Wedding Party
Jackie Beldron
Maid of Honor
Rose and Jackie are cousins and besties since day one! From childhood sleepovers to trips to DC, New Jersey, and Denver, Rose and Jackie love visiting with each other. They share a mutual love of the podcast Normal Gossip, skiing, wine, and their family.
Chase Pankow
Best Man
Matt and Chase met in college, both graduating from the University of Minnesota with degrees in chemical engineering. They've been close friends ever since, and Matt even lived with Chase's parents for several months as his house was being built!
Julia Asmus
Bridesmaid
Julia and Rose were random roommates their freshman year of college - the luckiest coincidence! They continued sharing a room together all four years of college. After Julia moved to India in 2021, they instituted calls every other Sunday morning and have cherished their in-person hangouts twice a year.
Michael Lee
Groomsman
Michael is Matt's older brother. They enjoy spending time together playing games of all types, from tabletop to RPG to video games.
Talia Kaliszewski
Bridesmaid
Rose and Talia met in Frontier Hall before their first classes and became close friends throughout their college experience at the U of M in Mechanical Engineering. They lived together as roommates for three years in St. Louis Park and continue to enjoy spending time together watching the bachelor franchise, checking out new coffee shops, and sending each other Instagram Reels.
Nick Ackerson
Groomsman
Nick and Chase met in college, both graduating from the University of Minnesota with degrees in chemical engineering. Nick and Matt were roommates for a year and a half, only for Nick to self-evict when Rose moved in. They continue to enjoy playing games together.
Tess McQuillan
Bridesmaid
Tess and Rose met at an ASME meeting their freshman year (the only one either attended) and immediately became friends. They lived together for two years in college and have always been there to laugh together and celebrate the big moments. All they need to enjoy each other's company is comfortable place to sit and some sort of drink (coffee or a cocktail is preferred).
Ian Stiehl
Groomsman
Ian is Matt's cousin. They have remained close even though they've never lived within 1,000 miles of each other.
Jade Schack
Bridesmaid
Rose and Jade met as kindergarteners at Olson Elementary School. From playdates as kids to middle school sleepovers, from high school hangouts to college visits between the U of M and St. Thomas, their friendship has seen many stages over the years. Nowadays, they love to attend barre classes together, grab dinner and drinks, and attend yearly cabin weekends.
Austin Duffy
Groomsman
Austin and Matt became friends in middle school. They were college roommates all three years they were on campus.
Madeline Nee
Bridesmaid
Madeline and Rose met in baby classes way back in 1998. Their moms helped facilitate in person hangouts until they met up at Olson Middle School. Back in the day, they enjoyed sleepovers, skiing, Just Dance, and making music videos. These days they love to check out new wineries, restaurants, coffee shops, and bars as an excuse to spend time together.
Caleb Ross
Groomsman
Caleb and Matt met through best man Chase - they have been friends ever since. They enjoy playing games together.