Wedding Party
Annamarie Beckmeyer
Bride
Annamarie grew up in Hoyleton, Illinois as the youngest of three children and only daughter. After graduating from Centralia High School, she attended Southern Illinois University Carbondale where she met Will. She currently resides in Columbus, Ohio where she attends The Ohio State College of Medicine and is pursuing a joint MD/JD degree in the hopes of becoming an OB/GYN. The love of her life, besides Will, is her cat Halsey whom she delights in sitting approximately three feet away from. Annamarie enjoys staying active, exploring new places with Will, and cheering on the Ohio State Buckeyes.
William Craig
Groom
Will grew up in Bethany, Illinois as an only child. After graduating from Okaw Valley High School, he attended Southern Illinois University Carbondale and met Annamarie. After college, he moved to Springfield, Illinois where he obtained an M.S. in Environmental Sciences and worked at the Illinois EPA. He currently resides in Columbus, Ohio, where he works as the Vice President of Membership at Bonzo. Will is also a registered patent agent who has drafted several published and issued life science and software patents. In his free time, Will enjoys spending time with his cat, Baxter, watching college football, and exploring new places with Annamarie.
Mark & Deborah Beckmeyer
Parents of the Bride
Mark and Debbie are both retired teachers and farmers who raised Annamarie to love learning. In his spare time, Mark enjoys working on his HAM radio and looking to the sky through his astronomy lab. Debbie loves quilting and passed on her love of Diet Coke to Annamarie. They both reside on the generational family farm southeast of Hoyleton.
John & Annette Craig
Parents of the Groom
John & Annette live in Bethany, Illinois, where they raised Will. John works as a maintenance technician at AgriFab, and Annette is a Kindergarten teacher in Decatur. John passed on his love of watching college football to Will, while Annette loves to watch movies with her son. Both enjoy coming up with incredible Halloween costumes every year. They are proud grandparents to Will's cat Baxter.
Katherine Kovic
Maid of Honor
Katie & Annamarie met at Southern Illinois University Carbondale when they both rushed Sigma Kappa sorority. Over time they bonded with mutual appreciation for the Royal Family, Emily Giffin books, and love of travel. Katie is a Senior Tax Associate at PwC in St. Louis, Missouri.
Hunter Marshall
Best Man
Hunter and Will have been best friends since birth, even though Hunter stole Will’s stocking cap in Kindergarten and left him with one heck of an ear infection. Still hanging out and getting ear infections to this day, any time Will and Hunter get together it’s as if they haven’t spent a day apart. Hunter lives with his significant other Shelby in Mt. Zion, Illinois.
Abigail Wehking
Matron of Honor
Abbi & Annamarie have been friends since bonding over American Girl Doll Magazines on an Amtrak train ride to Chicago as children. Abbi is a pharmacist at Ascension St. Vincent in Evansville, Indiana where she lives with her husband Caleb and dog Louie.
Garrett Sparks
Groomsman
Garrett & Will first met on the YMCA soccer fields of Decatur, where they teamed together and became fast friends. Always the sports duo, the two played on the same inter-school basketball team in 4th grade, forcing a mid-season rule change that prevented them from being on the court at the same time. Garrett lives with his wife Hannah and daughter Crosby Kate in Mowequa, Illinois.
Abby Gleason
Bridal Attendant
Abby & Annamarie met at Southern Illinois University Carbondale where they were both Psychology majors. After realizing a shared appreciation for wine, Anne Boleyn, and rolling their eyes at their significant others' antics, the two became close friends. Abby is a Mental Health Clinician and lives with her partner Chris in northern Illinois.
Chris Aceron
Groomsman
Chris & Will met at Southern Illinois University Carbondale their freshman year. Chris works as a nurse at Northwestern Medicine and lives with his partner Abby in northern Illinois.
Serenity Pokojski
Bridal Attendant
Serenity is Annamarie's niece and lives in Centralia, Illinois. Serenity spent a lot of time at her grandma & grandpa's house in Hoyleton growing up and calls Annamarie "Sissy." She is a sophomore at Centralia High School.
Levi Reed
Groomsman
Levi & Will met in Springfield, Illinois. Levi works as an environmental scientist in Springfield, Illinois where he lives with Will's favorite recliner that Will has not gotten over leaving behind.
Wesley Thompson
Usher
Wes & Will grew up together in Bethany, Illinois. Wes works as a UPS driver and lives in Monticello, Illinois with his wife Marissa and children.
Colton Bush
Usher
Colton, known as "Cookie" by his friends, grew up with Will in Bethany, Illinois. Colton works and lives with his wife Mollee and daughter Camryn.
Peyton Villasenor
Flower Girl
Friend of the bride.
Aliany Arteche
Flower Girl
Cousin of the bride.
Eleanor Dersch
Flower Girl
Cousin of the bride.
Fletcher Thompson
Ring Bearer
Friend of the groom.