Kevin & Karyn

September 14, 2024 • Charlevoix, MI

Kevin & Karyn

September 14, 2024 • Charlevoix, MI
Aren Rabe
Aren Rabe - Officiant
Aren is Kevin's boss at Alliance Beverage and has gotten to know Kevin and Karyn through their entire relationship. The only flaw that Aren finds in Karyn is she is a fan of U of M...Go Green!
Beth Lortie
Beth Lortie - Matron of Honor
Beth and Karyn met at IPFW in Fort Wayne, Indiana. They became best friends and roommates through College and through friends.
Emily Soloman
Emily Soloman - Maid of Honor
Emily and Karyn has been best friends for a 3 years through working through the school system.
Jillian Kuberski
Jillian Kuberski - Sister of Honor
Jillian has known Karyn for 33 years after failing at being a only child.
Hanna Fanson
Hanna Fanson - Bridesmaid
Hanna and Karyn have been friends through knowing Kevin and are great drinking buddies.
Sarah Van Horn
Sarah Van Horn - Bridesmaid
Sarah and Kevin are lifelong friends due their mother's (Teresa & Micki) lifelong friendship as well. Many days of their childhood were spent together with her brother Aaron running around on Grandma Karen's beach or wandering through the woods.
Lauren Thurston
Lauren Thurston - Bridesmaid
Lauren is Kevin's cousin. With only a 6 month age difference between the two, they spent A LOT of time together growing up and have been integral in each other's lives.
Colin Donaldson
Colin Donaldson - Flower Bro
Colin and Karyn have been long time friends, Drinking buddies, Roommates, Camp buddies, trivia teammates, Co-workers, and Best friends.
Shawn Donaldson
Shawn Donaldson - Flower Bro
Shawn and Karyn met through high school and then through Okemos Kids Club. After that they became best friends and have always been there for each other.
Chris Sonie
Chris Sonie - The Best Man
Kevin and Chris (everybody calls him Sonie) met each other while working at Lou and Harry's in 2008. They bonded over a mutal love of music and volcanos and became instant friends. Fast forward to now...Kevin and Karyn love to spoil his son, Auggie, with all things Spider-Man related.
Nick Golovich
Nick Golovich - Groomsman
Kevin and Nick grew up together in Charlevoix and have been friends for years thanks to their mutual love of food, sports and music. Many activities over the years include seeing who can eat more whoppers and chicken fries at Burger King, summer hang outs at Nick's tent, spending way too many Saturday mornings playing hours of NBA 2K, or Nick's personal favorite...figuring out how he can trick Kevin into spending multiple hours at Preuss Pets to look at fish.
Brian Leyrer
Brian Leyrer - Groomsman
Brian and Kevin met after a fateful night on the town with a group of friends. Less than 24 hours later, Brian had gotten a job at the bar Kevin worked at and they have been friends (and even roommates at one point) ever since.
Eoin O'Connor
Eoin O'Connor - Groomsman
Kevin and Eoin met during his time working at P.T. O'Malley's where Eoin frequented (...polar bear fight anyone?) during his study abroad time at MSU. Over the years they have developed a close friendship, often spending holidays together and having doggie play dates.
Andy Van Horn
Andy Van Horn - Groomsman
Kevin and AVH grew up in Charlevoix together but didn't really become friends until their later years in High School and living together early in their college years. These two have been through it all together...multiple music festivals, "riots" at MSU, and Andy's personal favorite, white knuckle driving up mountains.
Phil Michaud
Phil Michaud - Groomsman
Phil is one of Kevin's oldest friends. Growing up about a block away from each other for their entire childhood to their young adulthood, they have too many stories to list here over their close to 30 year friendship.
Reggie (Sir Reginald)
Reggie (Sir Reginald) - Goodest Boy
Karyn got Reggie during March of 2020 on Kevin's Birthday (no...this wasn't a present to him). Reggie has been there for Karyn through all the ups and downs and Kevin and Reggie have been best buds since Karyn got him.