Rick was not only Emily's dad, but also her best friend and partner in crime for most of her life. He is not able to be there in person for the big event, but he will be there in spirit to help her get down the aisle on the big day!

Emily met Aimee when she trained her in at work for the bowling alley when they were in high school. Aimee has been been around for the rollercoaster of life for the last 7 years and will be right along side Emily for this next chapter too!

Emily met Abby through a mutual friend at UMD and soon became roommates. After long nights of homework, watching tv series together, and making all sorts of dinners, they easily became best friends. Abby has been one of Emily's closest friends the last few years and has been apart of the crazy ride of life.

Emily met Rachel through working at Lake County Ambulance. After sharing stories, working closely together, and being competitive with everything, Rachel quickly became one of Emily's closest friends.

Emily met Erik while working in Ely. After a late night transfer, they realized how similar their humor was and started hanging out. Erik has been around for the complete story so far of Emily and Chaela, and has been one of the biggest supports.

Emily met Xander after meeting Chaela. Emily and Xander clicked instantly and has become a brother for Emily. Emily is excited to call him a brother this September and get to create adventures and memories as a big ol' family!

Chaela met Kat their junior year of high school through mutual friends and working on theatre productions together. A year ago, Kat moved to Babbitt with Chaela and Emily and has been a huge help with the planning process of the wedding. After many long nights talking about life, going on random adventures through Minnesota and Wisconsin, and becoming roommates, they have been best friends through it all!

Chaela and Matthew met in middle school through a middle school theatre production and mutual friends. Through high school, they became two peas in a pod and shared many fun adventures and accomplishments. Through the years they have stayed incredibly close and continue to support each other through all life milestones.

Chaela met Mary freshman year of high school started their close friendship junior year of high school through a theatre production they were in together. Aside from theatre and after graduation, they have stayed very close. From going to hockey games to the many, many target trips, Mary has been one of the best adventure partners ever!

Chaela met Kayla when they were assigned to sit next to each other in middle school choir for the year. Throughout the years and many choir classes to follow, they became life long friends with so many inside jokes and great memories including theatre productions, countless choir events, beach days and camping adventures.

Chaela and Elaina met in early middle school and were best friends from the start! Going through high school, they went into different friend groups but continued to be friends and support each other. After graduating, they became close friends again and have continued to share so many laughs, fun adventures and goofy inside jokes.

Chaela met Grace through her brother, Xander. When Grace and Xander started dating, Chaela thought Grace was a fun loving person with the funniest personality. Fast forward to now, Chaela thinks of Grace like a sister and is so happy to have her be part of the big day!