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As of August 2021, we are moving forward with our wedding as planned.
As of August 2021, we are moving forward with our wedding as planned.
November 5, 2021
Chicago, IL

Joanna & Anthony

    CELEBRATE LOVE WITH US
    Wedding Party

Wedding Party

Our esteemed Honor Attendants AKA our favorite folks in the world.

Zach Benkowski

Man of Honor

Brother of the bride, Man of Honor, and Joanna's original BFF. Joanna previously served as Zach's only wedding attendant and Best Woman. This is a very cute, full-circle moment. He/Him/His.


Bobby Bravo

Best Man

Best friend of the Groom for over 20 years, Bobby is an institution of a friend as well as a talented artist. We are both honored and lucky to have him in our wedding party! He/Him/His.

Emily Galasso

Officiant

Also serving as the officiant of the wedding, Emily is a dear friend and honor attendant. She is a good listener and the best hugger we have ever known. She is the wife of another wonderful friend and attendant, Nora Kegg. She/Her/Hers.


Kim Schuster

Honor Attendant

Best friend and former culinary school roommate- Joanna and Kim met blindly and have been the best of friends since 2008. Kim is a talented pastry chef, has a GREAT laugh and is an amazing vacation partner! She/Her/Hers.

Will Biagi

Honor Attendant

Best friend and partner in crime to Joanna and Anthony. An incredibly willing (pun intended) and true friend- we are so lucky to have. Will is a bonus sibling to us all and looks much like Joanna and Zach. (Haha!) He/Him/His.


Liz Miller

Honor Attendant

Best friend of the bride for a decade. Helpful and a wonderful planner- a key person to have as a confidant while a wedding is in the works! Loyal and fierce- a wonderful advocate and human. She/Her/Hers.

Nora Kegg

Honor Attendant

Originally introduced to Joanna and Anthony as Zach's dear friend, Nora has become a treasured friend to all the Benkowskis and Santiagos. Nora is a cool, level, and elegant person with a very rascally spirit, which makes them perfect. Nora is the spouse of Emily Galasso, also in our wedding. They/Them.


Amanda Paulson

Honor Attendant

Beloved sister-in-law to Jojo and Anthony and wife of the Man of Honor! Amanda has brought much beauty and thoughtful, artful touches to our lives. Amanda and Zach's first son, Ozzie is our little hero. Hoping we can see him all dressed up with us in a tiny suit! She/Her/Hers.

Virginia Belliveau

Honor Attendant

One of Joanna's longest and proudest friendships, Virginia will be visiting all the way from Austin, Texas. It will be such an honor to have Virginia at our wedding, after she has been there for so many other momentous moments in Joanna's life. Virginia is certainly our bonus sister!


Jenny Silvestri

Flower Lady

Cousin of the bride and our favorite little lady & rascal. Our #1 biggest fan and the most excited person we told we were engaged! Jenny will also serve as a candle lighter for our ceremony. She/Her/Hers.

John Silvestri

Ring Bearer

Cousin of the bride and secretly hilarious shy guy. Also serving as an Honor Attendant for our ceremony with is big sister, Jenny. He/Him/His.


Lisa Brown

Wedding Planner

AKA Wedding Maven- Lisa has been helping gather items and plan aesthetics for years. We could not do this without her! Lisa is also designing and arranging the FLOWERS FOR OUR WHOLE WEDDING! Hot damn. A tried and true roll dog of a friend. She/Her/Hers.

Alex Gilbert

Usher


Ryan Sasser

Usher

Liz Kaczorowski

Usher


Kim Guare

Usher

Devin Hernandez

Usher

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