Lauren & Nick
Wedding Party
Lauren O'Neil
Bride
Lauren is a 2014 graduate of Marist High School, Chicago. In 2018, she graduated from Illinois State University with a Bachelor of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders and a minor in Dance. She will graduate with doctorate of Audiology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in May 2022 and will be starting her final year of clinicals at St. Louis Children's Hospital when they return from their honeymoon! Lauren is the daughter of William and Mary O'Neil of Orland Park, IL.
Nick Trautner
Groom
Nick is a 2014 graduate of Badger High School in Lake Geneva. In 2017, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Anthropology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He received his Masters in Library and Information Studies from UW-Madison in 2019. He is a data governance analyst at Nelnet in Madison. Weekends are reserved for the Badgers, Packers and Lo. Nick is the son of David and Anne Trautner of Kewaskum, WI.
Mary O'Sullivan
Maid of Honor
Mary has been Lauren's BF (best friend) forever. Together, their favorite things include sleepovers in matching pajamas, high tea at the Drake, Barcelona, and wedding planning.
Lauren Hartwick
Bridesmaid
Lauren, Nick's sister, just married her husband Tommy on 10/10/2020, making room for a new Lauren Trautner. Two pandemic weddings for the Trautner family! Lauren and Tommy now live in Slinger, WI where she works closeby as a 4th grade teacher.
Jessica Wolf
Bridesmaid
Lauren and Jessica (Lauren's cousin) spent most of their childhood making up dances and doing photoshoots. Nothing really changed after that. Jess and Lauren attended showchoir camp together in highschool and spent quarantine learning TikTok dances. Jess now lives in NYC, working as a rock-star real estate agent.
Teresa Williams
Bridesmaid
Lauren and Teresa met in Bloomington-Normal during a production of West Side Story. Teresa played Maria (she has a gorgeous voice!!) and Lauren was a dancer. But Teresa's talents don't just stop there! She is an incredible photographer and can take credit for the photo on the Save the Dates!
Elena Silla
Bridesmaid
Born and raised in Philadelphia, Elena moved to Madison last summer to work at UW-Madison. She and Lauren connected instantly and their friendship grew, as did their mutual love for Sunday Packers parties.
Caitlyn Booms
Bridesmaid
Lauren and Caitlyn met through St. Paul's, where they have worked and grown together the last few years. Caitlyn, originally from Michigan, is an all-star Bible Study leader, mathematician, and roommate.
Sarah Trevino
Bridesmaid
Sarah, the rock doc, left Denver to get her PhD in Geology at UW-Madison. Despite Sarah being able to survive in the desert for weeks and Lauren never having camped until this summer (only with Sarah's help), Lauren and Sarah share much in common (including their birthdays!). Other shared loves include cooking dinner together, Schitt's Creek, and Chelsea Cutler.
Addi Simonds
Bridesmaid
Addi and Lauren sat down next to each other in Lauren's first class at Illinois State and have been best friends since. Addi is a tap dancer (Lauren started teaching her in college!!!) and works as a reading interventionist in Champaign, IL. Addi is also getting married next summer and Lauren can't wait to be a bridesmaid for her and Ricky's big day!
Alex Gariti
Best Man
How could this guy not be the best man? Nick was inspired to propose to Lauren after seeing Gariti propose to some random lady at a bar with a fake diamond ring in college.
Eddie Trautner
Groomsman
Eddie is Nick's brother. You can really see the resemblance. Born and raised in the swamp, Eddie is very accustomed to making candles out of his own earwax. As an audiologist, Lauren is fascinated about this.
Jim O'Neil
Groomsman
Jimmy, aka Lil Freak Fishin, aka Lauren's big bro, aka "The One" singing competition star. Jimmy loves fishing and saving lives.
David O'Neil
Groomsman
Don't worry, Lauren's bro David already had Covid, so you can hug him all you want at the wedding. You can find him selling his Lake Vibes merch in the back and offering personal finance advice.
Tommy Hartwick
Groomsman
Tommy is an all-star in the game of life, and also baseball. Nick was very excited when he found out he had a new brother. Welcome to the team, Tommy.
Phil Cornelius
Groomsman
Phil has probably heard more than any other person how much Nick hates The Catcher and the Rye. I guess that automatically makes him a groomsman. Phil is wise and also a good writer. Only time will tell if Gariti forces him Phil to write his speech for him.
Mike Ziegler
Groomsman
Sir Mike Ziegler was knighted back in 2018 after his efforts in building a human-powered vehicle. Now he fights goblins and other evil dudes with his virtual reality glasses.
Matt Frazier
Groomsman
Matt is currently somewhere underwater. All other information on Matt is classified.