Chelsey & Robert
Wedding Party
Abby Bowling
Bride's Person of Honor
Abby and Chelsey have been friends since childhood, and became especially close in their high school and college years. Special memories include service trips together, traveling Europe after college graduation, mini-vacations at Lake George, and lots of laughs (you'll recognize Abby's awesome big laugh anywhere once you hear it!)
Nick Clini
Best Man
Nick and Rob (“Bobbo”) still remember the moment they met passing each other in the hallway in kindergarten, but it wasn’t until a year later that they became fast friends in the same first grade classroom. Since then, they’ve been through everything together: from Rhode Island vacations to guitar lessons to a memorable trip to Disney World. Rob served as co-Best Man in Nick’s wedding a few years back, and now the self-proclaimed Italian Stallion is returning the favor as Rob’s Best Man!
Keatyn Bergsten
Bride's Person
Keatyn is Chelsey's older sister. Keatyn and Chelsey share many interests including knitting, reading, and cooking, but when together, they can usually be found dying Keatyn's hair fun colors and indulging in ridiculous TV shows together.
Tom Moutinho
Groomsman
Tom is Rob’s little cousin – but only in age, not in stature. Best buds since day one, Tom and Rob quite literally grew up together. Having moved to Maine at an early age, Rob looked forward to every time Tom came back home to visit, be it for holidays, birthday parties, or anything else. Sharing an interest in science, the pair both went on to earn PhDs in different fields. Growing up in the same crazy family, Rob and Tom understand each other on a deeper level than most!
Kaylee Bergsten
Bride's Person
Kaylee is Chelsey's younger sister. She is passionate about helping others, baking, and various types of crafting. From sibling sleepovers at Grammy's house to celebrating life's big moments together as adults, Chelsey and Kaylee have many great memories formed and many to come!
Alex Coombs
Groomsman
Alex and Rob have been friends since the fifth grade, but became especially close in high school. Inseparable ever since, they went to college together at Roger Williams University, where Rob now works as a professor. After college, they lived together for another five years, sharing a lot of laughs and a passion for pasta. Rob served as one of Alex’s groomsmen last year, and now Alex is returning the favor (at the same wedding venue, naturally!).
Michelle Boucher
Bride's Person
Michelle and Chelsey became close friends while working at Landmark School. Michelle helped Chelsey survive challenges such as long nights on dorm coverage, and celebrate big career and personal wins, including somehow scoring them the perfect tickets to see Taylor Swift's Eras Tour!
Evan Weinberg
Groomsman
Evan and Rob have been close friends since they met in that fateful first grade classroom. Since then, they grew up together, fondly remembering childhood sleepovers, middle school dances, and all-day gaming sessions. Having both earned their PhDs in Boston, Evan and Rob were thrilled to support each other at their dissertation defenses. Wherever Evan is present, Rob is guaranteed to have a great time!
Meg Smith
Bride's Person
Meg and Chelsey became fast friends at Connecticut College after discovering they had about a million things in common... most surprising of which is that they grew up about 15 minutes away from each other in the same towns their dads grew up in Massachusetts and their moms grew up about 15 minutes away from each other in California!
Vinny Gabrielle
Groomsman
Vinny and Rob became fast friends in the first grade. Rob accompanied Vinny on several family vacations, including trips to Colonial Williamsburg, Niagara Falls, Narragansett, and Downeast Maine, where Rob would later live and work for four years after graduate school. The pair share a love for science and nature, which was cultivated in elementary school and has since shaped their careers. Nobody can make Rob laugh like Vinny!
Annie Hochheiser
Bride's Person
Annie and Chelsey have known each other since pre-school! Annie has been hosting the most fun and creative themed parties since childhood, and is a great comedic storyteller, no doubt helping her become the amazing children's room/young adult librarian she is today.
Laura Whitelaw
Bride's Person
Laura and Chelsey lived on the same floor freshmen year of college where the became fast friends. Laura shares Chelsey's love of animals, and special memories include college adventures, visits to Block Island during her family's annual August Vacation to the east coast, and kayaking with sea otters on Laura's bachelorette weekend.
Evelyn
Junior Bridesmaid
Evelyn is Rob and Chelsey’s niece. Evelyn was born in Boston while her Uncle Rob was in graduate school, so he had the privilege of holding her in the hospital on the day she was born. Now living in Michigan, Rob and Chelsey treasure every visit with Evelyn, and they especially enjoy playing board games and swimming in the pool together. The trio share a passion for dogs, with Evelyn’s Scottish terriers Gibbs and Gauss tearing up the yard with Yoshi every time they visit. Evelyn is serving as Chelsey’s Junior Bridesmaid.
Anders
Ring Bearer
Anders is Rob and Chelsey’s nephew, and Evelyn’s little brother. The spitting image of his uncle, he is known affectionately by the family as “Mini Rob”. Also sharing his uncle’s love for Lego, Anders enjoys competing in building competitions at the library with Rob, Chelsey, and Evelyn. Anders is serving as Rob and Chelsey’s ring bearer (or, as he likes to say, “ring bear”).