Kathryn & Dylan
Wedding Party
Samantha Erdmier
Maid of Honor
The bride’s best friend, a true ride-or-die, since the 20th century.
Sydney Holmgren
Matron of Honor
Katy’s best friend and role model (& the most loyal hype-woman anyone’s ever met). This is truly one lucky bride.
Dion Tyler
Best Man
This friendship is sponsored by the University of Missouri/UMKC PharmD program, a couple of Chicago-area residency selections, & good vibes only ✌️😎🎶.
Brian Kist
Groomsman
Eldest of the three Kist brothers; Dylan credits Brian with being his inspiration to learn to play the trombone.
Corey Kist
Groomsman
Older Brother of the Groom; known to be the competitive, animated middle child of the three Kist brothers. Corey still proudly (surely, in jest 🤡) claims sole responsibility for Dylan’s athletic success & sizable trophy collection. The Bride’s likely distracted and definitely biased review of the recorded games kept by the Groom, however, did not produce any evidence to support his claim.
Brooke Hynds
Bridesmaid
Cousin of the Bride (& one of the best keepers of all childhood secrets 😜)
Lauren Tacker
Bridesmaid
Bride’s freshman year random roommate assignment at Mizzou in 2010. It became immediately clear to us— even before day 1 of classes (all of which we took together, of course)— that soulmates do exist.
Stephanie Clark
Bridesmaid
Our immediate bond/friendship took off so effortlessly — thanks to chance!— when our mutual bestie, Sydney (see: Matron of Honor), looped us both into waterfowl conservation & initiated girls’ nights circa 1 BC (before children).
Ryan Patterson
Groomsman
Whether tailgating home football games, or skipping class to wait in long lines for basketball tickets, even road-tripping to Ole Miss, Georgia, & Tennessee… Mizzou Team Spirit fueled this friendship from the start. Most memorable were the days when Ryan was also known as Dylan’s super responsible landlord.
Tyler Koepsel
Groomsman
📸 credit: The Groom, himself! 🗺 Anchorage, AK (adventure with a side of pharmacy school)