Wedding Party

Tara Abbott

Matron of Honor

Ashley and Tara met at Dance Expression in 1999. They've been best friends for 23 years and have too many memories together to count!

Connor Keating & Jack Keating

Best Men

These three go way back. Justin first tried his hand at being a big brother to Connor in 1993, and really perfected his skills when Jack joined them in 1997. Since then they've been through it all together, and Justin is so grateful that he will have his brothers by his side on this special day.

Brontë Prins

Co-Officiant and Bridesmaid

Ashley and Brontë met on the first day of orientation at Fordham Law in August 2013, and spent three years side by side in New York. Shortly before graduation, Brontë brought Ashley along to a birthday party where Ashley met Justin for the first time.

Bill Prins

Co-Officiant and Groomsman

Justin and Bill met on the first day of their freshman year at Bernards. They bonded over being the new kids, since Bill had just moved to town and Justin had never attended public school before. It's a good thing they did, because 14 years later the party where Justin and Ashley met was Bill's 30th birthday!

Alison Bitterly

Bridesmaid

Alison and Ashley met when they both participated in Fordham Law's study abroad program in Ireland and Northern Ireland in the summer of 2014. They spent seven weeks living together as roommates, sharing a daily commute and working in neighboring buildings in not-so-sunny Belfast.

Matt Zullo

Groomsman

Matt is technically Justin's second cousin, but feels more like a third brother. They have a lifetime of shared family memories, and a favorite annual tradition of going to a New York Giants game every winter. Matt makes it a good time even when the Giants are terrible.

Caitlin Kelley

Bridesmaid

Caitlin and Ashley also met on the Fordham Law Ireland program in 2014. They bonded during a particularly memorable night out in Dublin and knew they were destined to be lifelong friends.

Ankush Agarwal

Groomsman

Justin and Kush met on their first day of orientation at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business. They soon learned they also lived across the street from each other, and quickly hit it off. They stuck together throughout business school and even went on to work on the same team at PwC for their first post-MBA jobs. They've since moved on professionally, but have remained close friends.

Rachna Misra

Bridesmaid

In April 2018 Rachna and Ashley both started new jobs at Sidley Austin within a few weeks of each other. They were fortunately given offices right next door to each other and have spent the last four years making lawyer life bearable for one another!

Dawson Smith

Groomsman

Dawson and Justin lived across the hall from each other as freshmen at Boston College. They bonded over their shared New Jersey roots and became fast friends. Later, they discovered that they are actually distantly related!

Gina Forder

Bridesmaid

Gina and Ashley started dancing together at Dance Expression in 2001, and have been sharing adventures and laughs for more than 20 years.

Brian Borg

Groomsman

Brian and Justin first became friends as freshmen at Boston College in 2005, bonding over their love of hockey. Then, after graduating, Justin moved to Brian's home state of Minnesota for a few years, where they lived in the same apartment building and both worked for Target's corporate office.

Jenna Weihrauch

Bridesmaid

Jenna started dating Ashley's brother John in June 2018 and has been like a sister to Ashley ever since. Their future-sisterhood status became official in July 2022 when John and Jenna got engaged!

John Whelan

Groomsman

John is Ashley's brother, but Justin quickly came to consider him a friend after meeting in 2016. Justin and John get along great...except when it comes to football. If only John weren't a Dallas Cowboys fan!

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Richard Bell

Groomsman

Justin and Rich met on the first day of kindergarten at St. Elizabeth's in 1992. They played Ninja Turtles on the playground, and that formed the foundation of a lifelong friendship.