Meet the Wedding Party

Nicole Kaminsky - Maid of Honor

Nic and Kara met at a campus job at Elmhurst College, became sorority sisters and have been best friends ever since. Nic is a speech pathologist in the Plano school system.

Trisha Brockman - Bridesmaid

Trisha is Kara’s older sister. Trisha is an English teacher at Plano High School.

Anna Pryor - Bridesmaid

Anna lived one neighborhood over in elementary school, and she and Kara both landed at Elmhurst College where they were roommates and sorority sisters. Anna is a former accountant and currently works as a school librarian.

Kim Kelly - Bridesmaid

Kim and Kara have also been friends since elementary school, where they were paired up in height order. They both graduated from Elmhurst College with English degrees and landed careers in Associations. Kim is currently working in marketing and communications for Association Forum.

Emmy Marron - Bridesmaid

Emmy is also an elementary school friend that grew up with Kara and has become like family over the years. Emmy started her career in marketing and copyediting before leaving to focus on her family, as a stay at home mom for her two daughters.

Mackenzie McDaniel - Bridesmaid

Mackenzie and Kara were roommates in college and in the city afterwards, before she moved up to Madison, WI. Mackenzie now works in marketing for Subzero.

Brittany Bogaerts - Bridesmaid

Brittany and Kara were roommates in college and again in the city after she graduated from law school. Brittany is currently a lawyer for UL Solutions.

Nicole Furlan - Bridesmaid

Nicole and Kara met while working at the American Association of Endodontists, shortly after college. Nicole now works for her family’s printing company, doing both accounting and design work.

Kristen Driscoll - Bridesmaid

Kristen is Jason’s twin sister. Kristen works at a library and is finishing up her Masters of Library and Information Science degree.

Brilynn Begley - Junior Bridesmaid

Brilynn is Kara’s niece. Bri is in sixth grade and loves volleyball and soccer.

Madison Begley - Flower Girl

Madison is Kara’s niece. Maddie is in first grade and loves cheerleading and dance.

Matt Vasquez - Best Man

Matt is Jason’s friend from middle school and they met during band class. Matt is a lawyer and is the general counsel and director of business operations for Prairie State Legal Services.

Joe Seper - Groomsman

Joe met Jason through his best man and they have been friends since college. Joe is currently a project manager with Maron Electric.

Maris Hovee - Groomswoman

Maris and Jason met through the private ambulance service as coworkers and have been friends since. Maris currently is a firefighter/paramedic in the neighboring Lombard Fire Department.

Andrew Chapman - Groomsman

Andrew and Jason met through the private ambulance service as coworkers and have been friends since. Andrew was Jason’s roommate when he met Kara. Andrew is currently a Paramedic with Wheaton Fire Department.

Kayle Zilch - Groomsman

Kayle and Jason met playing a sand volleyball league and have been close since and continue to play volleyball together. Kayle is an escrow closer with Citywide Title.

Emiliano Luciano - Groomsman

Emiliano and Jason met playing a sand volleyball league and have been close since and continue to play volleyball together. His girlfriend Nicole (maid of honor) and him are the reason Jason and Kara met! Emiliano is a route sales representative for Vestis.

Christian Vasquez - Groomsman

Christian and Jason met through his brother Matt (best man). Christian used to hang out with us and now he is a reliable golf partner and friend. Christian is a sales executive for Cloverleaf AI.

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