Wedding Party
Christine Gerardi
Maid of Honor
Christine (better known as Chrissy) is Elise’s sister. From sharing a room multiple times growing up, to getting into all kinds of trouble together in high school (sorry mom+dad), Elise and Chrissy have always gotten along like more of best friends than sisters. Wicked smart, Chrissy is a biological engineer and works at Johnson & Johnson in pharmaceuticals. After living together in San Diego during Elise’s travels, later buying a house together in Philly and living together for almost 2 years, Chrissy now lives in a beautiful condo on Rittenhouse Square. Chrissy, Elise, + Austin famously lived all together for 1 month prior to Chrissy moving into her new condo, and still lovingly refer to each other as “Roomies.”
Taylor Lorenzini
Bridesmaid
Taylor + Elise met at MDP grade school. In first grade, both their families moved to Wayne, and they spent their days walking the 3 houses to hang out, playing many Harry Potter computer games, making silly videos, jamming to emo music, and messing with Taylor’s ultra tolerant cat, Wilbur. Taylor became an RN and more recently a Nurse Practitioner, and works at CHOP in their day medicine program. Their friendship continued through college and after, when Taylor graduated and Elise was still in grad school, adopting many of Taylor’s friends from CHOP. Taylor is a new mom to her perfect son Wesley + lives with her husband Brian in South Jersey. They have monthly dinner dates with Austin + Elise.
Brittany Aman
Bridesmaid
Brittany + Elise met on the first day of Kindergarten after riding the bus together. Brittany’s dad, worried about his oldest baby being scared and going off on her own, followed the bus to school. He need not have worried, as Elise and Brittany got off the bus holding hands, and a friendship was formed instantly that has lasted all phases of life. Brittany became an RN and later a Nurse Anesthetist. She lives in Wisconsin with her husband Mansoor and they have 3 beautiful babies.
Grace Donovan
Bridesmaid
Grace + Elise are cousins on their mom’s side. They have been close since they were little. Their moms are so similar looking and sounding that they are easily (and often) confused. Elise remembers digital camera photo ops after climbing on the roof at Memom’s house. Grace + Elise have a tight bond over similar views and bleeding hearts. They met their partners around the same time and Elise loves chatting with Grace about their similarities. Grace lives in Phoenixville with her boyfriend, Karl, and works as a teacher with her Masters in Special Education. She also recently finished her SECOND Master’s Degree in Curriculum+Instruction!
Hailey Donovan
Bridesmaid
Hailey + Elise are also cousins on the Egan side. Hailey + Grace are sisters and they with Elise + Christine lovingly refer to each other as sister cousins. Hailey + Elise got especially close in the past few years since both living and working in Philly. Some of Elise’s favorite memories involve spending Sunday’s at Parc and other regular spots around the city. Hailey works in accounting and has her CPA license, and also lives in the Grad Hospital area of Philly. Her apartment is as stylish and cute as she is.
Kiely Bridge
Bridesmaid
Kiely and Elise met at Sacred Heart. They got close while commiserating over the horrors of rowing together for a whole season before both quitting. Elise remembers fondly many late nights sleeping over at Kiely’s house playing music too loudly and eating snacks from Wawa while cackling over the nights’ events. Kiely graduated from Syracuse and bravely moved across the world to Australia after attending a yoga teacher training. She works in Marketing and lives in Port Douglas with her fiance, Dan, from England, who she met while working at a brewery to extend her travel visa.
Kate Perry
Bridesmaid
Kate + Elise were college roommates for 5 of their 6 years at Northeastern. They both studied PT, and Kate truly got Elise through the rigorous class work. They were always together to the point that people would be confused if one of them was out at an event or at the library without the other. Kate and Elise have remained close through their respective moves home. Kate lives on Long Island with her husband Manny and their sweet baby Chloe. She works as a PT for children with special needs at a school.
