Clare & Ryan
Wedding Party
Clare Ashley
Bride
The one wearing white and getting married.
Ryan Schnabel
Groom
The other one getting married and wearing a suit.
Quinn Wexler
Maid of Honor
Quinn and Clare have known each other for 20+ years and built a friendship on Clare thinking Quinn had been to China and that they could balance a circle on a triangle. Ryan and Quinn met in high school thru being the best Science Olympiad write it do it partners. Quinn has become Ryan and Clare's child to come on adventure throughout the Lehigh Valley and Hoboken.
Michael Schnabel
Best Man
The youngest Schnabel brother, Michael has become a role model for Ryan through his dedication in school, work ethic as a marine, and his uncanny ability to create unscripted parody songs. Ryan and Michael share a love for all the ups-and-downs of sports, notably celebrating Bryce Harper, scorning any mention of 28-to-3, and cherishing Philadelphia's best athlete, Sixer's ninth man Furkan Korkmaz. Beyond their fandom, they would spend countless hours creating basketball and football leagues in the backyard until Michael hit his growth spurt and Ryan couldn't win any more. Ten years ago, Michael immediately welcomed "Clare-Bear" into the family with open arms, being the perfect friend to both Ryan and Clare since. They are both honored to have him as best man for their wedding.
Patricia Ashley
Maid of Honor
Patty is Clare's middle sister and the two can always be known to make up random nicknames (white turkey). Patty and Clare growing up would set up two TVs next to each other, playing video games which now they have gone down to one TV. Patty also thought that Clare wrote the lyrics to Private Eyes and was shocked that it was a real song. Patty has lovingly in her own sarcastic way welcomed Ryan into the family though their nicknames of Ryan Maria and Turtle Tub (Patty).
Mark Schnabel
Groomsman
One of the Schnabel twins, Mark is also affectionately known as "Papes" to the brothers. The former two-time Allentown Central Catholic Mr. Science Olympiad, Mark's interests in math and physics rubbed off on Ryan, directly influencing his decision to become an engineer. Now, Ryan and Clare love visiting Mark and his wife Charisse as well as their soon-to-be Instagram famous dogs, Cerberus and Persie, for downtown trips to DC and Alexandria, VA. For any fashion-related choices prior to the wedding, like what pattern tie best match a bald eagle-Mount Rushmore-American flag shirt, Mark is your man.
MaryElizabeth Ashley-Bambi
Matron of Honor
MaryElizabeth is Clare's oldest sister and was the first one to go to Ursinus College which Clare followed suit. MaryElizabeth and Clare built their friendship on going for Dairy Queen Bogo and later on their mutual love of wine and cheese. MaryElizabeth was a myth to some of her high school friends and soon become a legend when it came to planning a good time. MaryElizabeth has lovingly welcomed Ryan into the family through having to question "are you being serious?" when unsure if Ryan's responses were true or just him messing around with her.
Matthew Schnabel
Groomsman
Matt, the "older" Schnabel twin, is widely regarded as the most comical and wisest of the four brothers. Ryan contributes his love for all sports and competition, most importantly soccer, to Matt's passion on and off the field. Not just a ballhawking defensive center midfielder on the pitch, Matthew also is an esteemed editor for the Washington Post and the Schnabel Family Christmas Card. He even once was offered a monetary reward for writing Ryan's Presidential scholarship essays for Villanova. During the wedding, look no further for killer dance moves on the floor - Matt is that guy.
Madeline Tansiongco
Bridesmaid
Madi is Clare's cousin on her dad's side and is someone Clare has a weekly chat with to talk about wedding things, work, and the random day to day. Clare and Madi were close growing up, playing bartender or post office when visiting. Even though Madi lives far away in Colorado, Clare and Madi have remained close and always have the best time together.
Michael Finocchiaro
Groomsman
Mike and Ryan met freshman year at Villanova but their friendship didn't truly flourish until rooming together junior year. Mike and Ryan would stay up playing Mario Kart or watching New Girl after nights out at the bar. Ryan openly admits that his social life would have be nonexistent without Mike's constant pressuring to hang out with friends or attend happy hours. Now Mike and Ryan both live in Hoboken, still playing Mario Kart and board games whether before or after a night out at Schmitty's.
Emy Blumetti
Bridesmaid
Emy and Clare knew each other growing up but didn't truly become friends until playing ACCHS soccer and Emy giving Clare the information on how to know it was going to rain. Since then they bonded over watching the Bachelor or Bachelorette as well as their love for Panera and milkshakes. Emy and Clare love getting together whether it's at the gym or going to Red Robin talking for hours even if they had just seen one another.
Dan Gershkowitz
Groomsman
Dan and Ryan fortuitously met sophomore year at Villanova where they quickly become best friends through Dan's "willingness" to stay up until 3AM editing lab reports with Ryan. They persevered through four years of undergrad and graduate school, where Ryan conservatively estimates they spent 3000 hours measuring the creep and deflection of reinforced concrete beams for Dan's thesis. Dan's cultivated love of craft beer has yet to rub off on Ryan, but they still have a great time going to many breweries and restaurants in New Jersey and New York. For any drink recommendation or any timely bridge fun fact, Dan is the go-to guy.
Emily Creighton
Bridesmaid
Emily and Clare met freshman year of high school where Clare used the line "his a not doer or a ND, we are doers." when talking about the annoying boy in math class. Since then Clare and Emily have done many all nighters, made many a box of pasta, and have travel around the east coast to see each other.
Harry Bambi
Groomsman
Harry, MaryElizabeth's husband and Ryan's future brother-in-law, is hands-down the life of any party. Whether enthralling guests with tales from Ursinus College or busting out choreographed dance moves at family weddings, Harry captures the spotlight with ease. Harry and Ryan have bonded over their love of video games, Philadelphia sport teams, and surviving the Ashley family Titusville golf outings. Their relationship was solidified when Harry and Ryan served each other beers with the claw in Titusville. Clare and Ryan are excited for Harry to be a groomsman and break out into new moves on the dancefloor at their wedding.
Samantha Martin
Bridesmaid
Sam and Clare met freshman year of college and become roommates junior year. Sam is the person that if Clare needs to look up someone, Sam has already done it and has all the information on them. Since college, the two have chatted while sharing some wine or texting through Snapchat.
Kelsey Micklas
Bridesmaid
Kelsey and Clare met in high school during a lunch period during freshman year. Kelsey is the planner in the friendship while Clare is the sounds good to me one. Since Kelsey lives far away when they get together it solely consists of them just talking and catching up for hours.
Jennifer Roberts
Bridesmaid
Jenny and Clare met in high school during the only lunch Clare would ever have with her high school friends. Jenny and Clare have always enjoyed being sarcastic together as well as the random talks such as about Meghan Markle and the royals. Jenny is someone who always can bring Clare back down to earth though telling her things such as she is crazy when saying grad school is easy.
Lilianna DeFalcis
Bridesmaid
Lili and Clare have know each other since elementary school, doing the school band together in middle school and girl scouts as well as soccer. Lili is a great baker/cook who Clare has benefited from the delicious treats on many occasions. Lili is always someone Clare relies on for a good dad joke or to hear Clare's small jokes to self and give her a laugh.