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David's hockey defensive partner in 2001-02, been best friends ever since.
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David's brother since 1985, took the groom's name as his middle name two years earlier . . . in eager anticipation of his arrival.
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David met Nicky in 2003 at the University of Maryland. Nicky stole David's seat outside at a cookout the first time they met; David got it back without too much fuss. That was the last time that ever happened, been fussin ever since.
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David met Manzi in 2011 in their first year of law school at Pitt. It took a year before they became friends when they began mock trial in their second year and won a multidisciplinary competition hosted by the Pitt Business School. Manzi introduced the groom to Fogo de Chao in 2014 . . . his first exposure to Brazilian cuisine. Manzi's been preparing David for Samara ever since.
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Jeff and David have been best friends since growing up 6 houses apart from one another in the Churchill neighborhood of Pittsburgh. David has spent a lot of their relationship waiting for Jeff, who holds the dearly valued position of being slower than the groom. Thank you Jeff!
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Pedro Felipe Melo Vicente Ferreira is Samara's older brother, and soon to be the groom's younger brother. Pedro's a natural born story teller and entertainer. Welcome to Pittsburgh Pedro!
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Thiago is Samara's oldest brother and soon to be the groom's older brother, officially, though he welcomed the groom into the Ferreira family much earlier when the met in Sao Paolo in May 2024. Thank you brother!
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Shevey married David's sister, Annie, in 2007. After Jesus Christ, she's the best thing that ever happened to him . . . like Samara's the best thing that's ever happened to David. He's a real lead-by-example type.