Elena & Eric
Wedding Party
Dave Bair
Best Man
Dave is Eric's younger brother. They are each other's biggest fans and you can often find them laughing at each other's jokes even when no one else finds them funny. Dave & Eric love going to Buffalo Wild Wings, enjoying a few beers and watching Michigan State sports.
Stacey Escamilla
Matron of Honor
Stacey and Elena met each other at Jacquelyn's wedding and hung out (with Nick and Eric) almost every single weekend after the wedding. They have a mutual love of Michigan State University sports, White Claws and gossiping about what people post in the St. Clair Shores Facebook group. Bachelor Mondays are their favorite day of the week to sit down with a glass of wine and not really watch the show but gasp whenever something crazy happens and have to rewind to figure it out.
Brian Crampton
Groomsman
Brian and Eric met in middle school. They stayed best friends through high school and shared an apartment together at Michigan State. As a MSU alum, Brian is almost as big of a MSU fan as Eric. For all 4 years they were in college together, MSU beat Michigan in football (although MSU did lose on Brian's victory lap 5th year). Brian has still never beaten Eric in 1 on 1 basketball.
Brian Shaw
Groomsman
Shaw & Eric met through work at Quicken Loans and have been great friends every since. They realized they had a lot of common interests such as beach volleyball, Michelob Ultra, and ordering multiple appetizers when out to eat. Eric was Shaw's best man at his wedding in 2019.
Laura Shaw
Bridesmaid
Laura and Elena met through their significant others several years ago and have gone out on hundreds of double dates throughout the years including some week-long vacations and MSU football games.
Brian Sullivan
Groomsman
Sully and Eric met in high school and have stayed friends even after he moved to Florida for college. Sully has been close with Eric's family as well - attending Eric's Mom's wedding on Beaver Island & going to Quebec with Eric's Dad's family. Eric and Sully also share a love for college football - they have a football podcast in the works called "Go Green Go Knights."
Morgan Hodges
Bridesmaid
Morgan and Elena met while working as scribes at Beaumont Grosse Pointe. They instantly became friends after realizing they had the same sense of humor. They have traveled together (Morgan even got Elena to go camping) and love to meet up for a few drinks with dinner.
Alex Smith
Groomsman
Alex is Elena's older brother. Alex met Eric shortly after Elena and Eric started dating on one of his many trips to East Lansing for a fun night out or a football game. They soon bonded over their love of Michigan State sports and beer (some common themes).
Christine Bilfinger
Bridesmaid
Christine is Elena's sister-in-law. Christine married Elena's brother, Alex, last year. Between Eric's 5 brothers and Elena's 3 brothers she was so excited to finally have a sister. Since moving to Michigan, Christine has become fully integrated into the family and MSU tailgates.
Kyle Lachowicz
Groomsman
Kyle and Eric met in high school as they both played on the football team together. Although Kyle was a football prodigy and Eric was just above average, they have been friends ever since. Kyle and Eric still hold the Fowling Warehouse record for consecutive games in a row won. Eric stood up in Kyle's wedding as well in 09/2019.
Jacquelyn Jacobs
Bridesmaid
Jackie and Elena met in grad school and became instant friends. Later they worked together at Wayne State and helped keep each other laughing while finishing grad school and working on research projects.