Officiant
Erik is Derrick's cousin from his mom's side. They grew up together and remain close. Erik has actually married several of their other cousins! Chelsea and Derrick are excited for him to be part of their big day.
Maid of Honor
Chelsea has known Delia for 29 years! She's her sister and best friend!
Bridesmaid and Flower Girls
Molly and Chelsea lifeguarded at Salisbury Beach together. She was actually friends with Delia first, but Delia knows a great person when she meets one, so not too long after, Molly and Chelsea became friends too! Molly's two beautiful daughters (Chelsea's "nieces") will be flower girls. Charlie is an old pro at flower girl duties so Derrick and Chelsea know she'll teach Emma, Lily, and Aubrey the ropes.
Bridesmaid
Sam and Chelsea work together at Anna Jaques. It's still a mystery how exactly they became friends, but Chelsea's sure glad they did!
Bridesmaid
Meg and Chelsea met lifeguarding together at Salisbury beach. They were roommates for almost 8 years and now Chelsea coaches on her swim team!
Bridesmaid
Kate and Chelsea met at the Weenie Roasts in 4th grade. They were inseparable for years and grew apart as they got older. THANKFULLY they rekindled their friendship and are back to being close friends. Kate is the mom of Aubrey and Andrew, one of the flower girls and the ring bearer.
Bridesmaid
Amy is another friend that Chelsea adopted from Delia. Delia, Molly, and Amy were close friends first from lifeguarding at the beach, but they (thankfully) let Chelsea into their inner circle. Amy lives in New Jersey now and is the mom of Chelsea's "niece" Lily, and dog "niece" Tuna and dog "nephew" Dutch.
Flower Girl
Lily is Amy's daughter and is super excited for her flower girl debut.
Flower Girl
Aubrey's the daughter of Chelsea's long time friend Kate. They enjoy watching the same movie on repeat together, reading books during sleepovers, and playing games. Aubrey always reminds Chelsea not to eat all of the snacks! Chelsea and Derrick are excited for Aubrey to be part of our flower girl gang!
Ring Bearer
Andrew is very excited for his ring bearer debut! He's Aubrey's little brother and Chelsea and Derrick wouldn't trust anyone else with this great responsibility! Fun fact: Andrew is Chelsea and Derrick’s Godson! 💕
One of the Best Men
Chris is Derrick's cousin who is more like a brother who he has known since he’s been in the crib. Derick remembers many summers staying with his aunt and uncle Diane and Tony in Western MA. Chris is one of the smartest and most level headed people Derrick knows that he deeply respects.
One of the Best Men
Chris aka Spike is Derrick's long time friend who is more like a brother. He is an amazing person and friend that goes way back to the 1980's Salisbury Beach lifeguarding days when Spike was even too young to work. He is a workout beast and trainer in San Diego that has had a huge effect on Derrick's life and how he looks at things.
Groomsman
Matt is Derrick's cousin from his dad's side. Derrick has been close with Matt throughout the years and is more of a brother than a cousin. Derrick was in his wedding too. They share the love of photography.
Groomsman
Derrick and Dave met lifeguarding at Salisbury Beach in the 80s where they both still work together in the summer. He's one of Derrick's best friends and music partner in a group called “The Derrick & Dave Acoustic Duo”. Dave will also be playing music as Chelsea and Derrick walk down the isle.
Groomsman
Paul and Derrick have known each other their whole lives. Their mothers were friends and pregnant at the same time. They were great friends in high school and college and shared many trips to Salisbury Beach to Shaheen's Fun Park.
Groomsman
Derrick and Richard met when Derrick was living in Switzerland. They've been friends since the early 2000’s and remain close. Derrick met him playing music at Roadhouse in Luzern during Wednesday night jam sessions and Richard was a bar back sliding him drinks!
Groomsman
Derrick and Jeremy met when Derrick was living in Switzerland. They met at Jeremy's juice shop in the early days and became great friends. Recently, he has his own board and bike shop where they hung out on Saturday mornings with an occasional Patron Cafe XO shot before work 😳.