Wedding Party
Colby Soden
Man of Honor
Erin and Colby became friends in 3rd grade when they decided to start a newspaper together called Math Co. They have been this incredibly nerdy their entire lives, now bonding over political podcasts, a deep love/heartbreak for Succession, and all things Marvel. Their 22 years of friendship did not help either of them to win each others' birthday trivia tournaments...
Andrew Marciniak
Best Man
Andrew is one of Dylan’s two older brothers. They have followed similar life paths; both having worked at Culver’s as one of their first jobs and attending The Ohio State University’s Fisher College of Business. They share a close bond over music and have attended many concerts together over the years.
Alex Daffern Smith
Bridesmaid
Erin met Alex when Alex moved from California to Kansas during their freshman year of high school. Initially, Erin felt very threatened by Alex's love of Harry Potter and Daniel Radcliffe, but luckily she got over this, and they quickly became best friends. They remain the cutest long distance relationship there has ever been.
Dustin Marciniak
Best Man
Dustin is one of Dylan’s two older brothers. Being the oldest brother, he has always been around for brotherly advice and guidance. He lives in Southern California, where Dylan enjoys visiting him and his family. He also does Dylan’s taxes every year, which Dylan really appreciates.
Megan Hazelwood
Bridesmaid
Erin and Megan met when they were in 1st grade, really became friends in 5th grade, and became best friends toward the end of junior high. The inseparable bond of emo music brought them together, but many all-nighters playing The Sims solidified their lifelong friendship.
Corbin Knaperek
Groomsman
Corbin has been one of Dylan’s best friends since middle school. They first met virtually through the social media platform MySpace and then in-person at the Darien Skatepark. They spent the next several years skateboarding together and working at Buona (local Italian Beef chain).
Emily Good
Bridesmaid
Erin and Emily met at work at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. They suffered together working frontline through not only the return from the pandemic, but also through the Winnie The Pooh exhibition (this was much more of a nightmare than it sounds). They now have desks close enough to yell at each other throughout the day, which is good because they get uncomfortable if they go too long without telling each other a long and winding story.
Dan O'Donnell
Groomsman
Dylan first met Dan (AKA Don$) in the freshman dorms at The Ohio State University, where he was directly across the hall with Nick Kress. They would eventually be roommates off campus and live together for upwards of 7 years before Dylan moved to Massachusetts. Erin is still working towards de-throning Don$ as Dylan’s longest-term roommate.
Carrie Boyd Gehrhardt
Bridesmaid
Erin and Carrie met at a party in college when Carrie was told to go make friends with "the girl covered in glitter." Luckily, Erin got to take Carrie as her Sigma Kappa little, despite Carrie and Erin both ranking someone else as their top choice. Very shortly after the deadline closed for submitting big/little rankings, Carrie and Erin both (separately and without each other knowing) frantically emailed to try to change their submissions, because clearly they were meant to be paired up.
Nick Kress
Groomsman
Dylan first met Nick (AKA Kress) in the freshman dorms at The Ohio State University, where he was directly across the hall with Don$. Like Don$, Dylan would be roommates with Kress for a few years after moving off-campus. Dylan and Kress had the same major in college and worked together both at Abercrombie & Fitch and Big Lots.
Lexie Persinger
Bridesmaid
Erin and Lexie met when Erin was going through sorority recruitment at BU. Erin is eternally grateful to have Lexie as her big, and as basically her first real friend that she made in college. Though they are both terrible at texting and generally keeping in touch, they are still just as obsessed with each other as they were when they cried at each other talking about how they wanted to be paired as big and little.
Adam Mejorado
Groomsman
Dylan met Adam at Lace Elementary School. They would go on to attend Eisenhower Junior High School together before going to separate high schools. They remained close even after Dylan moved to Ohio for college, spending part of the summers together at the Brookdale Apartments Pool when Dylan was home on break.