Cori Rosenzweig
Bridesmaid
Cori is Austin’s older sister. Being only 2 years apart, and despite being opposites in school, they had a close relationship growing up. Cori met Elise a few months into Elise + Austin dating. They immediately hit it off, connecting over careers in healthcare and a love of books. Elise could not be more grateful for the awesome bonus family she is blessed to be coming into. Cori works as a Nurse Practitioner in Internal Medicine, and lives with her husband, Andy, and their 3 adorable kids in York, just down the street from Austin’s parents. Look out for a baby in a bow tie on wedding day!!
Adam Shick
Best Man
Adam + Austin met in middle school and became fast friends. They got even closer after they both joined the Air Force and were stationed less than 2 hours apart in Arizona. Austin is known to have crashed at Adam + his now wife Aleah’s house for weeks on end, and the 2 are said to love each other more than their respective partners at times. Adam works as an elementary school teacher, and lives with his wife Aleah and their daughter in Raleigh, NC.
Aaron Inkrote
Groomsman
Aaron, better known as “Chuck,” met Austin in grade school, competing against each other in sports. They became close in middle school when they were in classes together, and bonded over video games. They have remained friends and still play Xbox together on the reg. Chuck works in finance and lives in Charlotte, NC.
Austin Lutz
Groomsman
Austin, aka “Nitsua” to differentiate the two, met Austin G. through Chuck in middle school and the two instantly became friends. Although he moved to VA in high school, they remained close and continue to see each other a few times a year. Austin works in Project Management and lives with his wife, Laura, in Leesburg, VA.
Nick Brango
Groomsman
Nick + Austin met in high school through mutual friends. They remained good friends throughout college, visiting each other between Pittsburgh and Penn State. They share a love for craft beer. Nick lives with his wife, Carly, and their son, in Raleigh, NC. They own a brewery called “Funguys” and their beers are amazing.
Tony Gerardi
Groomsman
Tony is the older of Elise’s two brothers. Elise + Tony lived together for a year before Chrissy and Elise moved in together, and the 2 have maintained a close knit relationship. Tony met Austin shortly after Elise + Austin started dating. They hit it off from the start and see each other often in the city. Tony is a civil engineer and owns a home in the Point Breeze area of Philly.
Nick Gerardi
Groomsman
Nick is Elise’s youngest brother. He is the clear coolest of the siblings and keeps everyone up to date on the Gen Z lingo and trends. Nick met Austin shortly after Elise + Austin started dating. The 2 hit it off and connect over similar interests in TV, movies, and video games. Nick works in Risk Management and lives just down the street in the Grad Hospital area of Philly. All 4 of the Gerardi sibs live within a mile of each other and love getting together with Austin + Elise to explore the city.
Andy Rosenzweig
Groomsman
Andy is Austin’s brother in law, married to his sister Cori. Austin met Andy early in their relationship over 10 years ago. They share interests in sports, especially Penn State football and the Flyers. The pair keeps everyone laughing (and their eyes rolling) in the family group chat. Andy works in accounting and lives in York with his wife Cori and their 2 (soon to be 3!) children.
Amelia Rosenzweig
Flower Girl
Amelia is Austin’s niece, and stole his heart from the moment she was born. They share a very special bond, and kept in touch throughout Austin’s time away in the Air Force with frequent FaceTime dates. Austin + Elise look forward to all the times they get to spend together now that he lives back on the east coast. Amelia is in 3rd grade and is already a star student and a great soccer player. She is growing up so fast!
Brooks Rosenzweig
Ring Bearer
Brooks is Austin’s nephew, who made everyone’s hearts double in size. He is a wild child with a sensitive heart, loves sports, singing/dancing, and playing his drum set (thanks to Gigi and Grandpa Ted!) Brooks, like his dad, loves baseball and is becoming a talented little athlete. He is very smart, famously dropping little known facts about all kinds of various subjects. Brooks is also growing up way too fast.