Christine and Dani met shortly after Dani moved to Denver through Regis University. Christine is also a High School Science Teacher and started out as Dani's mentor through grad school. Their love of Harry Potter. books, science, Taylor Swift, and tea soon made best friends!
Alex Beck - Best Man
Alex and Matt met during sophomore year at KU and instantly started doing shenanigans together! They lived together sophomore year while bonding over KU basketball, games of chess, and a love for beer. After college they lived nearby in KC and continued to hang out while somewhat figuring out adulthood.
Tara Mollhagen Shepherd - Bridesmaid
Tara and Dani met eons ago in the dark days of middle school. Back then they were not the best of friends, mostly due to both of them being highly competitive :) But that quickly changed once high school came around and they became best friends! Tara and Dani could be seen together on the soccer field, in choir, playing Scattergories, or having tea parties!
Ryan Loeffelman - Groomsman
Ryan and Matt met during freshmen year at KU on the infamous 10th floor of Ellsworth. Becoming fast friends, they lived together sophomore year and ventured out to Ryan's lake for many 4th of July adventures. After college they attended the annual St. Louis beer festival and Blues hockey games that became a cherished tradition!
Emily Kahn - Bridesmaid
Emily and Dani met their freshman year at the University of Kansas. They both lived on the 10th floor of Ellsworth Residence Hall and spent countless hours together watching KU sports, talking about Harry Potter, and bonding through their sorority Omega Phi Alpha.
Chris Roholt - Groomsman
Chris and Matt met during sophomore year at KU and then lived together during Matt's senior year. Their love for hockey and video games led to many intense game nights that were always celebrated regardless of which team won. In 2012, they did storm Mass street after the KU final four win which will forever be a highlight!
Kristen O'Sullivan - Bridesmaid
Kristen and Dani met their freshman year at the University of Kansas. Kristen also lived on the 10th floor of Ellsworth Residence Hall. Through their four years at KU, they quickly bonded through a shared love of Harry Potter, KU basketball, joint birthday parties, and all the cheesy teen dramas of the 2000's!
Tyson Sparks - Groomsman
Tyson and Matt met after college in Colorado where they quickly developed a friendship sharing their love for board games, especially Gloomhaven, DND, any type of resource gathering game and many more. They also have attended lots of CU football games to see Ralphie run, occasionally witness a win and always have fun!