Wedding Party
Michael Arroyo
Best Man
Michael is Steven’s older brother and lives in Connecticut with his husband, Joshua, and son, Luke. He has twice found himself face-to-face with a black bear, survived the Boundary Waters Blowdown of 1999 (Google it!), and once counted a wad of cash for David Bowie.
Lily Wellen
Best Woman
Lily is Brianna’s younger sister and lives in Chicago. She works at Thalia Hall (the wedding venue!) and books bands for an indoor/outdoor concert series called "Kicking It Curbside" at the bar beneath the theater, Tack Room. Lily is a horror-movie aficionado and thrifting legend whose second-hand trinket collection is growing by the day. She once made Amy Poehler a latte.
Lenny Holter-Wellen
Person of Honor
Lenny is Brianna’s youngest sibling and lives in Chicago. They recently received their degree and began working in massage therapy, specializing in nervous system regulation, after years of cooking food in the kitchens of some of Chicago’s most acclaimed restaurants. One of Lenny's first gigs, however, was as a child model for a Farm & Fleet catalog, and they've been a fashion icon ever since.
Joshua Bruner
Officiant
Joshua is Steven’s brother-in-law and lives in Connecticut with his husband, Michael, and son, Luke. A native Texan and outlaw country music expert, he previously lived in New York City (where he met Michael!) for who-knows-how-many years, attended Yale Divinity School, and wrote a novel about a Dolly Parton superfan.
Luke Bruner
Ring Bearer
Luke is Steven’s nephew and Michael and Joshua's son. He is two and loves cross-country road trips.