Wedding Party
Julia Dwyer
Bride
Julia Dwyer, LPMT, MT-BC, NMT, CDP is the head of the Music Therapy program at Continental Senior Communities. Originally from South Florida, Julia went to the Berklee College of Music in Boston, moved to LA for an internship, Virginia, then eventually decided to move in with Peter in Ohio.
Peter Szabo
Groom
Peter works at Honda
Autumn Pryor
Maid of Honor
Autumn met Julia during their second semester at Berklee, both attending the Berklee Christian Fellowship. Autumn was also a leader in the Berklee Women in Action group, which Julia became a member of. Autumn has been an incredible friend, including a two week long cross country road trip when Julia moved from LA back to Florida. Autumn has finished her masters degree at Shenandoah University, and Julia often brags that Autumn “taught me everything I know” about singing.
Maddy Michaels
Maid of Honor
Maddy met Julia during her fourth semester at Berklee, both attending Berklee Christian Fellowship and Berklee Women in Action. Maddy encouraged Julia to be more social and they’ve bonded over similar struggles. Maddy is now thriving as a social media marketing consultant for musicians and artists.
Landon Brown
Best Man
Landon does not work at Honda
Maria Nicole
Bridesmaid
Maria met Julia and Peter through a fan club for Streetlight Manifesto. Maria and Peter went to the same high school, but different years and were not in the same group. Maria figured out that Julia and Peter had shared feelings before they did. In perfect schoolyard fashion, Maria manifested a plan to get the two together.
Lizzie Zink
Bridesmaid
Lizzie met Julia during their second semester at Berklee, both attending the Berklee Christian Fellowship. Lizzie led a small Bible study, where her and Julia’s friendship grew. When Julia decided to move to Ohio with some cute guy, she contacted Lizzie, who was from Ohio. Turns out, Lizzie lived very close to where Julia was moving.
Dan Meeks
Groomsman
Dan also works at Honda
Jared Emerson
Groomsman
Jared does not work at Honda
Matt Canestraro
Groomsman
Matt does not work at Honda
Hannah Finamore
Speech Giver
When Hannah got engaged, she jokingly told her brother, Peter , that he wouldn’t be invited to the wedding if he didn’t find a date. Although she wasn’t serious, Peter ended up finding a plus one for the wedding, Julia. Hannah has always been supportive of the relationship, crying tears of joy when finding out about the engagement.
Dusk
Cat of the couple
When Julia moved in, her one condition was that Peter needed to agree to get a cat. Peter agreed, and when they went to the shelter, they fell in love with a grey kitty that wouldn’t stop purring. Originally named Freedom, Julia felt that he resembled a childhood cat names Dawn, and decided that Dusk was the more fitting name.
Rain
Dog of the couple
It stormed the night Julia and Peter picked up their new dog. Going through different names, they eventually landed on Rain.
Buddy
Dog of the couple
Peter got Buddy after moving into his first apartment. Buddy was a perfect dog up until his passing in 2024.