Wedding Party

Ariana Ritzer

Maid of Honor

As Gabby's little sister, Ariana faces the brunt of all of Gabby's crazy ideas and emotions. Ariana has been there through it all and knows Gabby and Mike's relationship better than anyone does. Through their stupid arguments and their mushy moments, Ariana is in the back seat making faces and making fun of them.

Steven Shapiro

Best Man

Little brother to the groom, Steven made Gabby feel welcome and loved as an incoming member to his family. Through all of the ups and downs, Steven is always there with warm wishes and kind words, which mean the world to Gabby and Mike. From Disney adventures to decorating the Christmas tree and chasing cats in his backyard, "Steeb" has helped to create beautiful memories for the bride and groom.

Samantha Ritzer-Bohackyj

Matron of Honor

Older sister to the bride and the best puggy aunt to Kingsley, Samantha has been there for Gabby from the day that she was born. Whether it's emotional shopping sprees, planning parties, or crying on each other's shoulders through the roughest of times, they've been through it all together. No matter their busy schedules or the distance between them, they remain as close as ever.

Shane Brower

Groomsman

Shane and Gabby began their friendship in elementary school. Over the years, they've gotten closer and have become best friends, almost like siblings. In high school, Shane and Mike met and their friendship grew over the years as well. Through all of the ups and downs, Shane is always there with a smile, a hug, open ears and a warm heart and is always willing to give everything he has to offer for the happiness of those who he loves. Gabby and Mike consider themselves fortunate to have Shane in their lives - after all, their love story may have never begun if not for him.

Stephanie Shapiro

Bridesmaid

Little sister to the groom and dear friend to the bride, Stephanie, who grew up with two brothers and no sisters, has embraced Gabby becoming her sister. Steff's got big plans for every weekend and never fails to invite less adventurous Gabby and Mike to join her for a good time. Steff's always happy to hang out and has shared too many laughs to count with the bride and groom and they look forward to sharing many more with her in years to come.

Tommy Dulovitz

Groomsman

Tommy and Mike met at Mike's first job...at the bowling alley. The staff at the bowling alley were a very tight knit group and were not particularly welcoming of "the new guy", but Tommy quickly took a liking to Mike and saw to it that the rest of the group knew that "the new guy" wasn't so bad. Years later, Tommy and Gabby met and Tommy, again, was very welcoming of "the new girl". The rest is history.

Meghan Molloy

Bridesmaid

Gabby met Meghan freshman year of high school in Mr. Donovan's English class. Over the years, Meghan became not only Gabby's best friend but also a fourth daughter to her parents and a sister to all of the Ritzer girls. Gabby and Meghan have made endless memories over the last 15 years, from Colorado to Christmas adventures and the Asbury Biergarten, and Meghan has opened her heart to Mike as well and thinks his impressions of things are funny.

Lance Rizzuto

Groomsman

Lance and Mike met when they bonded over their common love of cars, Nissans in particular, in the parking lot of their job one morning. They had taken notice of each other's cars in the lot many times, but had never met each other until that one morning. Lance encouraged Mike to come hang out at his house on Sundays, where he liked to spend his time working on cars with friends. Mike went one Sunday and it became a regular thing, where they grew quite close to each other. Distance between them and busy lives have since made their time spent together a lot less common, but when they get together, it's like no beats were missed.

Olivia Fancy

Bridesmaid

From pulling each other's hair at 2 years old to celebrating the most important moments of each other's lives - like finding out that Olivia was pregnant with Emma, her first child, Olivia is more than a cousin to the bride and she couldn't be happier to have Olivia come all the way from Florida to share this special day with her and Mike.

Eric Wysokowski

Groomsman

Eric and Mike also met at Mike's first job...at the bowling alley. Mike was only 16 or 17 at the time and had not yet taken an interest in cars. Mike had casually asked Danny, one of the guys at work, a question about his car and he was referred to Eric, with whom he'd never really had a conversation with before, and did not know was a car fanatic. It didn't take much more than one conversation with Eric to really spark Mike's interest in cars. Eric and Mike quickly bonded over lots of things and have stayed close throughout the years, reminiscing on old times and still bonding over all of the same things.

Connie Santiago

Bridesmaid

Cousin to the bride, Connie has seen Gabby grow up from the time she was 10 years old, always with a supportive smile and words of encouragement. Whether it's getting together for a family holiday, meeting up in downtown Freehold to catch up or making us her signature drinks when we come over, Connie means the world to both Gabby and Mike and they are so excited that she's joining them on such a special day.

Greg Ritzer

Groomsman

Whether it was shopping for Gabby's favorite childhood stuffed animal, Cuddles, for her birthday, bedtime stories, graduations, sad moments or happy ones - like the day that Gabby and Mike got engaged, Greg has always been there to support Gabby with a hug, a pat on the back and a (strong) drink when necessary. Fortunately for Gabby, over the last 7 years, Greg and Mike's friendship has grown and they are already as close as family gets.

Emma

Flower Girl

Maddie, Megan & Mackenzie

Flower Girl

Marin & Marlowe

Flower Girl

Emma

Flower Girl

Kingsley

Pug of Honor

Mike won't let Kingsley be a part of the Wedding Day, and Gabby only gave in because Kingsley would probably be sleepy the whole day. But since he's so important, here's a picture of the little bap.