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December 31, 2021
Dexter, MI
#walkerdowntheaisle

Nelli & Patrick

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    Wedding Party
Lighted Garland

Wedding Party

Mia Kaartinen

Maid of Honor

As the older sister, Mia has encouraged and supported Nelli from day one, and Nelli is excited to have her stand by her side on the big day.


Alex Pepin

Best Man

Alex and Patrick met through band in high school, and became close friends through the Michigan Marching Band and late-night gaming sessions (much to Nelli's dismay).

Melissa Cadel

Bridesmaid

Nelli and Melissa met as altos in the MMB and became quick friends. They lived together for 3 years where they spent many hours watching “Say Yes to the Dress” and picking out their dream engagement rings.


Sagar Anupindi

Groomsman

Patrick and Sagar have played in many bands and orchestras together between high school and college. They lived together their sophomore year of college and missed each other so much they lived together again as super seniors.

Ashley Swaiss

Bridesmaid

Ashley and Nelli will be forever connected as survivors of the infamous basketball plane crash of 2017. Their biggest regret is not knowing each other freshman year when they lived in the same, tiny dorm.


Matt Benjamin

Groomsman

Matt and Patrick became friends their senior year of college, when Matt and Nelli lived together. They enjoy drinking beer together while watching sports, although they are still working on Matt’s appreciation of craft beers.

Jack Ombry

Bridesman

Nelli's first memory of Jack is him walking around a party drinking out of his own champagne bottle. It was the start of a beautiful friendship.


Connor Way

Groomsman

Connor and Patrick became friends working together at Cardinal Engineering. They became close friends through a work trip to Dallas, where they attended workshops together by day and took names at bar trivia by night.

Darin Martin

Officiant

Darin has been a close friend to Nelli and Patrick since their second year at Michigan, taking Nelli under his wing through B-staff. They're excited to have someone they know and love be the one to marry them.

For all the days along the way
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