Jessica and Melissa were freshman-year roommates at the University of Minnesota 10 years ago and have been best friends since! They lived together for six years, creating so many incredible memories <3 Melissa is an inspiration and is finishing her degree as a Certified Nurse Anesthetist.

Jess and Lillie became close friends and roommates while working at Children's Hospital. Their friendship continues to grow while attending grad school together at St. Kate's. They are both eager to become Nurse Practitioners.

Brittney and Jess have been friends since 9th grade. Their relationship started through volleyball and evolved over the years during their many dinner dates and long girl talks. Brittney also attended St. Thomas with Alex.

Allie and Jess met in first grade at Hillside Elementary. They grew up together and have so many great memories together. Alex and Allie met their freshman year at St. Thomas. Jess and Alex have Allie to thank every day for introducing us <3

Jaclyn and Jess grew up together. They were and are like family. They shared holidays, sporting events, and many, MANY sleepovers together. Throughout all of their milestones, they were by each other's side. Jess is happy she will again be by her side on her big day.

Kayla and Jess met through Allie at St. Thomas. Who knew this amazing, intelligent dentist would be Alex's best friend's wife. Jess has cherished getting to know Kayla throughout their three years of friendship and looks forward to many more memories together.

Jess met Sydney almost three years ago! Alex and Sydney have attended school together since kindergarten. Alex likes to take credit for introducing Sydney to her husband and of the groomsmen, Ben. Jess feels so lucky to have gained such an incredible friend through Alex! She enjoys spending so much time with the Henderson girls :)

Kyle is Alex's brother and the two have grown up practically attached at the hip. They spent numerous hours playing sports with and against one another and doing almost everything else together. Alex was incredibly proud to watch his brother become a multi-year baseball captain as St. Thomas transitioned to D1 sports. Alex could not be more excited to have his brother as his Best Man.

Jeremiah was the first friend Alex met at St. Thomas and the two were roommates throughout college. Alex has enjoyed getting to know Jeremiah's family and spending time celebrating Viking's wins at Lambeau Field.

Ben and Alex met on the first day of high school. Ben never fails to make you laugh during a conversation and is always surprising his friends with some new knickknack he acquired from Facebook Marketplace.

Andrew and Alex also met during high school. One of Alex's favorite memories is going over to Andrew's parents house before each high school football game to have homemade wild rice soup in a bread bowl. Andrew recently completed medical school and Alex is actively recruiting him to join Optum Care at UnitedHealth Group.

Matt was another high school friend and is the main reason Alex passed his high school math classes. The two spent numerous hours playing sports together and training for the next sports season as well. Alex also enjoyed spending time at Matt's parents house, eating many frozen pizzas, mozzarella sticks and playing NHL 2010.

Joe is the brother of the bride. Alex and Joe met when Joe was bartending at a friend's wedding. Joe told Jess, "well, I actually like this one", which was a huge compliment. Their relationship grew during a family trip to Florida which included a few rounds of golf and cold beverages.

Alex has Griff to thank for introducing him to a majority of his friends from St. Thomas as the two were freshman-year roommates. Alex is thankful Griff convinced him to work at Scooter's during college so he could finally learn how to cook. Both Jessica and Alex enjoy spending time with Griff and his wife, Hannah.

Troy and Alex were high school friends who became best friends at St. Thomas. During college, Troy motivated Alex to not only study and “get jacked” but more importantly to have fun. Troy is pursuing a PhD in Aerospace Engineering and Alex is proud to see his friend accomplish his dreams.

Clay and Alex were roommates at St. Thomas and the two have a unique love-hate relationship. Clay and Jess grew up together and he was the first person to give Jess the stamp of approval as the two began their relationship. Clay also gave Alex an infamous nickname that has stuck since college.

Peter and Alex were roommates at St. Thomas and also grew up playing sports together. Alex and Jess were technically first introduced via text while Alex was at Peter's cabin several years ago - A few good friends, and cold beverages, encouraged Alex to respond - The rest is history.

Drew and Alex were roommates at St. Thomas and Alex enjoyed watching Drew pitch on the baseball team. Drew is a fantastic golfer and Alex hopes to one day hit his drives as far as Drew. Several of Alex's friends, including Drew, worked at Scooter's during their senior year and made some of the best chicken fingers in St. Thomas history.