Wedding Party
Anja Willkomm
Maid of Honor
Anja and Lauren met at Design Partners, where they became fast friends. Work is pretty great when you get to hang out with one of your closest friends every day. She also has known Jared since high school, where they met in German class.
Kendrick Matthews
Best Man
Meeting in elementary school, Kendrick is one of Jared's oldest friends. The two have shared countless adventures together over the years and although he no longer lives in the area, Kendrick and Jared still often keep in touch and play video games
Ally Haase
Bridesmaid
Randomly chosen freshman roommates at Carroll University, Ally is Lauren's oldest friend. Despite having graduated over a decade ago and all of life's changes along the way, they find time spend time together, sometimes with spouses and kids as well!
Karl Koesser
Groomsman
One of Jared's high school German class crew. Karl is always a good source of advice and a great hiking buddy out on the trail
Felica Shaw
Bridesmaid
Also from the Lauren's Carroll days, Felicia lived down the hall during senior year, which made regular movie nights easy. Despite living a couple hours apart now, they still schedule weekend visits and keep in touch via goofy animal videos.
Eric Miesbauer
Groomsman
Another of Jared's high school German class crew. Eric and Jared enjoy the finer things in life and have shared many stories over cocktails and whiskey
Anna Harrison
Bridesmaid
Lauren met Anna by chance after fleeing a failed social gathering and sitting down with a random group of kind strangers at a karaoke night. After nearly a decade of friendship, they (and Kasey) still go check out new bars and restaurants and discuss life's new happenings.
Anthony De Zee
Groomsman
A former coworker. Anthony and Jared bonded over their shared interest in antiquity and German culture and have become close friends
Kasey Dierbeck
Bridesmaid
Another member of the Karaoke Gang, Lauren met Kasey and her husband the same night as Anna. After nearly a decade of friendship, they still get together (with Anna as well) to check out new bars and restaurants and discuss life's happenings.