Danielle & Dave
Wedding Party
Tess Reynolds
Maid of Honor
Tess and Danielle have been best friends since middle school, when they bonded over their mutual love of David Archuleta, a contestant on American Idol Season 7. David lost the competition, but Danielle and Tess gained an amazing friendship. Danielle and Tess went on to perform in high school theater together, take dance classes together, go to college and complain every day about the food together, work at a frozen yogurt shop together and go to many, many, many concerts together (including their favorite, One Direction, a whopping seven times). We've supported each other through it all, and Danielle is incredibly grateful to have her as a maid of honor and more importantly, a lifelong best friend.
Michelle Currie
Bridesmaid
Michelle and Danielle (and Shannon!) have considered each other sisters for a long time now, so it's about time we made it official! It did not take Danielle long to know Michelle had good taste since she had Jonas Brothers posters all over her room. Some friendships take a lot of work, but it's effortless for Michelle and Danielle; they never run out of things to talk about. Even though Michelle now lives in North Carolina, they still find plenty of time to talk - in fact, Michelle calls Danielle more than her own brother! Michelle is always there for Danielle when she needs her, and Danielle feels very lucky to have her as a sister.
Shannon Currie
Bridesmaid
Danielle thinks of Shannon (along with Michelle!) as one of the sisters she always wished she had. Shannon and Danielle have bonded over their love for all things sweets. They love going to breakfast or brunch together (which led to Danielle finding her now favorite restaurant, Turning Point - thanks Shan!). Shannon is always ready to help Danielle work towards her goal of becoming a better baker, even if it means melting a few cupcakes along the way. Danielle is so happy to call her a sister.
Lizzy Tumelty
Bridesmaid
Lizzy and Danielle met through Dave, but they quickly found they had so much in common - including a love of trips to the beach, super sweet wine, and movies starring Zac Efron or Ryan Gosling. Lizzy is one of Danielle's favorite people to spend a weekend with. She's always down for a hike in the woods, going to a wine festival, or just watching horror movies for three days straight (which has happened more times than we can count!). Lizzy welcomed Danielle into the family from day one, and Danielle will never forget that.
Steve Blatz
Best Man
Dave and Steve have been friends for as long as they can remember. Like most childhood friendships, it was formed in their parents' basements, where they played ping pong, watched horror movies and quoted stand-up comedy. When you're growing up, friends come and go, but Dave and Steve have always stuck by each other. They went to college hundreds of miles apart, but still managed to get together for poker nights during breaks. Now as adults - and still multiple states away - they take trips together and call each other on the weekends to catch up or complain about the Sixers. Steve has always been Dave's best friend, so it's only fitting that he's his Best Man.
Andrew DeSisto
Groomsman
Growing up, Dave never had brothers to play video games or watch Lord of the Rings with. Andrew (and Jason!) have certainly changed that! Early on, Dave and Andrew bonded over video games, and Andrew taught him to play SMITE and welcomed him into his group of friends. They've always enjoyed introducing each other to new things: Dave took Andrew to his first NBA game, taught him how to cook homemade chicken fingers, and showed him Lord of the Rings, while Andrew got Dave into indoor soccer and quality internet memes. What else are brothers for?
Jason DeSisto
Groomsman
Jason does what younger brothers do best - keep us young. If it weren't for Jason, Dave wouldn't know how to speak millennial (even though he is one). And he also wouldn't know how to drive a stick shift! Jason and Dave love to talk about cars - that is, Jason *actually* talks about cars, and Dave says how likes to go fast in cars. They've always been friends, and Dave's happy they're now brothers.
Matt Doll
Groomsman
Unlike the beginning of most close friendships, Dave wasn't exactly happy to meet Matt. In his physics class in high school, Dave wasn't assigned to sit next to his friends as he'd hoped - instead, he was seated next the new kid, Matt. Little did he know the new kid would end up being one of his oldest friends, and the only reason why he passed physics class. Now they've seen countless Sixers games together and scored many last second ticket deals, even to playoff games at the club box level. Matt lives in Tennessee now, but they still find time keep in touch and even make it to a few Sixers games.