Wedding Party
Olivia Bause
Maid of Honor
Lily's best friend of 17 years. Our favorite memories include surviving COVID together, making forts in the bushes outside, and choreographing dances to persuade our parents to let us have sleepovers.
Carter Albers
Best Man
Carter enjoys buying flowers for his girlfriend and shopping at lululemon.
Abby Nunley
Bridesmaid
An angel in human form. However, if you hear a rumor that she pooped in the woods at Young Life camp her senior year... it is in fact true. She also makes the best cup of ice water you’ve ever had.
Tyler Bridges
Groomsman
Tyler played Quarterback in high school and met the love of his life on a Zoom call.
Brooke Balash
Bridesmaid
Horse girl. Used to have a pet bunny. Eats the kind of healthy food that looks freaky. Most amazing singing voice you'll ever hear. Talks to herself a little too often.
Joe Pavlak
Groomsman
Joe is known for horrible puns, his biceps, and being an Orlando Bloom body double.
Blaise Chaney
Bridesmaid
One thing and one thing only... UPS.
Jesse Cobbs
Groomsman
Jesse impressively holds the Guinness World Record for miles traveled while arching his back.
Paige Abney
Bridesmaid
Paigey wagey, Pooter Bear, crazy cat lady, now Mrs. Abney. A breakup brought us together, and 6am cycling classes kept us going.
Riley Steward
Groomsman
Three things Riley hates : Duke, Grayson Allen, still Duke.
Sammie Kay
Bridesmaid
Number 6 of 8 in the Thieken sibling line-up. You would never know this from meeting her, but Sammie hit a strong emo phase from 2015-2017. She has also been to 4 One Direction concerts.
Jake Snyder
Groomsman
One time, Jake lost a good chunk of leg flesh thanks to a wire garden fence. All for the sake of friendship.
Ellie Stines
Bridesmaid
Number 4 of 8 in the Thieken sibling line-up. Was a baton twirler back in the day before she was an avid jump roper. If you look closely, she was even featured in the background of the movie Jump In and got to meet Corbin Bleu. Who else is jealous??
Eric Michael
Groomsman
The Three Pillars of Life according to Eric Michael : Kanye West, the Minnesota Vikings, and high quality video editing.
Chelsea Graening
Bridesmaid
Number 3 of 8 in the Thieken sibling line-up. Chelsea had a bowl cut and was obsessed with Spongebob for the majority of her childhood. Unfortunately today, she no longer has that bowl cut and isn't obsessed with Spongebob.
Zach Thomas
Groomsman
The dad of the groomsmen, Zach has experienced heightened awareness to the potential for dad jokes in everyday conversation and doesn't trust stairs because they're always up to something...
Grace Reckers
Bridesmaid
Formed a strong friendship in 8th grade making a movie trailer in the woods for language arts class. Formed a stronger friendship through years of cross country and almost pooping our pants mid run too many times.
Jackson Maisel
Groomsman
Jackson will kill you with kindness if you let him. He has also mastered the art of providing the hottest of sports takes.
Sara Morrison
Bridesmaid
Perhaps the only good thing to come out of Lily's time at Ohio University was this friendship... Sara is not like other girls. She is in a sailing club, loves music from the 60's, and is a good mixture of trendy and preppy. Yet, somehow she's single! Someone wife her up!
Will Elmore
Groomsman
Will is experienced in putting the team on his back in both pickup basketball and Call of Duty games with the boys. He's also a big Hoosiers fan!