Wedding Party
Kayley Westerman
Best Sister
When we met: Winter 1999 Favorite memory together: I've known Kayley pretty much my whole life so it's hard to pinpoint a favorite memory. What comes to mind is when we were younger we hated each other, but every time we would go on vacation we would make a pact to be best friends for the whole trip. I'm so glad we decided to become best friends all the time and I cherish all the memories we've made together over the last 24 years. Thank you for being my biggest supporter, best sister, and always being there for me.
Ryan Westerman
Groomsman
When we met: Fall 2007 Favorite memory together: My favorite memory with Ryan is after I graduated college I lived at home for a few months and we got to spend a lot of time together. Kayley was away at school and sometimes it was just me and Ryan around the house. I miss living at home sometimes and getting to see him everyday. I'm so lucky to have watched Ryan grow up and I couldn't imagine my life without him as my brother.
Kyle Bramel
Groomsman
When we met: Fall 2013 Favorite memory together: Kyle and I really met in Freshman year Biology, but we didn't get to know each other until Sophomore year. We made a lot of memories in Oakland during those years, but one of my favorite memories was after graduation when I visited Kyle in Kentucky. We toured a ton of distilleries and drank a lot of bourbon!
Emily Kane
Groomswoman
When we met: Fall 2014 Favorite memory together: My favorite memory with Kane will always be running spotlights at night of the stars for 2 years in a row. We met through mutual friends and I think this moment is really the foundation of our own friendship. It is actually one of my favorite memories with anyone ever, and reminds me that I am so lucky to have a friend like Emily Kane.
Gina Gebhardt
Groomswoman
When we met: Fall 2020 Favorite memory together: Gina and I met during nursing school when we ended up in our first clinical together. We caused a lot of trouble for our clinical instructor when we would squirt saline flushes at each other to pass the time. My favorite thing Gina and I did, besides all the times we went to trivia at 5801, was our Christmas cocktail party at my apartment. We made a ton of fun drinks but learned that night to not make any drinks from TikTok that include milk.
Halle Polechko
Groomswoman
When we met: Summer 2015 Favorite memory together: My favorite memory with Halle was definitely when we were cast as Tarzans parents in a local production of Tarzan. Halle is one of the most hilarious people I have ever known and being cast along side her is one of the greatest things that could have happened to me. Doing that show gave me a life long best friend.
Kyle Landin
Groomsman
When we met: Fall 2014 Favorite memory together: I met Kyle at the same time I also met Kyle (Bramel) during sophomore year in our dorm Lothrop Hall. It was not a very nice dorm but everyone came to my room to hang out because the rest of the floor was singles and I had a double. Kyle and Kyle often came to my room and we had Super Smash Bros battles almost every weekend. I remember Landin was usually the winner. We also broke into the empty third bedroom that was attached to our room and caused a lot of trouble that year!
Anna Strauser
Groomswoman
When we met: Summer 2015 Favorite memory together: My favorite memory with Anna was during a high school football game senior year. We met at the game, and it was probably the first time we hung out without our other friends. We made an impromptu decision to drive to Halles house and take pictures with her senior tennis sign to let her know we stopped by. My friendship with Anna has always been so fun, I couldn't imagine a life without her.
Crystal Tornetta
Groomswoman
When we met: Spring 1995 Favorite memory together: Crystal is my oldest cousin and as kids my favorite memories were swimming at Grandmas, the family vacations we went on, and all the games we've played at our holiday parties. Not too long ago I remember when we were moving in to our new house and Crystal came to help us pack. Well she found my old Barney dolls from when I was a kid and to this day still loves to make fun of me for my old Barney obsession. One of my other favorite memories was Crystal's wedding and the superhero masks we wore during the reception. I was so thankful to be part of her wedding party, so I am so glad she gets to be apart of mine now!
Erin Claybaugh
Groomswoman
When we met: Summer 1998 Favorite memory together: It's hard to pinpoint an exact favorite memory with Erin, but in middle school my mom would always take me and Erin to Idlewild, Kennywood, Ohio Pyle, etc. She was pretty much my best friend during that time in my life and I'm really grateful she was there for me, and continues to be there for me.
Olivia Matko
Officiant
When we met: Eric & Olivia met in 1998, Eric introduced Brandon to Olivia in 2019 Brandon & I are beyond excited that Olivia said "yes" to being our officiant. We agreed that we would prefer to be married by someone we know and love. Olivia is an educator, musical theatre enthusiast, life long friend, and we couldn't name a better person to marry us!