Abigail & Nicholas

July 18, 2025 • Oswego, IL
82 Days To Go!

Abigail & Nicholas

July 18, 2025 • Oswego, IL
82 Days To Go!

Wedding Party

Ashlyn Rulis
Ashlyn Rulis - Best Woman
She was the first person Abby met on the SAU Cross Country team. Running buddy since 2014, Roommate since 2015, and dog mom to Norbert (as seen in photo).
Nickolaus Schmitz
Nickolaus Schmitz - Best Man
Nick and Nick have been friends since Kindergarten. Years of friendship and debauchery later and they are like brothers. Nick helps manage the family farm in Iowa alongside his wonderful wife and adorable daughter.
Devon James
Devon James - Bride's crew
Long time middle and high school friend also known as BFFLNWH. Devon loves camping and hiking at National Parks, watching Marvel movies, and getting Chai (her cat) out of trouble. She currently resides in Cincinnati, OH working at Xavier University.
Aaron Sloterdyk
Aaron Sloterdyk - Groom side
Became friends on the first day of college through our mutual friend and Groomsmen, Alex. He is a Smash Bros savant and a very caring friend. Aaron lives in Marion, IA with his amazing wife, their rambunctious son, and new daughter.
Anthony Peters
Anthony Peters - Bride's crew
The NAIA Racewalker champion throughout his SAU track career, Anthony and Abby practically had the same class schedule both in undergrad and graduate school. He quickly became part of our AAA and bad 🐝itches group.
Alex Weber
Alex Weber - Groom side
From playing basketball against each other in middle school, going through high school together, living on the same floor Freshman year of college, later rooming together, to virtually playing D&D together across the country; Alex has always been an amazing friend. He lives in Iowa with his fantastic wife and their two energetic sons.
Jenny Lopez
Jenny Lopez - Bride's crew
Jenny joined our bad 🐝itches when she joined the track team sophomore year and we moved into Schneider D townhouse our junior year. She is now living in CA.
Anthony Galioto
Anthony Galioto - Groom side
One of the wittiest and most clever people I have ever known. Met very early on in Freshman year of college through mutual friends and later lived together Senior year. Galioto has always been a very genuine friend to those in his life and a fun person to talk with late at night.
Karyn Paisley
Karyn Paisley - Bride's crew
Karyn joined our bad 🐝itches when they joined the track team sophomore year and we moved into Schneider D townhouse our junior year. They are now living in Wisconsin with their pup Eddie spaghetti (as seen in picture).
Max Moline
Max Moline - Groom side
Max and Nick were randomly assigned roommates their freshman year of college and quickly became like brothers. Max also moved to Boston last year to further his pursuits in the world of Theater, and we regularly spend time together now. Max runs a D&D campaign with Nick, Abby, and and a few other local friends.
Liva Manns
Liva Manns - Flower Girl
She's one of Abby’s cousins who loves to play basketball, read Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Percy Jackson, and attempting to solve the rubix cube.
Lonnie Manns
Lonnie Manns - Ring Bearer
Abby's cousin, Lonnie, loves to let people know he's a middle schooler these days. His favorite animals are turtles, including teenage mutant ninja ones. He's learning to play the violin.
Mia Vance
Mia Vance - Flower Girl
Mia is proud cousin of Abby, she is 5 years old and lives in Austin, Texas. She loves gymnastics, parties and reading Mia Mayhem and any Mo Willems books.
August Manns
August Manns - Ring Bearer
Abby’s cousin is in 4th grade and is goalie for his soccer team. Auggie is a social butterfly who loves to chat and make new friends. He plays the piano to his own rhythm.