Wedding Party

Alyssa Thompson

Maid of Honor

The mama bear that every group needs and my rock for the past ten years.

Thessaly Balasis

Bridesmaid

Over ten years ago we met in church. We may not attend every Sunday, but we usually still see each other once a week for some wine. Fun fact, Thess and I are both getting married this summer!

Kendra Hohenstein

Bridesmaid

Seeing as she’s my little cousin, I’ve known her my whole life. I couldn’t imagine not having her stand by my side on my wedding day. Plus she might have been a little jealous if I only asked her older sister Olivia.

Olivia Hohenstein

Bridesmaid

Growing up as cousins, Olivia and I only got to see each other a few times a year, but we’re always able to pick up right where we left off whenever we’re together.

Sue Yeon Woo

Bridesmaid

I met Sue Yeon in eighth grade. We quickly moved from cross country teammates to lifelong friends. Sure, she lives in Korea now, so we don't see each other as often as we like, but she is like family and distance only makes the heart grow fonder.

Ryley Sheehan

Best Man

I first met Ryley in high school, but we just barely knew each other then. After high school we began hanging out more regularly and quickly became great friends. Between our love of loud speakers and old vehicles, we always had something to talk about. Many nights were spent in the Sheehan basemen cranking the stereo, and one of Ryley's favorite metal bands was called Dayshell. Little did I know at the time, Sydney was friends with a girl who also loved Dayshell. Our friends both brought us to the concert we met at, and I would not have met Sydney without Ryley.

Christopher Johnson

Groomsman

I've known Chris all my life, and he has always been my favorite brother. It has been a wonderful experience to see him grow into the man he is today. We used to fight constantly, as brothers tend to do, but he has quickly become a person I love being around and enjoy talking to. I will continue to annoy him as part of my older brother duties, but I cannot wait to see what he is going to do with life.

Carson Crouse

Groomsman

I met Carson when I began hanging out with Ryley. Ryley and him have been friends since middle school, and he quickly became a great friend to me as well. Carson is another friend that shares in the passion of working on vehicles, and one of my favorite memories with him is the time he had to remove the seat of his Miyata so I could drive it, and my head still sat above the convertibles window shield. You can always count on Carson to make you laugh, and he is one of the most compassionate people I know. He will always go out of his way to help a friend.

Oskar Strautmanis

Groomsman

When I began dating Sydney, I occasionally heard about a friend of hers named Thessaly from high school. When I was finally able to meet Thessaly she was dating this fella from New York named Oskar. Oskar and I hit it off almost immediately, we both share the love of tinkering with just about anything to see how it works. One of my favorite memories with Oskar is when we got the bright idea to put dirt bike tires on two Yamaha scooters he has at his cabin. After a little elbow grease we were riding through the woods on a couple of scooters that were far out of their element.

Lisa Kloster

Mother of the Bride

Andrew Kloster

Father of the Bride

Jill Johnson

Mother of the Groom

Don Johnson

Father of the Groom

Owen Kittock

Groomsman

Owen has been a great friend since middle school, and in high school is when our friendship really grew. We both went to Wright Tech, a technical college that offered courses high schoolers could take. In our senior year we took turns driving to wright tech, and because of our friendly habit of arguing over the smallest things our instructor at Wright tech started calling us the old married couple. Our habit of working on things also led us to Owen's farm fields plenty of times, where he would be toiling away on some ancient tractor and I would stand by offering advice. This advice was usually wrong and would regularly drive Owen insane, but I have never laughed as much as when we were working on something together.