Wedding Party

Christopher Hanley

Father of the Bride

Loren Williams

Father of the Groom

Holly Valach Hanley

Honor Attendant and Mother of the Bride

Heather Williams

Mother of the Groom & Officiant

Alex Valach

Maid of Honor

Alex is one of Bridget's cousins on her mother's side. She is the daughter of Holly's younger brother, Steve Valach. Alex lives outside of Boston with her boyfriend and their dog Cleo and works in marketing.

Ashley Squires

Maid of Honor

Ashley and Bridget met working at Bon Ton together back in 2013. Ashley lives in Washington D.C. with her husband and three kids on the air force base. Before D.C., the family lived in Hawaii where Bridget visited with Kerri and Julianna. Ashley is currently working full time as a volunteer coordinator and pursuing a masters degree.

Mickayla Williams

Best Woman / Sister of the groom

Mickayla is Ryan's older sister and one of Bridget's best friends. She lives in Saratoga with her boyfriend Chuck and dog Ellie. Mickayla currently works in HR. Fun fact: Mickayla used to live in NYC, Florida, and has studied abroad in Peru!

Julianna Richter

Bridesmaid

Julianna and Bridget met sitting in the back of a college class and became friends through working on a project together. Julianna was in greek life in college and would always invite Bridget as her date to different events. Julianna lives in Long Island with her family and is an accountant.

Jatinder Gill

Groomsman

Ryan and Jatinder met in college and both majored in and have masters in accounting. Jatinder and Ryan are both huge Yankees fans and often go to games together throughout the season. Jatinder is an accountant that lives in NYC.

Kerri Kennedy-Paynter

Bridesmaid

Kerri and Bridget met in college through another bridesmaid, Julianna. Kerri, Julianna, and Bridget would often plan to take the same classes so they could study together. When Bridget was in grad school, Kerri and her family opened their home and let Bridget stay there multiple nights a week, so she didn't have to drive from Burlington to Plattsburgh every day. Kerri lives in Plattsburgh with her husband, two kids, and mother and works as an accountant.

Sam Mark

Groomsman

Sam and Ryan met freshman year of college at UVM. They lived on the same floor with Matt and Jack. The group then lived together Junior and Senior year. Ryan lived with Sam during graduate school as well. Sam lives and works in Vermont. Sam and Ryan like to go fishing and other outdoor activities.

Maggie Donahue

Bridesmaid

Maggie is another one of Bridget's cousins on her mother's side. She is the daughter of Holly's younger sister, Linda Donahue. Maggie is starting grad school in the fall of 2023 to become a teacher! Fun fact: Maggie studied abroad in Kenya for a semester.

Sarah Higgins

Bridesmaid

Sarah and Bridget became college roommates when Sarah slide into Bridget's Instagram DM's. They instantly became great friends in addition to roommates and roomed together for the next three years. Sarah lives in Queens with her twin sister and works as in marketing. Sarah is also going back to school in pursuit of an MBA. Fun fact: Sarahs middle name is Bridget after her Irish grandmother!

Matt Griffin

Groomsman

Matt and Ryan met freshman year in college with Jack and Sam. Matt and Jack lived in what we called the “aquarium” which was the room everyone would hangout in. Matt lived with Ryan Sam and Jack for junior and senior year. Upon graduation Matt moved to Chicago.

Andrea Daley

Bridesmaid

Andrea and Bridget met working at Bon Ton together back in 2013. Ashley and Andrea actually knew each other first when Bridget came around. Andrea is living in Vermont with her kitty Oliver and works at a preschool.

Jack Fletcher

Best Man

Jack is one of Ryan’s best friends. Jack and Ryan met freshman year at UVM. They lived together for 3 years, 2 of those with Matt and Sam. Jack now works as a mechanical engineer and lives in Massachusetts.