Onilee & Aaron
Wedding Party
Arika (Freiwald) McClellan
Maid of Honor
Arika is Onilee's little sister and best friend for the past 28 years. Throughout their lives they've had each other as sisters but more so as best friends after making the move from Wisconsin to Colorado together, 11 years ago. Currently an Aunty to Onilee's daughter Chesney, she's excited to soon be an official Aunty to 2 more beautiful little girls- Kennadee & Hazel. Don't ever mess with her - she looks sweet, but she's a real feisty one!! PS: She's a crazy cat lady and owns a cat rescue... check it out. —>. cokittycoalition.com
Chelsea (Gosdin) Schlabach
Bridesmaid
Chelsea and Onilee met in 2015 and have been inseparable since. Chelsea and her whole family have become family to both Onilee and Aaron. Throughout their friendship, Chelsea and her husband, Kevin ( Aaron's Best man ) tried many times to get Onilee & Aaron together to hang out on their own. Finally things lined up and we have them to thank for this wedding October 3, 2020!!
Chelsea (Floyd) Kochevar
Bridesmaid
Onilee and Chelsea met in 2010 while both attending Colorado State University and Zeta Tau Alpha sorority. Onilee was quickly snatched up by Chelsea and these two have been inseparable since. Through the good & bad, Chelsea has been right by her side to always make fun of her or make her smile. Chelsea's entire family has made Colorado home for Onilee, her daughter, her sister and Mother. They’ve been friends for over 10 years!
Emma (Larson) Fridholm
Bridesmaid
Onilee and Emma grew up in the same hometown of Cedarburg, Wisconsin. Emma chose to attend Colorado State University and was taken in by Onilee and her sister Arika, spending most of their days together trying to convince everyone in CO that people from Wisconsin didn't have accents. Emma joined Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority and shared many friends and amazing memories along the years. They’ve been close friends for over 10 years but known each other for longer
Steph (Massaro) Tyree
Bridesmaid
Onilee and Steph met while attending Colorado State University and were in the same sorority. They lived together while in college and on a daily basis Onilee reminded Steph that "DA BEARS STILL SUCK, the Packers were the greatest team alive!".…..(She is from Chicago). We all know she secretly loves them but can't admit it. They’ve been friends for over 10 years!
JoAnne (Longo) Prom
Bridesmaid
Onilee met JoAnne in 2010 while working at a Greek Restaurant that Jo co-owned in Fort Collins, Colorado. Jo is always one to keep things exciting and actually ended up marrying one of Onilee's guy friends (Nathan Prom) from her home town of Cedarburg, Wisconsin. They have since moved to Long Island where Jo's family lives. Jo always tells Onilee how it is and would do anything for her and her daughter. They’ve been friends for over 10 years!
Kevin Schlabach
Best Man
Aaron and Kevin met while attending Colorado State University and were both a part of AGR fraternity. Onilee met Kevin in 2015 and through their mutual friends is how Onilee ended up meeting Aaron. Kevin and his wife Chelsea are the ones to thank for the marriage of Onilee and Aaron!! They had been trying for months to get the two to finally make the time to hang out and it finally paid off!
James Bledsoe
Groomsman
Aaron and James attended Colorado State University and and were fraternity brothers in AGR. Their families have been friends for many many years. James' wife is also a friend of Onilee's. They consider themselves neighbors even though they live 40 miles away from each other.
Wil Bledsoe
Officiant
Aaron and Wil attended Colorado State University and and were fraternity brothers in AGR. Their families have been friends for many years, and his wife is a friend of Onilee's. Wil is officiating Aaron and Onilee's wedding and they are somewhat scared that they asked him to take on this position ; ). Wil knows way too many of Aarons secrets.
Chesney Doubet
Flower Girl
Chesney is Onilee's 6-year-old daughter who cannot wait to officially have 2 more sisters!
Kennadee Kravig
Flower Girl
Kennadee is the older of Aaron's two daughters and is 6 years-old. She cannot wait to officially have a sister the same age as she is!
Hazel Kravig
Flower Girl
Hazel is the youngest of Aaron's two daughters and is 4 years old. She is excited to officially have another sister!
Shane Stum
Groomsman
Aaron and Shane grew up together since they were young. They played sports together and against each other. Shane is the type that would bend over backwards for Aaron and his family.
Brian Nester
Groomsman
Aaron and Brian have known each other since they were very little, played sports together and against each other growing up. Even though Nester sadly decided to go to Denver University instead of Colorado State University, they stayed friends and were always having sleepovers in each others towns. Brian is someone that Aaron can always count on and his family is still very close.
Brett Stone
Groomsman
Aaron and Brett both graduated from Karval school, were part of the ranch rodeo and have worked along side each other for many years. Brett and his family are one of Onilee and Aaron's "neighbors" and good friends ....a few miles down the road . You can always count on Brett for a last minute happy hour.
Cody Jolly
Usher
Aaron and Cody….aka "Jolly" have known each other since they were very little. They served on many agricultural boards together. Never a dull moment when Jolly is around!
Curtis Dutro
Usher
Aaron and Curtis have known each other since they were little. They were in FFA together and continued their friendship on to college at Colorado State University. Ask Curtis about their rabbit hunting stories!…You can always count on these two getting into some sort of trouble!
Shaun Leonard
Groomsman
Aaron and Shaun met in the third grade and have been best friends forever. They used to walk 1 mile or so out of the way on the way to school, hide in a goat shed, just so that they could keep distance from any girls. (( Maybe they should have gotten married ;). ))
Kade Solze
Ring Bearer
Aarons 5 year old Nephew and worlds cutest cowboy will be walking down the isle with our rings!
Ally Solze
Guest book/ Gift protector
Aaron’s 9 year old adorable niece! She will be sitting with the guest book as you come in, making sure everyone signs their lives away! Gifts and cards will be safe with her and put away in a safe place before ceremony starts!