Dramatis Personae

Patricia Holdahl (McKechnie)

Mother of the Bride

Lyle J. Holdahl, Jr.

Father of the Bride

Mary Murray

Mother of the Groom

John M. Donahue

Father of the Groom

The Rev. Canon Gordon Reid

Officiant

Retired Rector of St. Michael and All Saints, Edinburgh; Provost of Inverness Cathedral; Chaplain of St. Nicholas' Church in Ankara, Turkey; Chaplain of St. Peter and St. Sigfrid's Church in Stockholm, Sweden; Vicar General of the Diocese of Gibraltar and Dean of Gibraltar; Archdeacon of Italy and Malta; Rector Emeritus of Saint Clement's Church, Philadelphia... and beloved friend of the couple.

Michael Smith

Organist

Michael Smith is the Minister of Music at St. Thomas’ Church, Whitemarsh, located in Ft. Washington, PA. There he oversees a large music program consisting of a chorister program a semi-professional adult choir, and planning music for all services. Prior to this appointment, he served as Chair of Performing Arts at The Shipley School in Bryn Mawr, where he oversaw all aspects of the PreK-12 Music and Theater programs while serving concurrently as Organist/Choirmaster at The Church of the Good Shepherd, Rosemont. Before moving to the Philadelphia area, he served as Director of Music at Groton School, where he held the Pratt Endowed Chair of Music. Michael earned his undergraduate degree in organ performance at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. He went on to earn graduate degrees in organ and conducting at Yale University, where he served as graduate assistant conductor to the famed Yale Glee Club. He has performed recitals and accompanied and conducted choirs on tours throughout Europe, Africa, Russia, and South America.

The Wayne Mandolin Trio

Musicians

Margaret Swisher Jean Young Peter Knoop

Stephen Harkins

Man of Honor

Rosie McNeill Cossentino

Bridesmaid

Meghan Deissler

Bridesmaid

Steven Greenstein

Bridesman

Sean Tobin

Bridesman

Rachel Zatuchni

Bridesmaid

Shoshana Ruth

Best Woman

Jonathan Chukinas

Groomsman

John Cogill

Groomsman/Trumpeter

Jacqueline Holloway

Groomswoman

Benton Purtle

Groomsman

Michael Sawin

Groomsman

Logan Mulholland

Ring Bearer

Robert Donahue

Lector

Andrea Miller

Lector

Cynthia Janzen Rose

Lector

Lewis Shaw

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