Parents of the Bride
Parents of the Groom
Maid of Honor
Summer's younger sister, Grace, is 24.
Best Man
Brian met Matt in the 7th grade at Pierre Moran Middle School, and they have been friends ever since. They work for the same company, Forest River, and were roommates after college for 3 years on Beardsley Avenue.
Flower Girl
Brian's niece; daughter of his older sister, Megan Clements
Flower Girl
Summer's goddaughter and 2nd cousin, daughter of Scott and Meaggie Reust
Flower Girl
Summer's 2nd cousin, daughter of Matt and Lauren Heiden
Flower Girl
Summer's 2nd cousin, daughter of Chris and Gretchen Martin
Ring Bearer
Brian's nephew; son of his older sister, Megan Clements
Ring Bearer
Summer's godson and 2nd cousin, son of John and Christina Horan
Ring Bearer
Summer's 2nd cousin, son of Chris and Gretchen Martin
Bridesmaid
Brian's older sister, Megan, is 29 and mother of ring bearer, Vincent, and flower girl, Scarlett.
Bridesmaid
Brian's younger sister, Karen, is 23 and a registered nurse living in Virginia.
Bridesmaid
Summer's lifelong friend since the 3rd grade, Jane attended Christ the King Grade School and Saint Joseph High School with Summer. Jane was engaged to Luke Buttke in May of 2023, and they live in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.
Bridesmaid
Gabby Leavitt introduced Summer to her high school friend, Emily, and the three were inseparable. Gabby, Summer, & Emily lived together their senior year of college. Emily is marrying Carter Herman in October of 2024, and Summer is so happy for them! Carter was in their college friend group, which together visited Lake Wawasee many times when separated at summer breaks.
Bridesmaid
Blonde runs in the family! Christina is Summer's sorority 'little' or 'daughter'. Their sorority granddaughter and great-granddaughter are blondes, and so continues their AGD lineage! Christina lives in Fischers, Indiana and, with husband, Steven, is welcoming a baby girl in the first part of June of 2023.
Bridesmaid
An instant friend of Summer's during Indiana University's freshman Welcome Week, during the next 4 years, and 4 Life! Gabby lives in Indianapolis, though Summer and Gabby have traveled outside of the Hoosier state, visiting Grand Haven, Florida, Mexico, and New Orleans.
Bridesmaid
Summer's 'big' or 'mother' in the sorority Alpha Gamma Delta at Indiana University- Alissa lives in Chicago.
Bridesmaid
Summer's 2nd cousin, daughter of Mike and Colleen Dabler- Katharine is a sophomore at Marian High School, where she plays soccer.
Bridesmaid
Summer's 2nd cousin, daughter of Steve and Kara Nilles- Olivia is a senior at Penn High School and is on the Penn's Poms Dance Team.
Bridesmaid
Summer's 2nd cousin, daughter of Dan and Susan Stevens- Lily is a senior at Marian High School, where she is a cheerleader.
Bridesmaid
Summer's 2nd cousin, daughter of Michael Heiden- Cionna is a junior at Indiana University Bloomington.
Groomsman
Summer's older brother, Christian, is 28. When Summer was little, she could not pronounce brother, so Christian became "bo", and has been Bo or Bobo ever since. Though, their grandfather, Lori's dad, called him "Chrissy"!
Groomsman
Summer's younger brother, Hunter, is 21 and a junior studying finance at Indiana University Bloomington's Kelley School of Business.
Groomsman
Brian and Austin have been friends since their freshman year of high school at Elkhart Central. They went on to be roommates in college at Indiana University Bloomington and post-college in Elkhart, Indiana. Austin will always be 1/4 of the Beardsley Boys, though after 1 year on Beardsley Avenue he moved to Indianapolis. Brian and Austin work for the same company, Forest River.
Groomsman
Tanner and Brian have been friends since kindergarten at Riverview Elementary School! He is a pitcher for the New York Yankees Organization. Tanner and wife, Taylor Tully, have a terrific toddler, Tucker Tully.
Groomsman
Riley and Brian played 7th grade football for Pierre Moran Middle School and high school tennis for Elkhart Central. Riley is one of the Beardsley Boys, as he and Brian were roommates on Beardsley Avenue in Elkhart for 3 years post-college.
Groomsman
Brian met Cory in their freshman year of high school at Elkhart Central. Cory works at Forest River. Brian was the (rather tall) ring bearer in Cory's wedding in 2021 to wife, Kayla.
Groomsman
Brian's family moved during his sophomore year of high school... and into the same neighborhood as Thomas! Brian and Thomas grew close during the 3 years that they worked summer college jobs at Norco Industries. They both now work for Forest River, and they shared an office for 1 year.
Groomsman
From the get-go of their freshman year, Brian and Blake were inseparable at Elkhart Central, both on and off the courts. They played AAU basketball, high school basketball, and high school tennis together. Blake and his wife, Alyson, have baby Claira, and are expecting another baby girl at the end of September.