Wedding Party
Eli Mulhall
Best Man
Childhood friend of Eli. Eli and Eli met on the playground the summer before they started kindergarten, and had the same name so were friends. A treasured memory that Eli has of the couple is visiting them (and Dani!) for Shabbat shortly after they moved into their first apartment together in Boston. He remembers how excited they were to host and share a meal with their friends, and felt very lucky to be there.
Carrie Nielsen
Co-Maid of Honor
Annie's youngest sister A treasured memory Carrie has of the couple is walking along Lake Michigan during a visit in July 2023 and hearing about how much they love their life together in Chicago.
Josh Seitz
Groom's Person
Eli's younger brother A treasured memory Josh has of the couple is from a time when he was visiting them in their apartment in Chicago. He was hesitant to watch a three hour movie, but Annie & Eli were adamant that we should. We watched RRR and we were laughing and having a blast!
Jenny Nielsen
Co-Maid of Honor
The elder of Annie's younger sisters Jenny's favorite memory with Annie and Eli as a couple has to be from a Nielsen family trip to Sweden. We gifted my parents a sunset cruise through the Stockholm archipelago and had a wonderful time drinking wine, enjoying the views, laughing, and going hard on the all-you-can-eat shrimp.
Rebecca Guralnick
Groom's Person
College friend of Eli and Annie Rebecca's favorite memory is the couple is coming to visit them our other friends in Boston in 2019. The first night we played liar’s dice, went out on the town, and then found an abandoned shopping cart and took turns riding in it.
Whim Gin
Bride's Person
College friend of Annie and Eli Whim's favorite memory of Annie is when Annie realized the house we lived in together senior year had air conditioning and saved us from the oppressive summer heat in Kalamazoo. Whim's favorite memory of Eli being DM for a group of friends playing TTRPGs together senior year and going above and beyond by sneaking notes related to the game into people's bags.
Dani Riffer-Batal
Groom's Person
College friend (and former Boston roommate!) of Eli and Annie A treasured memory Dani has of the couple is doing silly things around campus together during the senior year Kalamazoo College scavenger hunt. Some favorite activities include: going to (and winning!) a Euchre tournament and doing a Lord of the Rings marathon dressed in costume.
Emily Wilson
Bride's Person
Chicago friend of Annie and Eli. Emily met Annie through Glow-in-the-Dark Kickball and soon discovered we were practically neighbors. She's gotten to know Annie and Eli through game nights, beach days, and shared Ubers. Emily's favorite memory with the couple is celebrating their engagement at Three Dots and a Dash!
Valentin Frank
Officiant
College friend of the couple. Val's favorite memory of the couple is a camping trip in southern Vermont that the three of us took together when we were all living in Allston. The weather was disastrous, the mice ate all our marshmallows, and the campsite owners were very odd, and despite everything we had a super fun and memorable trip.