Our Wedding Party

We would like to introduce you to the special people who will be standing at our side on our wedding day.

Maid of Honor
Elizabeth Snyder – Elizabeth is Stephanie's amazing and beautiful older sister who has always given Stephanie abundant love, laughter and support. She lives in Waverly, MN and is a special education teacher for students who are blind or have visual impairments.

Best Man
Josh Neiman – Since grade school, Josh and Allan have been best friends, taking on the world on the football field, in business, and everything in between. Josh currently lives in Chicago and works as an interactive marketing strategist.

Bridesmaids
Doniree Walker – Doniree (pronounced Donna-Ree) is Stephanie's best friend. They met during college while working a summer job at a golf course, and have been yin and yang ever since. Doniree lives in Minneapolis and works as a media buyer for an advertising agency.

Beth Schaffer – Beth and Steph met during college through mutual friends. Steph had the honor of being a bridesmaid in Beth's wedding last year, and is so grateful for Beth's support and presence at her wedding this year. Beth lives in Mendota Heights, MN with her husband Bill and works for Wells Fargo.

Leah Woodstrom – Leah is Allan's baby sister. She works as an academic advisor at the University of Minnesota and has passion for helping students achieve success. She lives in Minneapolis and is engaged to her finance, Milan.

Groomsmen
Tyler Greenleaf – Roommates for 16 years, there's nothing more Allan could ask for in a big brother. He's smart, talented, cool and supportive. Tyler lives in Toronto with his wife, Emily, and is a development officer for the University of Toronto's faculty of music. He's also a professional trumpet and trombone player.

Phil McClure – Phil and Allan have been close friends since high school, playing sports and going to dances. Making jokes all the time, the two always seem to have something to laugh and smile about. Phil currently lives in Minneapolis and works for UPS.

Brian Buck – Since the 7th grade, Brian and Allan have spent hundreds of hours playing sports, solving geography puzzles and just having fun. Brian lives in Minneapolis and works as a parole officer in Dakota County.

Ushers
Will Weber – The big brother she never had, Will has been looking out for Steph since they met in the freshman dorms at the University of Minnesota. And he has been a close friend and golf buddy to Allan since they met through Steph. Will lives in Minneapolis and works as a buyer for Supervalu in Chanhassen.

Jeremy Shepherd - Jeremy and Allan have been friends since 9th grade when they started playing football together. The two are brought together by a passion for following sports and football. Jeremy lives in Minneapolis and is a certified fitness trainer at Dick's Sporting Goods.

Sean Brown – Stephanie and Sean met freshman year of college while living down the hall from one another in the dorms. Allan and Steph always love spending time with Sean and hearing about his latest high jinks. Sean recently moved to Portland to work on writing a book.

Tyler Pivec - "Piv" and Allan have been friends since playing basketball together in high school. As Allan's roommate when he first started dating Stephanie, Tyler sensed love was in the air after Allan and Stephanie had gone on only three dates. Tyler lives in Austin, Texas and works for Callaway Golf.

Personal Attendant
Katie Lilla - Katie is a good friend to Allan and Stephanie, and lovely girlfriend to Allan's best friend, Josh. Al and Steph love Katie's sweetness and sense of humor, and are excited to have her help on their wedding day. She currently lives in Chicago and works in advertising production for Apartments.com.

Flower Girl
Samantha Sufka - Sam is the sweet daughter of Stephanie’s cousin Scott and his wife Angela. She loves playing outside, especially in her new
sandbox that Scott built. She likes puzzles, her favorite game is memory, and her favorite people on TV are Dora and Tinkerbell.

Ring Bearer
Evan Sufka - Evan is the son of Stephanie’s cousin Aaron and his wife Jacqui. Always adventurous, Evan likes reading “scary” books and riding roller coaster rides – especially now that he is tall enough to go on some of the adult rides. He also likes Legos and Star Wars.