Colby is a recent graduate of Missouri Western University in legal studies. He has plans to attend law school at Washington University in St. Louis or the University of Texas to continue his education. In his free time, he enjoys playing video games as well as spending time with his friends.

Colby is a friend of the groom

Colby enjoys the memory of the time the groom attempted to make cheese dip with a block of cheese by placing it in the microwave

"I've been to all lower 49 states"

Colby looks forward to the ceremony

Elizabeth is a nursing student at St. John’s College of Nursing as well as a patient care technician at St. John’s Hospital. She enjoys drawing, painting, sewing, and collecting antiques and trading cards, such as garbage pail kids or anything historical. She is passionate about tattoos, getting them, and the history behind them. She dreams of visiting the Steve Irwin Zoo in Australia, as well as get an authentic traditional Japanese tattoo in Japan.

Elizabeth is a cousin of the bride

Elizabeth enjoys the memory of playing together with the bride while growing up when her mom would babysit all the cousins. They would often play restaurant with the younger kids by creating a menu, having them play as customers, and making their orders at lunch time. They called their restaurant “EJ’s”

"I have over 45 tattoos (sorry to my family!!)"

Elizabeth looks forward to spending time with family, making memories, and celebrating Julia and Noah

Evan works for his father's business in pest control. In his free time, he enjoys playing video games and practicing mixed martial arts.

Evan is a childhood friend of the groom

Evan enjoys the memories of going to baseball games with the groom

"I can't reach the top shelf"

Evan looks forward to seeing his best friend get married

Gabby is a student at Illinois State University. She enjoys hanging out with her friends and going on fun adventures with them!

Gabby is a cousin of the bride

Gabby enjoys the memories of playing house with the bride and her little sister when they were younger

"I turned one in the Disney Castle"

Gabby looks forward to dancing

Nathan likes to read, play games, and spend time with family and friends. He is interested in religion and finance among many other things. He graduated with his bachelor's in accounting and currently works as an auditor. His goals include getting his CPA, reading more, traveling, and retiring early.

Nathan is a childhood friend of the groom

Nathan enjoys all of the memories with the groom. Specifically playing chess, hanging out, going to baseball games, playing video games, and talking about religion and politics to name a few

"I have an identical twin"

Nathan looks forward to the ceremony

Anna is a student at Glenwood High School. She loves hanging out with her friends, going to sporting events, and swimming in the summertime - at the pool or in the lake!

Anna is a cousin of the bride

Anna enjoys the memory of playing restaurant with Julia when they were younger. She specifically remembers how she would always receive a menu at lunch time and got to pick what she wanted to eat

"I love listening to music from all different time periods"

Anna looks forward to dancing and singing along with the music

Noah enjoys going to the gym, watching movies and anime, and occasionally playing video games. He is currently a student at Illinois State University Edwardsville. His life goals include getting his bachelor's degree, gaining weight, learning to cook, and being able to bench more than the groom (the groom says he will never be able to bench more than him).

Noah is a childhood friend of the groom

Noah enjoys memories of completing GTA 5 heists and playing basketball together

"I am left-handed and an identical twin"

Noah looks forward to the ceremony, food, and spending time with friends

Kate recently graduated from Grand Valley State University and currently has job in her degree of Hospitality Tourism Management. She loves to travel, ski, go boating, and take her dog on walks!

Kate is a cousin of the bride

Kate enjoys the memory of going to see Taylor Swift with the bride together for their first concert. She also enjoys the memories of family trips to Hawaii

"I can both ski and snowboard"

Kate looks forward to dancing and celebrating Julia and Noah

Kevin is a student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He enjoys accounting and rooting for the Chicago Bears in football.

Kevin is the future brother-in-law of the groom (AKA the bride's brother)

Kevin enjoys the memories of going to Dairy Queen and gossiping with the bride in high school

"I am cozy in the ice"

Kevin would like to note that this means he is good at ice skating

Kevin looks forward to dancing

Vivian is a student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign studying accounting. She enjoys watching sitcoms.

Vivian is a friend of the bride (and girlfriend of the bride's brother)

Vivian enjoys the memory of going to get ice cream with the bride and talking for hours

"I'm trilingual"

Vivian looks forward to the "FOOOOOOOOOOOD"

Addelyn knows the bride as her babysitter. She has fun memories with Julia when they would play “Bluey” games outside on the swing set and stay up late talking to each other. Addelyn is looking forward to getting dressed up for the wedding!