Sasha & Andrew
Wedding Party
Kimberly Ward
Matron of Honor
Kim and Sasha met sophomore year of college at Illinois State when they both joined the same sorority. They became close friends as the years went by, becoming roommates at their first apartment in college, and bartended together at FatJacks, downtown Bloomington where lots of late nights and fun was had.
Nikki Zemovich
Bridesmaid
Nikki and Sasha also attended ISU together, and became friends when Nikki rushed Sasha for their sorority. They became closer as the years went by, becoming neighbors at ISU, roommates for one summer, and coworkers at Fat Jacks!
Kate Kloepper James
Bridesmaid
Kate and Sasha met pretty quickly after Andrew and Sasha started dating and Saha was introduced to Kate’s kids, Almost immediately they started doing fun things with the family, like pumpkin painting, Eddie's ball games, and a fall-zoo trip. She's very excited to officially become the kids’ aunt, and even more excited to gain a new sister-in-law!
Amy Pratt
Bridesmaid
Amy has been in Sasha's life, and family, for most of her life. Amy and Sasha's brother started dating when Sasha was 7, and Amy was nice enough to let her tag along with her and her brother. Now they are married with three kids, making Sasha the proudest aunt ever!
Eliza Pratt
Junior Bridesmaid
Eliza is Sasha's niece, and will be Sasha's "Junior Bridesmaid", just like Sasha was for her brother and sister-in-law's wedding at her age! Eliza is Sasha's mini-me, in both looks and personality (poor Eliza).
Steve Pratt
Father of the Bride
Sasha and her father have always shared the same love for Cardinals baseball. Growing up, Sasha and her dad would practice softball together almost every night that the weather allowed it. Now that they are both retired from the sport, they enjoy going to games together.
Susan Pratt
Mother of the Bride
Sasha's mom has been one of her biggest supporters her whole life; in school, sports, and life in general. She has always encouraged to follow her dreams and to be a free spirit, just like her mom, and to always enjoy the beauty of nature.
Fletcher and Vincent Pratt
Guest Book Attendants
Fletcher and Vincent are Sasha's nephews. They are both amazing young boys/men, with hearts of gold and lots of character. She has loved seeing them grow up in life, and watching who they have become.
Chris Miller
Best Man
Chris and Andrew first met playing soccer at Illinois Wesleyan and quickly became good friends, eventually becoming roommates the final three years of school. Since college, they've gone remained close friends, having gone on multiple trips including The Masters, a Ryder Cup and even a trip to the old Yankee Stadium before it closed.
Mark Opal
Groomsman
Mark and Andrew first met at Benet Academy, became friends through playing soccer, and while there, they were teammates on a State Championship soccer team. They continued on as soccer teammates at Illinois Wesleyan. Since college, they've remained close friends and have gone on multiple golf trips and are now partners on an annual golf trip.
Steven Perona
Groomsman
Steve and Andrew played soccer against each other in high school, but officially met during preseason soccer practice at Illinois Wesleyan. While at IWU, Steve and Andrew were roommates the last three years of college and made sure they're schedules were identical. Steve even helped confirm that Andrew could drop an investments class junior year, and still graduate on time! These days, they often hang out together on the golf course.
Colin Aubin
Groomsman
Colin and Andrew met at Illinois Wesleyan during Colin's recruiting trip, where he was the only "cool" recruit that stayed out with the college guys. They became good friends once Colin made it to campus the following year and both lived in the TKE house for a couple years. . Post-graduation, after Andrew moved back to Chicago, they became roommates for 4 years and had a lot of fun hanging out in the city.
Chase James
Groomsman
Chase and Andrew met during a homecoming weekend in Bloomington-Normal shortly after Chase and Andrew’s sister, Kate,began dating. Since Andrew moved back to Chicago, they've grown a lot closer and have had a lot of good times,including trips to Las Vegas, attending numerous baseball games, and last minute purchases to attend Blackhawks playoff games.
Mike Pratt
Groomsman
Mike and Andrew met shortly after Sasha and Andrew began dating. They both quickly realized that they had a mutual love of St. Louis Cardinals baseball, beers ranging from Busch Light to craft beers and watching soccer games
JeanE Kloepper
Mother of the Groom
Andrew and JeanE met on a Thursday in September about 37 years ago and proceeded to be roommates for the next 18 years; first in St. Louis, followed by a stop in Green Bay and finally residing in Naperville, IL. Both Andrew and JeanE share a similar sense of humor and often are able to anticipate what the other is going to say.
Norm Kloepper
Father of the Groom
Norm and Andrew have always bonded over a lifelong love of sports, especially St. Louis Cardinals baseball. Recently a mutual interest in finance/stocks has provided further conversation. Their relationship has been strengthened through the years during hours spent fishing on Lake of the Ozarks, Sturgeon Bay, WI and even trips to Canada.
Erin Schlosser
Bridesmaid
Erin and Sasha met during their brief stent of both living in Iowa City, post college. They met through work and quickly became close friends, even deciding to move in together until both parties moved away :( and they have been doing the long distance friendship for 10 years now! They share a love for live music, and have gone to too many concerts to count, including O.A.R. multiple times, and camping out in a cornfield for a week to see Mumford and Sons.
Nicole Wojtisiak
Bridesmaid
Nicole and Sasha met through a mutual friend who said “Nicole, this is Sasha. You guys both like running” then started talking about races we have run, later became great friends, roommates, and running/biking/rollerblading/gym buddies. To-date they have run too many races together to count, including the chicago marathon twice.