Cana & Collin
Wedding Party
Shelby Richmond
Maid of Honor
The lady, the myth, the legend, Shelbubble03213. My personal stylist, history buff and most importantly big (little) sister. Shockingly, Shelby and I were not always as close as we are today (I asked for a combination lock on my door for Christmas for 4 years in a row to keep her out). Thankfully, that has changed and 3 hour phone conversations are now the regular. As many people know, Shelby buys and sells vintage clothes. With that, I have a request; Shelby, please do not wear a vintage wedding dress or dead person’s dress to my wedding. Thank you and I love you.
Trevor Lehman
Best Man
I've known Trevor longer than any other friend. We met in 1999 when our parents both purchased log cabins on the same pond in Upstate New York, and have been long distance best buds ever since. In the following years, we've built forts, explosive bonfires, forest megaramps, and caught damn near every fish in the pond. As children, we made two important pacts - to be each other's best man, and to "mark our territory" together in every US State... time to add CO!!!
Chelsea Dowd
Bridesmaid
As everyone already knows, Chelsea was brought to me by the dorm room assignment gods. After hearing nothing but random roommate horror stories, we both miraculously both still decided to make the gamble. What followed was four years of living not only in the same house, but the same room and loving every single moment of it. She is the person who has made me laugh until I pee my pants, cry from happiness, and the Russell to my Mr. Fredrickson. Chelsea, I am obsessed with you.
Clint Featherston
Groomsman
A story he loves to tell - We met on the first day of 6th grade. Clint approached me in a hallway to tell me that he was lost, and asked if I knew where a certain teacher's room was. I told him I didn't but I was going to the same place, so lets just get lost together! The following years were ripe with skateboarding, iconic movies (see Fired Up and Zombieland), and of COURSE.... some very unsuccessful lady-chasing. Many of our other friendships have come and gone over the years, but this one is here to stay!
Alyson Outten
Bridesmaid
From a very early and embarrassing time in my life (5th through 9th grade), Alyson has, for some reason, chosen to be my friend. One of my first memories of Alyson and my friendship was going to Alyson’s house after a rec basketball game, making up a dance in her room, then demanding that the following week, we would be allowed to perform our dance mid rec league basketball game. As you can guess, I was incredibly awkward during this and never performed again, however, our friendship made it through this traumatic event and I cannot imagine any of years between then and now without Alyson. I suspect a big burst of “the happies” come the big day and as you know, these can’t be experienced alone.
Michael Kesting
Groomsman
Although we had known each other casually for years, Mike and I really became close friends during our sophomore year of high school. In addition to sharing a humanities class with two of the best teachers ever (Doc and Sarge), I'd recently had a bit of a falling out with most of my neighborhood friends from childhood. Mike was quick to absorb me into his group of friends at the time, a crew that I've now been best friends with for the last decade. I can't thank him enough for that!
Monica Roland
Bridesmaid
Moni! The most hilarious, loyal and feisty human I know. Monica and I met in high school and immediately became part of an inseparable group (**cough cough** tripod** cough cough** Alyson**). What began as high school ridiculousness has stood the test of time through high school, into college, into “adult” jobs, and now, living thousands of miles apart. Together we’ve made some of my favorite memories of my life, this one should be no different!
Alex Gordon
Groomsman
I like to think that Alex had never had a real friend before he met me. That he instantly bonded with the stud golfer who was a year older than him on the high school team, infatuated by deep drives, splashy bunker shots, and precision putting. The truth is that Alex had plenty of friends before me, but that doesn't make the origins of our friendship any less accurate! And for better or worse...just like Mike brought me into his crew, I brought Alex. Between golf, snowboarding, and the occasional shenanigans, the last decade has been quite a ride!
David Matkowski
Bridesman
If you haven’t met Dave yet, I’m sorry for your luck thus far in life. However, GOOD NEWS, if you come to our wedding, you will get to me this wonderful human. Dave and I, while sitting across from each other at work, had a crazy idea which resulted in us living together for 3 years. Thats right, we worked together (sitting directly next to each other), and lived together 3 of those years and STILL want to hangout in our free time. To cheer me up when I was having a bad week, Dave signed us up for an axe throwing league. I ended up with a fiancé (Hey Collin!) and David ended up with a sweet tshirt with his face on it, a tattoo and a nickname (Tiny Dancer). We joked about Dave being in my wedding but little did he know, there was never a question he’d be my one and only bridesman.
Jaime Bocanumenth
Groomsman
I've stayed close with the majority of my friends from high school, but life inevitably leads everyone further and further apart. Jaime and I were lucky enough to both end up moving to Philadelphia after college, giving us the luxury of being able to see each other way more often than most of our other friends. In addition to that, I've always considered Jaime one of my more adventurous friends - a quality that I love. From a spontaneous excursion to the land of maple syrup and saying sorry (Canada), to Summer days spent whitewater rafting with strangers on the Lehigh River, and plenty of cabin trips in between, Jaime is a yes-man in the best sense of the word. He will always be one of the first people I call to join me on my next adventure.