Wedding Party

Cameron "Cambob" Line

Best Man

Ryan and Cam met in the 6th grade in reading class where they both promptly failed the first test for "I, Juan de Pareja". Seeing as Cam was the funniest person he had met, Ryan made it a goal to be friends with him. Both were in band throughout Jr. High and High School, always getting into some trouble or just sitting at Cams house playing guitar until all hours of the night. Ryan & Cam played many gigs around Galesburg, under various names such as the "Hawaiian Interstate Project" or "The Manhattan Project" or "Ryan & Cam" whatever the local news paper was willing to print.

Mariah Verzal

Co-Maid of Honor

Mariah and Rose met at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee in 2010 and became inseparable instantly. Mariah lives in Hawaii with her husband Jordan and adorable pup, Thor and Rose counts the day she can visit again. Mariah loves to be outside, drive trucks, and eat with her fingers.

Josh Phillips

Groomsman

Josh and Ryan met at their first job in Chicago at TMP Worldwide. Josh was also a fan of music, so they became fast friends. They've attended many concerts together and lived together for a year, featuring endless jam sessions and backyard beers.

Samantha Little

Co-Maid of Honor

Rose and Sam met in Panama City Beach while on Spring Break in 2011. Rose thought Sam was annoying and Sam thought Rose had a stick up her butt. Isn't that how the best friendships begin? They've been best friends ever since! Sam now lives in San Jose, California with her boyfriend Prateek and wickedly smart cat, Dax.

Fred Midthun

Groomsman

Ryan and Fred also met at TMP Worldwide. On his first day at the company Ryan was welcomed by hearing Fred slam his keyboard on his desk. Later that day they shared a fancy meal with a vendor who was in town, and have been friends since. Fred invited Ryan to work at Be Found Online where they both currently work. Many nights have been spent playing darts at the office or at a bar listening to Ben Folds Five and Billy Joel.

Laura Hippert

Bridesmaid

Rose and Laura met on February 23, 1992 and have been friends ever since. Throughout the years they've kept up their friendship at a distance and now as neighbors, living only one block away from each other! Laura loves to read books excessively, make earrings and other crafts, and enjoys a strong drink.

Cody Dirks

Groomsman

Cody & Ryan met Freshman year of college when they lived in the same dorm. Neither was a huge fan of their roommates, but bonded over playing guitar and John Mayer. Many nights were spent splitting a 12 pack of fat tire and jamming. After college Cody went to Northwestern and was in the Chicago area. Seeing as many concerts and Cubs games as possible. After a few years of the yearly Dirks Family cubs game, they got Ryan to buy his first Cubs hat.

Erika Ochoa

Bridesmaid

Rose and Erika met through mutual friends and would see each other occasionally throughout college. Thanks to living in Chicago, Erika would soon to be one of the most real, most supportive, and coolest chicks Rose knows. Erika loves to challenge the status quo all while supporting those in need. Erika lives in Indiana with her boyfriend, Joe, and her crazy cool rabbit, Pluto.

Maxwell Moore

Groomsman

Max and Ryan met while trying to eat as many pulled pork sandwiches for free at high school graduation parties in 2013. The details are kinda fuzzy, but Cam and Ryan ended up sitting next to Max and Nick Anderson, and pretty much instantly a new friend group was founded. Late nights getting up to no good at the Country club, closing down Pippins in Chicago multiple times over the years, to sleeping in a studio apartment closest, or sleeping under a pool table at Max's parents are all pretty standard issue in this friendship.

Michelle Bong-Culp

Bridesmaid

Rose first met Michelle while working on the remodel team for Walgreens during a summer of college. Michelle was intimidating as ever and very good at the job. Later, they would work at the same Walgreens together (Milwaukee Brady Street) and be great friends every since. Michelle is always ready for the next adventure and always there when you need her. Michelle lives in Milwaukee with her husband Paul and the cutest old man dog, Tater.

Nick Anderson

Groomsman

Nick and Ryan met the same way he met Max: while stealing free food at random high school graduation parties. Max and Nick were best friends and the group grew by two. Nick was the youngest in the group and kept us alive a few times over the years. Plenty of nights have been spent drinking cheap pitchers at Duffy's or general degeneracy, or answering a slew of unnecessary golf questions.

Katie Haberstroh

Bridesmaid

Rose and Katie met at a party in college where Rose would nervously ask her for her phone number and proceed to name her contact info as "Katie Awesome". As roommates, Katie and Rose would often stay up late chatting on the porch and venting over "stupid people". Katie loves Dr. Pepper, Baked Lays, webMD, and the worst TV on the planet.

Justin Huff

Groomsman

Justin "Juice" and Ryan met while in remedial math in High School. Before class Ryan was washing his hands and made eye contact via the mirror was someone in a stall. It was weird as hell. Ryan went back to class and drew a diagram of the interaction on the overhead projector and they've been friends since. Juice transferred to SIUE Ryan's Junior year, and continues to be 1 of 2 people he still speaks to from college.

Ellen Simon

Bridesmaid

Rose and Ellen met in Chicago while living in Boystown and would soon become roommates with both Ryan and Rose. Our fondest memories are joking around on the back porch with a glass of wine in hand. Ellen loves sushi, drinking games, and singing. She lives in Texas with her husband Bill and two adorable cats, Herb and Louie.

Saira Anwer

Groomswoman

Saira and Ryan have known each other since the first grade. Always in the same classes in grade school, Explorations (nerd class), Junior High Science fairs, high school band, running with a similar friend group. As adults Ryan became the Chicago wingman, and to this day advice goes both ways whenever big decisions are being made.

Sarah Grant

Bridesmaid

Sarah is Ryan's gorgeous sister who recently moved to Monmouth, Illinois with her lovely husband, Casey, and two daughters, Natalie and Haylie. Sarah loves a good deal at Aldi, playing the piano and singing with her family and church, and dominates the balance between Mom and Director role at Galesburg Community Foundation (Ryan & Sarah's hometown!)

Sam Hippert

Junior Groomsman

Kylee Brown

Junior Bridesmaid

Rose and Kylee met on August 11, 2006 when Rose pleaded to Margaret & Mike Brown to allow her to be her goddaughter. Kylee is growing faster than Rose wishes and is an all-star basketball player, a fashion icon, and not afraid to get in the mud. Not a joke, Kylee lives on a hobby farm with goats, donkeys, cows, pigs, cats, dogs etc. and is an animal whisperer.

MC Bort

Officiant

Ryan & MC worked together at BFO. Eating wings one night after work, MC was going through her dating apps and said "If I have to do this, so do you." They setup a profile on Hinge for Ryan on a Tuesday, Ryan met Rose that Sunday and the rest is history. MC is the reason Rose & Ryan met, and now she'll make the marriage official as the Officiant.