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Alex & Brendan

September 22, 2023 • Estes Park, CO

Alex & Brendan

September 22, 2023 • Estes Park, CO
Jessica Gremer
Jessica Gremer - Bridesmaid
Older sister of the bride. Met at Chicago's Northwestern Women's Hospital where Alex was kicking and screaming. Jessie was the Simba to Alex's Nala when they played Lion King as children. Slytherin and proud of it.
Jaclyn Gremer
Jaclyn Gremer - Bridesmaid
Younger sister of the bride and designated Captain of the party barge in Pentwater. Bonded over the love of all music, from Alanis Morrisette to String Cheese Incident. Often mistaken for Alex at Summer Camp Music Festival. Ravenclaw.
Suki Dewitt
Suki Dewitt - Matron of Honor
Friend of the bride. Met through mutual friends at a party mere weeks before Alex moved to Colorado. Suki made Colorado a home. Bonded over Red Rocks, music festivals, and Salad Tuesdays (a long-standing dinner tradition that includes a few leaves of lettuce and a LOT of adult grape juice).
Jaclyn Panlilio
Jaclyn Panlilio - Bridesmaid
Her name isn't Jaclyn, it's Felber. High school friend of the bride. Met jumping over a fence at a party that was getting busted. Navigated the halls of Maine South side by side. On her honeymoon, Felber facetimed Alex to share the sight of the sparkling Eiffel Tower.
Katie Halstead
Katie Halstead - Bridesmaid
Friend of the bride. Met dancing the night away at The Canopy Club while attending U of I together. Bonded over plants, yoga, Elton John, and euchre. Shares the exact same birthday as the bride. It is important to note that Alex is older by a few hours.
Lindsay Hoffer
Lindsay Hoffer - Bridesmaid
Friend of the bride. Met building snowmen in Lindsay's front yard on Courtland Ave circa 1995. Bonded over block parties and books. Made a childhood pact to be bridesmaids in each other's weddings; they both fulfilled this promise. Ravenclaw.
Jackson Fowler
Jackson Fowler - Best Man
The longest running friend of the groom. Met in Boulder at Jackson’s backyard snowboard park, “Fowler Nation”. Grew their friendship through their shared passions of snowboarding, skateboarding, fishing, and camping. Taught Brendan how to do his first backflip, snowboarding in a blizzard at Breckenridge Mountain.
Davis Lonergan
Davis Lonergan - Groomsman
Moments after they met, they both slammed their heads on the ceiling of the Meta Skateboards van while they sped over a set of railroad tracks. Traveled to Korea for a month together to make a skateboard video and drink Power Ups (Powerade + Soju). Bonded over the love of Ice Hockey and are both die-hard Avs fans. Go Avs!
Jeff Holce
Jeff Holce - Groomsman
Humbly introduced themselves while in the lift line at Mt. Hood, OR. The next time they met would be filming snowboarding in Winter Park, Colorado which would later turn into footage for Boys Nite. Fun fact: Jeff is the only friend of Brendan’s who has been allowed to stay more than 2 nights at the Barry household on Paragon Dr. He stayed for 3 weeks.
Russ Valerio
Russ Valerio - Groomsman
Became close friends at Winter Wondergrass Bluegrass Festival in 2020 which was unknowingly the last concert Alex and Brendan would attend before the pandemic. Russ and Brendan accidentally crashed a bachelor party last winter, where they shared a bunk room and snowboarded deep powder on The Cirque at Winter Park.
Ryan Arrington
Ryan Arrington - Groomsman
Friend of the groom. Bonded over Malibu Rum and Farckle at the Secret Saloon. Adventurous and always up for a good time, Ryan is honored to stand by the groom's side on his big day and continue their shared adventures for years to come.
Grant Giller
Grant Giller - Groomsman
Friend of the Groom. Met at High Cascade Snowboard Camp as counselors where they destroyed campers in dodgeball. Bonded over the love of snowboarding in Colorful Colorado.
Paige Tieman
Paige Tieman - Officiant
Friend of the bride. Met swinging hula hoops at a college after party. Spent 1 blissful year living together on Vermont St in Urbana. Bonded over Beyoncé, trips to Colorado (where they would both end up living), and *outfits*