Allison & Taylor
Wedding Party
Samantha Radel (Tischler)
Matron of Honor
BFF's forever for life! Sam has been Allison's best friend since 1st grade. They have deemed each other their "non-romantic, domestic life partner." Taylor and Ryan were both made aware of this and have approved the plan to build houses next to each other's with an underground tunnel built for the kids and cats to use. Sam and Allison have done it all together: grade school, attended each other's high school dances, college roommates, Cleveland apartment-mates, and now sharing a duplex together in Lakewood. It has been 24 years in the making for Sam to stand by Allison's side during her big day and even though they don't have a history of doing so, I'm sure they will end this day with a hug.
Loren Shannon (McDicken)
Matron of Honor
Taylor has known Loren (aka Elsa, not the Frozen Elsa predating that movie...) since 7th grade. Since then, the two have spent countless summers together. We are all surprised the McDicken's didn't start charging for rent at any point. Traveling to Spain, bachelorette parties, terrible bangs (Taylor), and late night wine chats have been just some of the things these two have shared throughout this decades long friendship. Taylor is beyond excited to have Loren next to her side on the most important day of her life! And everyone has agreed not to mention Taylor missing Loren's wedding...
Maddie Irmen
Bridesmaid
Allison has known Maddie since Freshmen year at "our own loved gold and blue" SUA High School! Their first musical together, CATS, solidified their bond even though Maddie of course was in the elite dance crew and Allison was perched in the corner, singing somewhere in Cat Squad 4. Their shared love of The Rocket Summer, frequent baking hangs making brownies and dump cake, and countless times watching Legally Blonde the Musical, set them up to maintain their friendship through moves to Columbus, Athens, NYC, and Cleveland. Allison is so happy to have her Baboo by her side for this big day and can't wait to see those moves on the dance floor at the reception.
Deanna Langer
Bridesmaid
The year was 1997 when and a very eager young Taylor met and equally outgoing Deanna on the bus for the first day of school. They became friends and Taylor definitely didn't go over to Deanna's sometimes to play video games with her brother... (SORRY!) From there, the two had many classes together and also had a love for band. They both fulfilled their #bandnerd dreams by becoming not only squad leaders but selected for Band Council their senior years. Mixed into all of this, was a trip to Spain senior year where 'prune-ing' (see photo for example) was all the rage, according to them. Deanna has truly seen all stages of Taylor and won't be missing the biggest one yet!
Angela Kleem (Martin)
Bridesmaid
Allison met Angela right when she moved to Cleveland through their mutual friend Sam. Although they went to OU together and never met there, they are 99% sure they studied at the front room at the same time and even attended the same SMO parties without knowing it. Their shared Bobcat memories led them to find more commonalities like their obsession with Sara Bareilles and love of Broadway shows. Allison is so pumped to have Angela in her bridal party and can't wait to make more Cleveland memories together!
Megan Palko (Cuthbert)
Bridesmaid
Taylor and Megan have been friends since high school. They really connected during their time in marching band, but let it be know that Megan was in the "cooler" dance group part of the WGMB. Megan is a true rockstar always being down to hang out with whatever group of friends or go and see an *interesting* local show with a moments notice. Megan is hands down always the best dressed at any Halloween party and makes the best food. Throughout the years Megan has always been there with great, and frank, advice and support. Taylor is so excited to have Megan next to her on her big day and wouldn't have it any other way!
Kolleen Mueller
Bridesmaid
Kolleen and Allison also met through their mutual friend Sam and have explored Cleveland together for the past 7 years after both attending OU and not knowing it! They enjoyed the single life together early on with lots Bachelor viewing parties and jams to Kings of Leon in the same Lake Ave. apartment building. Then they met their significant others in the same year and have since attended countless happy hours, Cleveland sports events, and sweet summer nights at Edgewater Live. Allison is so excited to have Kolleen be a part of her big day and can't wait to celebrate Kolleen's wedding in September!
Hannah Brown
Bridesmaid
The brother Taylor always wanted came in the form of one Hannah Brown. Sharing a love of women's soccer (of course) and great music are just some of the things that brought these two together. Hannah is kind enough to pretend that Taylor's 1 year JV bench riding soccer skills aren't truly offensive to the art of the game. There is never a moment where one of them isn't busting the chops of the other, and they wouldn't have it any other way. Once someone hits the lotto, they'll build log cabins next to each other doing their best Brandi Carlile impersonation. Taylor can't wait to have Hannah with her and be at Hannah's wedding next year!
Ryan Radel
Bridesmate
Allison met Ryan in early 2016 when he started dating Sam. After their first date, Sam basically said to Allison that Ryan was, "the male version of you," so Allison was pretty confident she was going to get along with Ryan from the get go. With Ryan's help, Allison now has become a more dedicated and informed Cleveland sports fan while watching pretty much every Browns game together. From singing Sam and Ryan's first dance song at their wedding, to just a regular Saturday night euchre tournament, Allison has loved sharing big and small moments with Ryan and can't wait for him to share in her big day with Taylor.
Jeremy Geier
Bridesmate
Whether playing 6am phone chess or 7pm whiskey chess, Taylor and Jeremy have a rivalry for the ages. Some have called it the Fischer vs Spassky of the modern era, that "some" was not available for confirmation. Currently with an online record of 14 W / 12 L / 3 D Jeremy is slightly ahead but Taylor has the in person game numbers on her side. It will be a real nail-biter, stay tuned here for live updates. When they aren't playing chess, you can find them cheering for your Super Bowl LVI champions the Cleveland Browns. Taylor cannot wait to have Jeremy at the wedding as her second best dance partner.