Wedding Party
Kaitlin Dahlquist
Matron of Honor
Kaitlin is Taylor's older sister. We have been close since we were kids but since living together in Bend, we have become even closer. From being roommates for years to building families of our own, I am blessed to have a best friend that is also my sister.
Cassandra Church
Maid of Honor
Cass and I met at my Christmas party in 2019. She was new to Bend and she invited me to go skiing with her... fast forward 4 ski seasons and she is my favorite person to ski with. Over the years we have gone through all the ups and downs together. Even when Cass moved back to Montana for a year and a half we were able to still see each other every few months. I can't imagine this day with her.
Kylie Adams
Bridesmaid
Kylie was my first true friend when I moved to Laguna Beach straight after college. Once we hit it off, we were inseparable. Kylie basically lived at my apartment all summer. Then when I moved, we never lost touch. Anytime I would ask Kylie (and her husband) if they wanted to do something with me, their answer was immediately yes. Just like when I said I wanted to get married in Italy, she was ready to book plane tickets in 2022.
Brook Blue
Bridesmaid
Brook and I met through Cass multiple times over a few years but never spent a ton of time together. Once Cass moved to Montana for nursing school, Brook and I started to hang out more. Then she asked if I wanted to road trip with her from Bend to Austin and I immediately said yes. We discovered how much we had in common and even our moms became really good friends. I can't wait to plan our weddings together.
Tyger Liner
Best Man
Tyger and I became friends in the third grade and never looked back. We grew up playing baseball, riding bikes, grabbing slurpees and local boys, and running around the streets of Corvallis. Not only are we great friends but our families are as well, going on many camping trips together and tagging along on each other's fun family trips. Tyger got married to his beautiful wife Kendall in the fall of 2023 and just recently moved back to Corvallis. He works for ODOT but his true passion is the hustle and building his real estate empire.
Ryan Khalife
Groomsman
Ryan and I met freshman year of high school and hit it off immediately. Ryan is the smart, mature, wise, guiding North Star friend in the group we often look to for advice. He resides in Portland, Oregon, and just graduated from Lewis and Clark Law School. We are all very happy for him but be cautious....He might audit you. Ryan enjoyed long walks on the beach, beaver athletics, and fine wine so any single ladies cough cough he is goals.
Corey Conklin
Groomsman
Corey and I have been baseball rivals since tee-ball. We played on a total of 3 teams ever together. An 11-year-old all-star team, the 2014 Corvallis Marketmen, and beer league softball. Although we have been pitted against each other more times than we can count we have always been friends and respected each other's game. Corey moved to Bend, OR about a year after I did and we moved into a house together on Astro Street. The memories made in these formative post-college and COVID times are countless and we have truly grown together. Corey and his fiance Kirsten are some of our best Bend friends and I will be officiating their wedding just a couple weeks after Italy.
Garrett Myers
Groomsman
Garrett and I met probably five different times before we actually met each other. We were both at Oregon State at the same time and had a lot of similar friends and know for sure we were at several parties together. However, I officially met Garrett through Corey the day we looked at a house to move into together. Our Astro house was amazing. Garrett and I quickly bonded through our Italian blood and love for cooking. We had many homemade pasta nights or random 3 am alarms to check our briskets. Garrett and his wife Morgan will be married in September of 2024 and they bought a house and moved 1 mile from me and Taylor so we often take the dogs out together.