Wedding Party

Andrea Kosko

Maid of Honor

She said it best - "Convincing Carolyn to stay off task and stray from the daily to-do list since 1994" Her missions in life tend to involve creating, crafting, making things pretty, organizing, learning, and being excited about everything. Not only does Andrea get credit for making me less productive, she also gets credit for being part of a scheme to introduce me and James. She even managed to keep the fact that it was a setup a secret from me for over a year. People often say they can tell that we're sisters based on how we look and act...and it seems we have become more alike as the years have gone on.

Manasa Sridhar

Bridesmaid

We lived together for 3 years during college, and have enough stories to talk about for a lifetime. We had traditions and routines, and we know each other's preferences regarding everything. She must have introduced me to half the friends I made in college. She is one of the most loyal, welcoming, easy-to-talk-to people, and she makes friends so easily. Manasa pushed me to do things that I was afraid to do, and she encouraged me to go for my dreams. We are most likely to be found talking about football, This is Us, Chip and Jo, Texas, and/or everything bagels.

Ashley Abraham

Bridesmaid

We became friends in college because of Manasa, and we first bonded over having the same winter coat. Ashley quickly became a close friend, and we had many Brew-Ha-Ha Saturday morning study dates, we went to small group together, and just tended to love all the same things and people...and the list keeps growing to this day (baking all the things, Aaron Rodgers/Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles, Chip and Jo, all things Texas, This is Us, etc.) Ashley once shared a quote that I love from one of our favorite authors, Shauna Niequist, who said, "friendship is an opportunity to act on God's behalf in the lives of the people that we're close to, reminding each other who God is".

Carrie Scheick

Bridesmaid

Carrie is another friend I made because of Manasa :) During our sophomore year at UD, Carrie would go to our dorm room, eat goldfish, and watch Gilmore Girls in between classes or before we all met up for lunch. Gilmore Girls was definitely what bonded us. She is another person who always encouraged me to do things outside of my comfort zone, which I guess I must have needed since everyone was doing it :) Even though she is chasing her dreams in Colorado now, we still make our friendship a priority with snail mail, video chats, and frequent texts about anything and everything.

Sara Lose

Bridesmaid

James's oldest sister, Sara, has been so fun to get to know! She is creative, funny, and welcoming. Her kids are also the cutest, and they will be our flower girls! :)

Leslie Bradford

Bridesmaid

James's oldest triplet sister, Leslie, was also part of the grand plan to introduce us. She was also the one who hid in the bushes with her camera when he proposed, and took pictures of such special moments. She is so welcoming and encouraging, and is so fun to hang out with! We're always scheming what to bake next. *she also took many of the pictures that I've included here :) she's just so talented

Stephanie Manning

Bridesmaid

James's other triplet sister, Stephanie, has been so fun to get to know as well! We may or may not be always talking about Emoji Blitz and Once Upon a Time, or planning a day full of Disney movies, waffle fries, and ice cream.

Christina Lucarini

Bridesmaid

Chrissie was the other person in on the scheme to get James and I to meet. She is one of the most enthusiastic people I know, and is always ready for Monopoly Deal. I remember her and Andrea talking years ago about how cool it would be if they were related, since they were both already close to each other's families. Who ever thought that would actually happen though?

Kaylee Lose

Flower Girl

Hannah Lose

Flower Girl

Mason Ford

Best Man

Mason is one of my closest friends and now my brother in law...if you are reading this after April 6th. Mason and I were fast friends, especially once he started dating Stephanie, I had to vette him out and make sure he was right for her. Welp...he was a perfect match. His indomitable enthusiasm and genuine compassion never ceases to amaze. You will rarely meet someone as authentic and willing to help as Mason, and his humor remains unbridled from the pomp and circumstance of being an adult and he never fails to brighten a room. I am honored to have him as my Best Man, and I’m sure his fun and quirky humor will not fail to disappoint at the toast.

John Lose

Groomsman

If I were to describe John in one word, it would be focused. If I were to use a few more words I would say, driven, enthusiastic, motivated by truth and an amazingly dedicated father. Though no overly simplified list of words would be complete without listing: hard to read. I consider myself particularly good at reading body language, but no one has quite the same impressively impassive expression as John when he holds it in. That being said, it was John who got me into lifting and was the primary force in turning my skinny 135lbs college graduate self into the slightly less skinny 165lbs current self. He could motivate a rock to fly, and it took that level of intensity to get me up early to lift with him, even on weekends. I owe him a lot, and I am thankful to call him brother.

Ben Bradford

Groomsman

How to describe Ben Bradford...what a task. I’ve known Ben longer than any of my brothers, since the 10th grade in fact. And throughout all of the time I’ve known him one thing he does stands out above all others: the question “what do you think about...”. No one else I know is as eager to discuss, debate, analyze, postulate, disagree, over analyze, rephrase, dissect, challenge and refute just about any topic known to man. Bonus points if it’s controversial or metaphysical. He has come a long way from where it seemed he just wanted to kick a hornets nest and watch all the stinging mayhem that ensues, but every now and then there is a family wide heated discussion where Ben sits by with a big grin on his face watching the inevitable consequences of a well timed open question.

John Stonkus

Groomsman

John Stonkus and I have been friends since before I could form rational thought. We were inseparable as kids, and did everything we could together, until we moved to Georgia. However, upon our fateful return to Delaware our friendship picked up where it left off and we were the best of friends again. If you ever need to know someone who can make you feel bad at just about any sport it’s John Stonkus. I still don’t understand how he can golf, play soccer, play ping pong, and basketball all with the same maddening accuracy and skill. Though my obvious lack of skill in sports never became a wedge between us...he just became good at things I enjoyed and started beating me there too. Competitive to a fault, he is the friend who will place a bet to do something silly, and probably win it too.

Joel Monza

Groomsman

I don’t think I ever had as fast a friend as Joel Monza. I met him at an engineering presentation in college that I stuck around for after my group had finished; he was staying to watch his then love interest (now wife), and I sat next to him. A couple corny jokes later we were friends. I didn’t actually meet with him very much during college, but our connection was invaluable in helping me get hired to the company I still work for now (he was already working for them and HR asked him about me, and upon his glowing review I got an interview). Joel also was my first roommate, and i don’t think anyone would have been as chipper as he was when I was unloading my things into the house we were renting during one of the worst rainstorms of the year. I am happy to have him as one of my groomsmen.

Ian Olinger

Groomsman

Ian is one of my oldest friends. In those bumpy middle school and high school years it is always necessary to have a stable core of friends, and Ian was one of them. In fact, he’s probably the only high school friend whom I’ve kept up with, thanks in no small part to his own efforts. Don’t let his soft spoken exterior fool you, he has an impressive imagination and when he exercises it, take a seat. You don’t want to be doing anything else when he outlines his ideas or you will miss something. Ian and I have shared many things together over the years, and I’m honored to have him be a part of my wedding.