Sarah & Benjamin
Wedding Party
Arianna Scheltens
Maid of Honor
Goes by Ana Age 23, from Normal, IL Recent graduate from CUC with a major in English and minors in Theatre and Education; starting as a middle school English teacher at Ascension Lutheran School in Fort Wayne, IN in August Interests: reading, Dungeons & Dragons, and gardening Fun fact: one of my tear ducts is bigger than the other, and I have almost the entirety of the movies Tangled and Anastasia memorized My favorite memory with the bride and groom is every time we would part ways before I had plans with other people. You guys always said "now remember: don't do what we wouldn't do, but also don't do what we would do. There's a little grey area in the middle and that's where you operate." Every time. Such a little thing, but it's one of the things I miss the most about living so close together! My advice to the couple is this is going to be your #1 person for the rest of your days. Make the choice every morning to love the other, and operate your whole days with that in mind. Take on the little things and a bigger love will bloom.
Dominic Reyes
Best Man
Goes by Dom Age 23, from Rockford, IL Job: Freelance sing/composer, church administrator Interests: composing music, singing, Dungeons & Dragons, refurbishing old video games Fun fact: I almost failed my first semester of college because of SpongeBob. Met the couple in college, we were in the same major originally Favorite memory with the couple is "family" dinners before Dungeons & Dragons Favorite memory with the groom is the countless all-night discord calls and ping-pong in the music building in the middle of the night My advice is to never lie and always put honesty first.
Abigail Scheltens
Bridesmaid
Goes by Abby Age 19, from Normal, IL Major: Music Education Interests: puzzles, coloring, listening to music Fun fact: I met the couple when my sister became the bride's best friend and roommate.
Francisco Diaz
Groomsman
Goes by Cisco Age 23, from River Grove, IL Major: Master's of Social Work Interests: playing trumpet and building model kits Fun fact: I can do impressions, and I used to be a competitive swimmer I met the bride and groom at Concordia University Chicago freshman year. My favorite memory is on the Wind Symphony tour when Benny and other classmates played card games all night. It is such an engraved memory. My advice to the couple is to love each other above all other emotions, respect each other above all other behaviors, and provide for each other above all other services.
Abigale Storm
Bridesmaid
Goes by Abby Age 18, from Milford, IL Major: Enrolled at KCC and plan to apply for their physical therapy assistant program next spring Interests: athletic activities including biking, softball, volleyball, and weightlifting, as well as art projects Fun fact: When I was six, I would wake up at six o-clock in the morning to practice Mario Kart so that I could beat a boy in the game and make him cry. I met the bride in 2014 when I began to attend her church. My favorite memory with the bride is when we spent the summer of 2020 hanging out and doing Bible study together. My advice to the couple is to maintain a Christ-centered marriage and to always love and cherish each other.
Andrew Gallup
Groomsman
Age 22, from River Grove, IL Job: Coordinator of Campus Events at Concordia University Chicago Interests: board games, movies, the Chicago Bears, and being a friend Fun fact: Chainsaws were invented for childbirth. Also I am the best I met the bride and groom at college. My favorite memory with the groom is spending time goofing around and playing games. (I am still the best Euchre player.) My favorite memory with the bride would be the moment we became friends walking around a random parking lot in the middle of California talking about life. My advice to the couple would be to speak openly and be respectful. Not everything is going to be great times. But the best part is being able to do it with each other. If you are able to be open and respectful, nothing is going to be able to stop you.