Wedding Party

Torie Collis

Maid of Honor

Torie and I have known each other since pre-kindergarten. Our parents grew up around each other as tories mom was best friends with my aunt. When torie and I went to pre-k together, our parents say we just became best friends from the start! We went to school together all the way through high-school and always remained close friends and even lived on the same street since the 7th grade. Torie and I remain best friends and although we both have busy lives, we make time for each other whenever we can!

Gabriellia Howard

Bridesmaid

Gabi and I met about 3-4 years ago when we worked together at Starbucks. We started hanging out not long after meeting and she has been one of my best friends since. We have went on a lot of adventures and always have fun when we are together. Our favorite thing to do when we are together is to get Whiteys ice cream. Gabi and I have grew an awesome friendship!

Kaliah Dothard

Bridesmaid

Kaliah and I met about 4 1/2 years ago when I first started working at Target. Her and I worked in separate departments until we were cross-trained at Starbucks. That is when our friendship began. We have been really good friends for about 3 years. We both share the love of matcha lattes and we both love adventure. I believe that’s why we’re such great friends now!

Autumn Graham

Bridesmaid

Autumn and I became friends in kindergarten. We went to school together all the way through high-school. Elementary through middle school we had sleepovers all of the time and even went to some amazing concerts together, like the cheetah girls. In our middle school years, her house was the hangout spot. We would sit on her couch and gossip while bragging about our awesome keyboard phones. Autumn and I have remained best friends and we even worked together for 2 years!

Morgan Kyser

Bridesmaid

Morgan and I went to school together from kindergarten all the way through high-school. We were super close in elementary school and we always had sleep overs at each other’s homes. When I would stay with her, we would get up at 4 a.m to watch a show that we both loved. We have always been really good friends and our friendship remains great!

Amanda Rossi

Bridesmaid

Hailey Lenth

Bridesmaid

Hailey is my cousin. Hailey and I have always been close and we always did things together with my brother and our cousin Payton as we are all close in age. Anytime we’d go on family vacations, we’d all run off together and find something fun to do. We went to school together all our lives. We both share the love of snowboarding and we have been on two ski trips together. Hailey and I have always had a great friendship!

Ashlee Wilson

Bridesmaid

Ashlee is my older sister. Although she has lived and traveled all around the country, she always made sure she was apart of my life. She is a musician and currently living in California. Ashlee and I talk on the phone whenever we can and I have even went out to California to go visit her!

Anthony Lindauer

Best Man

Anthony is my younger brother. We have been close since the day Anthony was born. Caydance and Luka are very lucky to have him as an uncle. My favorite memories with Anth were in high school when we got to play on the same basketball team and our dad, Derek was our assistant coach.

David Lawrence

Groomsman

David and I have known each other since grade school days. We didn’t form a true and real friendship until 2016 when I joined TPC Deere Run to play golf. ever since that day we have played hundreds of rounds together and will continue to do so. I hope to one day be his caddy on the PGA tour!

Jordan Townsend

Groomsman

J town and I have known each other since kindergarten because of our moms being best friends. I’ve played more video games with jordan than any other friend I have. Jordan is the life of the party. you will be able to find him in the center of the dance floor at the reception. he’s also 6’6, can’t miss him

Sam Welvaert

Groomsman

Sam, better know as Dumps has been a friend since he was in the 4th grade and I was in 3rd. We began playing football together and it eventually ended up in us being on the same basketball and baseball teams all through high school. We won a lot of games together. aside from sports Sam is a great friend and even let me live in Florida in the winter with him rent free so I could practice baseball in the warm weather. Thanks Sam!

Justin Blondell

Groomsman

Jubby has been a friend of mine since 1999. Growing up he was a Peyton Manning fan like me and I think I wore his Manning jersey more than he wore his manning jersey. Thanks for sharing Jub. Justin and I bonded in the basketball court early on and someday I hope his youngest and my youngest will play on the same team together like we did and we can coach them.

Nick Edwards

Groomsman

Ned and I first met at Rock Island Arsenal golf club because of our grandparents love of golf. Nick was my first real golf buddy in grade school. Later on in life Nick ran the point guard for us in high school and was our life and energy on the court, he’s the same way today! Nick is also the commissioner of a fantasy golf league im in. Without him my fantasy golf life wouldn’t be enjoyable.

Connor Welvaert

Groomsman

Connor is another friend I met way back in 1999. Conor and I didn’t start to really hang out till 2016. since then, we have shared a bond over watching basketball and golfing together. Connor and I go on an annual trip to Iowa City to watch my Indiana Hoosiers take on his Iowa Hawkeyes. Hopefully it’s a yearly tradition we never stop doing!

Keaton Townsend

Groomsman

Keaton and I have known each other since the early grade school days as well. Keaton played a huge role in Chelsea and I meeting, you can find that story in the ‘How we met’ section on here. Keatos and I bonded in the winter of 2018 before Chels and I met. We would sit at the bar, usually the only ones there and drink and watch basketball 7 days a week. Keaton is a real solid friend and i’m forever in debt to him for his vanishing act on the night Chels and I met!