DeAnna and Gretchen met through a mutual friend shortly before Gretchen moved to Madison, and bonded over their matching coats and love of good food. The two were roommates for six years, ran a restaurant together, and have had lots of late nights and growth experiences. Though Gretchen and De were inseparable, they both eventually found their respective “Nathans” and DeAnna has now been married for three years with two cats and two dogs. She thrives in the outdoors and these days you can find her hiking in a National Forest or exploring a new remote location.

Gretchen and Sonya met one night, long ago, while Gretchen was working at City Bar. A mutual acquaintance introduced them with the (silly) logic that all people who have tattoos should get along and they immediately bonded over the eye roll they both threw his way. As an avid sailor and part time sailing instructor, Sonya made it a mission to get Gretchen to come out sailing whenever possible on Lake Mendota. Through lake time, concerts, shared dinners, and Netflix binges the friendship grew to something steady like that of a found family. When Sonya isn't sailing, she loves reading (she read 204 books last year) and spending time with her son and her dog.

Ada met Gretchen shortly after moving to Wisconsin, via a weekly ttrpg group. Their friendship grew from there, over many nights visiting Gretchen at work and takeout dinners. Their friendship has lasted through many defining moments and large changes in each of their lives. Ada works as a software engineer and is a musician, drumming or playing bass in several local bands. She's also an avid Ultimate Frisbee player, playing rec league and club in Madison. Her other hobbies are gaming, knitting, and pretending to work while hanging out at coffee shops.

Annie lives in Milwaukee with her fiancée and three cats. When she isn’t buying supplies for a hobby she’ll promptly forget, she’s likely staring at the various crochet animal parts she has scattered around her house. She met Gretchen behind the bar at City Bar, and while they both fondly remember the "good ol' days," Annie is mostly just glad their 3:00 a.m. nights now involve sleeping instead of restocking the beer cooler.

Christian first met Nate soon after moving to Stillman Valley in the sixth grade. They became fast friends bonding over video games, music, and a shared sense of humor. The two remained close throughout high school and college, eventually finding themselves both living in Denver at the same time. Some of Christian's fondest memories include camping with Nate in the Rocky Mountains, and a bikepacking and kayaking trip the two took across Southwestern Wisconsin. Like Nate, Christian moved back to the Midwest to be closer to family. He now lives in Rockford, IL with his girlfriend and works as a quality supervisors for a pharmaceutical packaging company. In his free time he enjoys live music, antiquing/thrifting and training to almost finish a triathlon.

Taylor met Gretchen through recovery, and after hearing him talk incessantly about disc golf, they insisted that he meet Nate. The two are equally as nerdy about the sport, and instantly hit it off. Taylor enjoys a good hyzerflip down a wooded fairway, tinkering with home servers, and fast hatchbacks.

One day Curtis was driving to a local disc golf shop and noticed a bright orange bean (Ford Fiesta ST) cruising behind him. He thought, "Oh cool, another Fiesta owner." Never did he think that person would follow him into said disc golf shop. That's how he met Nate. They chatted for a while and went to play a round of disc golf. Not long after playing a couple of rounds Nate started to mention Gretchen and how awesome of a person they were. Eventually they met for a board game night and other hang outs. Per Curtis, Gretchen was indeed the wonderful person Nate hyped up. He looks forward to celebrating Nate and Gretchen's special day together with them. Curtis enjoys making video games, working on cars, bowling, general nerdy computer stuff and of course, disc golfing.

Ed is a classical singer and composer, who is lucky enough to have sung with Grammy-winning ensembles and have had his compositions performed by musicians across the US and in seven other countries. He is a graduate of Knox College, where he started his career in music and, more importantly, met Nate in the fall of 2009. Fellow baritones in the Knox College Choir, they hit it off immediately and became friends for life within a few weeks, sharing many cherished memories, countless laughs, and an insane amount of pizza as roommates from 2010 to 2012. Outside of music, Ed enjoys open world video games, writing, Westerns, long walks, seafood, and a good cocktail.