Erin & James
Wedding Party
Alyssa Pillaga
Maid of Honor
Alyssa and Erin met in 2010 while living in the same dorm in college. Alyssa was lovingly nicknamed 'Snookie' for her trademark Jersey Shore hair poof and meatball-like shenanigans, I did not come to know her name was Alyssa for a full 9 months. We were housemates for our Junior and Senior years, trading minimum wage favours like free drinks and free spray tans. Alyssa bestowed the title of (fairy) Godmother to Erin in 2018.
Kali Schreiner
Bridesmaid
Dedicated yes-girl to all of my crazy travel ideas, finder and pet-er of stray cats, and the smartest person in any given room, I'm so happy to announce Kali is coming back to Australia for Round 2! Erin and Kali also met via Cube 3, Coate Hall, UW La Crosse, and spent Junior year as housemates (alongside Alyssa).
Tara McCormick
Bridesmaid
Another shout out to UW LAX (Go Eagles!) for bringing Tara and Erin together. We met in 2011, becoming close friends in 2014. Tara lives in Denver, Colorado where she is a hot shot in tech sales and has the coolest cat named Kanye.
Jayd Venters
Bridesmaid
Jayd and Erin met through work in 2020, trauma-bonding over working in recruitment and single city girl life (I'm Samantha, she's Charlotte). Fellow expat, Jayd is originally from Scotland and is very recently the proud recipient of Australian Permanent Residency.
Darcy Taylor
Man of Honor
The most eligible bachelor in attendance - Darcy joined the Navy after careers as both a lawyer and a librarian. He met James at NEOC (New Entry Officers Course) in 2021. His first impression of James was that he was much younger (to be fair - a beardless James does indeed look like a baby James). As the dedicated third-wheel of our relationship, Darcy helped James set up a flower-explosion in our apartment before the proposal and later visited multiple jewellers with us to pick wedding rings.
Fergus Buckley
Groomsman
Ferg/Fergy/Buckley. Our former Edgecliff neighbour and one half of our receptions MC duo, Fergus is a loveable goof that every wedding party needs. Like the rest of the lads, Fergus and James met at NEOC.
Charlie Barber
Groomsman
The man, the myth, the legend - it's Charlie Barber. Charlie and James were in the same Division at NEOC (Moran), and have been fast-friends since. Charlie is joined by his beautiful bride Mariah, and will be MC alongside Fergus.
Rico
Groomsman
Another friendship forged in NEOC, I have heard Rico refer to James as "Dad," his "cool uncle" and even his "much older brother." Whatever the relation, Rico will be joining us from Queensland for the wedding weekend as a Groomsman.
Emma Salem
Officiant
Emma has officiated weddings around the globe, from Australia to South Africa, and even Chicago, we are unbelievably lucky to secure her for our special day. While not officiating, she enjoys being on the ocean and taking long cruises.