Wedding Party
Timothy Frese
Best Person
Timothy is a Software Engineer at Storable with Dawson. They met at KU and roomed together out of college for several years. Their shared love of boardgames, cats, and campfires brought them together and has kept them warm since.
Lillian Clanahan
Matron of Honor
Lillian is one of the people Gwen has know the longest in her life as Lillie is Gwen's older sister. However, Lillie and Gwen are more than just sisters, they are baking battle sisters, moral support, accountability partners, and most importantly, friends.
Crystal Frese
Grooms Person
Crystal is a ghostwriter for The Urban Writers. Dawson and Crystal met through a Dungeons and Dragons group in college. They became closer friends when Crystal and Timothy started dating. Three years later Timothy and Crystal are now married and live with their three cats in south Kansas City.
Wren Edgar
Person of Honor
Wren and Gwen were best friends from the moment they met at Gwen's 17th Birthday Party. Their shared love of literature is still going strong to this day. Through thick and thin (and many Casey Pizza and Pinot Noir Nights) they have stuck together.
Berit Conway
Groomswoman
Berit is Dawson's favorite sister (and only sister). She very recently graduated with her nursing degree and is starting at St. Luke's hospital in Kansas City. Dawson and Berit have shared 24 years of adventures, games, and inside jokes (e.g. "piglet's a bear").
Ninaada Akins
Bridesmaid
Nina is current a student at the Royal Conservatoire of England studying Film Directing and Script Writing. Her love of Alternative Music and K Dramas made her and Gwen fast friends (as well as sisters) when they finally got to meet in the Winter of 2016.
Ryan Pokorny
Officiant
Ryan is a Legislative Assistant in Virginia. He, Dawson, and Gwen all met through the Scholarship Hall network at the University of Kansas. His quick wit and broad knowledge of the Roman Empire will leave you wonder how far back in the conversation he began spinning tales. Dawson, Ryan, and Gwen all share a deep love of hiking and the outdoors.