrel all while his wife was watching and laughing hysterically.
Meghan Kolich
Bridesmaid
Meghan is Todd's middle sister. Meghan attended the University of Missouri-Columbia for her bachelor's and later went on to graduate from University of Kansas with her advanced degree in Pharmacy. She currently works as a Pharmacist in Olathe, KS. Meghan's daughter, Ariane, is Todd and Michelle's only niece and one of the flower girls in the ceremony. Fun fact: she's lived in five different states within 3 years.