Tori & Louis
Wedding Party
Grace Lenhart
Officiant
Grace and Tori met when they were just a few weeks old, and have stayed friends for their entire lives. Grace and Tori spent most of their childhood performing plays and musicals together and Grace to this day remains one of the only people who has ever attempted to give Tori stage directions and lived to tell the tale.
Rosa Diaz
Bestest Girl
Rosa is Tori and Louis’ baby, a sweet and fluffy rescue mutt with an anxiety disorder and the center of her parents’ universe.
David Dexter
Father of the Bride
Tori's dad, world's biggest Gopher-turned-Badger fan, who loves Tori very much despite her decision to attend UW-Madison over the University of Minnesota.
Kristen Dexter
Mother of the Bride
Tori's mom and the woman behind pretty much all of Tori's good taste in clothing, food, decor, and travel destinations. If you love our food, venue, or outfits, thank Kristen!
Louis Menchaca III
Father of the Groom
Louis' dad and proud grand"paw" of Rosa the dog, Lou can't resist puppy dog eyes. A fellow musician, he's the one to thank for Louis' choice of profession, instrument, and good taste in music.
Lori Menchaca
Mother of the Groom
Louis' mom, she and Tori feel very lucky to have each other with all the men in the Menchaca family!
Molly Dexter
Maid of Honor
Tori's little sister and possibly the world's most excited Maid of Honor, Molly has been preparing for this job for years and has already picked out her pink power suit and clipboard for the morning of the wedding.
Brent Menchaca
Best Man
Louis' younger brother has always had a free and strong spirit, which led him to Los Angeles after graduating high school. Despite the distance, he and Louis have gotten even closer over the years and always manage to get together now and then to make fun of their father.
Evan Dexter
Man of Honor
Tori's baby brother and one of the funniest people we've ever met. He has already informed us that he plans to wear a cheetah print bathrobe for the duration of the wedding day.
Amanda Fry
Groomswoman
Amanda and Louis have been friends and roommates since college. After graduating and spending years in separate states and separate continents, she and her wife became Tori and Louis' neighbors again and spent many nights playing board games and watching The Bachelor together. Amanda is Rosa's favorite aunt and her cats tolerate us.
Corrin Gillie
Bridesmaid
Tori's oldest cousin, born conveniently right between her and Molly, the three of them were inseparable as kids and used to weep inconsolably whenever they had to leave each other. Though there are fewer tears these days, they still make the drive to see each other frequently and keep each other sane through every holiday and celebration.
Julia Krystofiak
Bridesmaid
The youngest of Tori's female cousins and baby doll to the older three while she was growing up, Julia joins Molly as one of Tori's biggest wedding cheerleaders - she's had her dress picked out for Tori's wedding since 2016.
Hannah Van Ert
Bridesmaid
Hannah and Tori met sophomore year at Altoona High School when Hannah moved to town and they've been inseperable ever since, living in the same dorm freshman year of college, sharing an apartment, and spending many an evening cooking meals for each other and enjoying having nearly identical taste in everything from food to trashy television.
Carly Jo Burson
Bridesmaid
Carly and Tori were dorm floormates freshman year of college but really bonded sophomore year when they were the only two girls spending the summer in Madison and spent many humid summer nights drinking vodka cranberries on the porch of an un-air-conditioned apartment and formed a friendship that lasted across continents, countries, and states.
Sam Peery
Bridesmaid
Sam and Tori were floormates freshman year of college and Tori's been her biggest fan since she turned her dorm room into a gigantic blanket fort called Fortlandia. Down for everything, always ready to speak her mind, and always willing to fight for the people she loves, Sam is the best kind of person to have around any day, and ESPECIALLY on your wedding day.
Katie Spannbauer
Bridesmaid
Katie is the life of the party (once ordered us 21 shots at a bar at 3 in the afternoon and demanded we drink them all) while simultaneously being the most adult person Tori knows (first to graduate, first to get a big-girl job, first to become a pet parent, and the first to get married). What more could you ask for in a bridesmaid?
Holly “Scooter” Nettekoven
Bridesmaid
When Holly and Tori met in college and first gave each other a big hug, they fit together like a perfect puzzle piece, which obviously means they were chosen by fate to be friends. She is a beautiful person inside and out. Scoot scoot.
Brian De Vere
Groomsman
Brian and Louis met as members of the trumpet studio at UW-Madison and quickly bonded over their mutual love of Chipotle burritos. Naturally, this led to them being roommates for two years during the second half of undergrad.
Bob Carroll
Groomsman
Bob and Louis met Freshman year of high school and have been friends ever since. From marching band trips across oceans to beach weddings in Florida, they've seen and done quite a bit together.
Josiah Spindler
Groomsman
With both of their dads being band directors and themselves playing trumpet, Louis and Josiah found more than a few things in common and became two peas in a pod in high school. A mutual hatred of the Chicago cubs never hurts either.
Tanner Dixon
Groomsman
Louis and Tanner met in Kindergarten and forged a friendship from something indestructible: a mutual love of The Legend of Zelda. Since then they've taken many family vacations together and always supported each other in their distinct musical endeavors.
Hunter Hayes
Groomsman
Along with Joe and Brian Case, Louis and Hunter met as assigned roommates while studying abroad in Vienna. The four of them became fast friends and formed a strong bond despite their current separation across various corners of North America. Hunter is the group's resident expert on piano technique, finance, and distance running.
Brian Case
Groomsman
Along with Hunter and Joe, Louis and Brian met as assigned roommates while studying abroad in Vienna. The four of them became fast friends and formed a strong bond despite their current separation across various corners of North America. Brian is a fellow brass player and has probably lived in more locations than you.
Calloway Cieslak
Groomsman
Along with Hunter and Brian Case, Louis and Calloway met as assigned roommates while studying abroad in Vienna. The four of them became fast friends and formed a strong bond despite their current separation across various corners of North America. You'll be hard pressed to find someone else who has an equally sound grasp of Mahler's symphonies and Nintendo games.