Wedding Party
Ashley Petr
Maid of Honor
Ashley and I met in college while working at Best Buy and our friendship quickly blossomed from there. She has been my ride or die girl for over 8 years and I don't know what I would do without her!
Nicole Delutio
Bridesmaid
Nicole is my future sister-in-law and I'm still trying to figure out how she puts up with my brother so well. I'm so excited for her to be joining our family and look forward to find new ways for us to annoy my brother together!
Dawn Baas
Bridesmaid
Ben and Dawn worked together in the National Guard and I met her and her husband Kieth on a double date shortly after Ben and I started dating. Dawn and I also both work for U.S. Bank and she has become one of my close friends over the past 4 plus years.
Kyle Hoveland
Best Man
Kyle and Ben have been friends since 1st grade! He was also Ben's roommate for the first year Ben and I started dating and I spent a lot of time hanging out there, so he likes to say that I was also his roommate for that year as well. :D We are so happy that he agreed to be Ben's best man for our wedding and can't wait to hear the Epic Best Man speech he promised us ;) We love you Kyle!
Joe App
Groomsman
Ben's younger brother who lives in Madison and enjoys traveling the world in his spare time. We both appreciate his wealth of travel knowledge as it makes our job easier when planning our next big adventure!
Mark Schommer
Groomsman
Mark has always been there for me whenever I've needed someone to have my back. I know I can always count on him to keep it real and tell it like it is, even if I don't want to hear it, I know he wants only the best for me. While growing up we weren't always the closest, I am extremely lucky to be able to call him my big brother!
Michael Petr
Groomsman
While Ben and Michael did go to high school together the two of them did not become close friends until after Ben and I started dating. Michael is married to Ashley (my maid of honor) and the four of us have shared many fun game and movie nights together over the past 5 years. Michael and Ben have regular "man date" nights playing video games together which allows Ashley and I drink wine and enjoy a chick flick together on a regular basis. We are so happy that both Michael and Ashley will be there for us on our wedding just like we were there supporting them on their wedding day almost 3 years ago!
Kevin Peppler
Groomsman
Kevin was with us on our trip to Iceland and he was the one who first suggested the idea to Ben. Before this he and Ben had been friends for many years and even roommates for a bit. Through our trip to Iceland I was able to get to know Kevin a bit better and enjoyed several nights of trip, beating him at Cribbage :) He has been a great friend to both Ben and I over the past 5 years and I am so happy he will be standing up supporting us at the wedding!
Dave Janzen
Groomsman
Dave and Ben met in high school and have been friends ever since. Dave along with my brother Mark are the only 2 guys in our wedding party who have not been a roommate of Ben's or who did not used to call Chase Mitchell's old house on Sheridan Street home. While he has not had the pleasure of living with Ben the two have them have enjoyed many adventures together and we are so happy he volunteered himself to join our wedding party when one of our other friends was not able to stand up for us.
Keith Baas
Usher
Keith and his wife Dawn were both members of the same unit of the National Guard as Ben. Keith was Ben's roommate when the three of them were deployed in Afghanistan. I have enjoyed hearing many stories of their times together while serving our country over the past 5 years. Keith and Dawn were some of Ben's military friends that I have met and we have shared many fun times together! I look forward to our continued friendship and am so happy they will both be part of our big day!
Chase Mitchell
Usher
The Chase Mitchell of Oshkosh (technically now D.C.) is a good friend of both Ben and I. Ben and I were both friends with Chase before we even met each other, so it was a nice surprise when we realized how many mutual friends we had in common. Chase's house was the spot of many fun filled nights of Mario Kart, board games and bonfires in the early days when Ben and I started dating. We both wish Chase still lived in Oshkosh but are so happy he will be part of our big day!