Victoria & Ian
Wedding Party
David Cusack
Best Man
I can't even begin to describe how annoying this kid was when we were younger. So whiny. But as we grew up, David and I got closer and started spending a ton of time together. We've seen many phases of David: becoming a normal guy in high school, going to college and getting black stud diamond earrings (pictured), and now a married man with a house and the coolest wife. Feel free to chat him up, he'll take as much time as you'll give him and more.
Jess Finnell
Matron of Honor
Jess has been my best friend since the 3rd grade. We bonded over being the biggest tomboys on the planet and she roped me in by lying thru her teeth about the points she scored every basketball game. She has now developed super human powers as Aiden’s mom and you can catch her grooving to Ed Sheeran and BedRock on the dance floor. Don’t get too excited though - those are literally the only songs she knows.
Manny Moyse
Best Man
I've known Manny since we've been 13 years old while playing for the infamous HBC Stars. This guy holds the title of best own goal i've ever seen. Falling backwards, looped it over our own keeper, top corner. Scenes. Club soccer led to us playing on the same college soccer team. We roomed together all 4 years of college and then another year in Hoboken, leading to every couples joke you've ever heard. His wife Louisa is marrying Vicky and I, please show her lots of love, but make sure you give loads of credit to Manny first for being Best Man.
Lauren Nevins
Matron of Honor
Lauren and I have been best friends for 16+ years. She is so loyal that she drove me to high school every morning - which in turn meant she was late every single day and somehow still agreed to be my friend. No one on earth has logged more travel points (or endured more travel delays) to show up for her friends. She is the party planner extraordinaire but you do not wanna be anywhere near her dry-heaving the next morning.
Ryan Cusack (PWS)
Groomsman
Ryan was such an interesting child. Always up to something devious. The kid forgot to feed his pet snake (weird) and just let it perish in the basement (RIP Red). He's grown up a lot since then and is now a Professional Wetland Scientist and even practices at home!
Danielle Cusack
Bridesmaid
As already evidenced by this photo, Danielle is the younger and much cooler Cusack sibling. Without her this entire wedding would not be possible - she put the team on her back and helped Ian propose. While Ian was getting an EKG for his “heart attack”, Danielle was cool, calm, and collected. When you see Danielle please bring her a drink for enduring years of Ian’s harassment and thank her for sticking around to be the best future sister in law.
Bryan Merlos
Groomsman
Joined us at Cortland sophomore year and wasted no time in letting Manny and I know "I thought you two were assholes right away". He pretty soon thereafter became my father's favorite player on the Cortland soccer team, letting me know after every game how great he played and how many goals he scored. I think my mom's mentioned "I can't wait to dance with Merlos" 10+ times in the wedding planning process as well.
Mary Hecht
Bridesmaid
Mary and I decided on the first night we went out together at Northeastern that we would be roommates. Apparently drunkenly latching myself onto people is a recurring theme in my life that has somehow worked out wonderfully. Since then we have been inseparable to the point where I take pride in crashing Wuerthele family reunions on the Vineyard, in Brooklyn, etc. Please give her the warmest welcome back to the East Coast, but if she starts crying about how her and Ella don’t spend enough time together it’s time to run away.
Kyle Andersen
Groomsman
Kyle came into the picture junior year at Cortland. First couple years he wasn't exactly on the radar after we watched him rip his shirt in half because the Jets lost. Kyle, now more recently known as "Dad", has always been our captain for all things fun and can always be counted on to be a great host. He's also well on his way to becoming an 8 handicap this year. For sure, definitely, no doubt about it.
Niko Olsen
Bridesmaid
Northeastern blessed Niko and me by forcing us to share a bathroom in our Freshman dorm. After a shorter than normal length of time we decided that naturally we would be best friends forever and continue to live together (around the same time we recruited Mary). Lucky for us, we were right and nothing has changed since then many states and countries later. Niko is also making her triumphant return to the East Coast so please help her celebrate but keep it moving the second she tries to tell you the Jets have a shot at winning the Super Bowl (or at making the playoffs for that matter).
Chris Barbosa
Groomsman
Boots joined us at Cortland sophomore year and I think liked me more than Merlos did initially. He was one of the more gifted soccer players i've ever seen - he strictly scored goals with body parts other than his feet. Extremely gifted in the kitchen as well - could make a mean chicken patty covered in 4 sauces and leave it in the living room for 3 weeks. There are few things Boots won't do... which is why his picture here looks the way it does
Ella DaSilva
Bridesmaid
Ella and I lived in two of the worst apartments this world has ever seen and we lived to tell the tale. Collapsing ceilings, human drones (looking at you Aaron Rodgers), and sharing a moldy basement bedroom really strengthens a friendship for those who were wondering. We have really experienced quite the glow up from our Fenway and degenerate NY days to Amalfi coast proposals and our own weddings. If you come across Ella on the big day for the love of god please try to make sure she drinks more than one sip every two hours.
Mike Leface
Groomsman
I've known Mike for a very long time. Met in middle school bonding over hockey which I believe led to us growing our hair out. Along with a couple other guys, we were really a gross looking group of gentlemen for a bit there. Mike's always great for keeping me humble and ensuring I don't think I'm good at golf, or hockey, or anything really.
Jacey Potenza
Bridesmaid
As you can tell by the photo Jacey and I were really cool in college. Jacey has always been and will always be my person - so much so that at around 23 years old we declared (over McDonalds of course) that we would probably die alone but at least we’d have each other. Just a couple of things have changed over the years. If you catch Jazzy Jay out on the dance floor please make sure she is no longer worrying about how everybody else is doing for once in her life.
Justin Casciola
Groomsman
The man of many names. Young Turbo, Jetpack TV, Zuckerberg's right hand man, you name it. Justin and I met while working in ticket sales at the Devils and went on to quit one day apart just under a year later. Roommates for 4 years in Hoboken, I've seen Justin firsthand grow into the bodybuilder / influencer/ meteorologist/ detective/ chef/ food critic that he is today.
Terri Aristarco
Bridesmaid
Northeastern also blessed me by forcing me to share a bathroom with Terri our Freshman year. I’m still not sure how I got lucky enough to get two best friends from a random dorm pairing but I’m certainly not gonna question it. For those of you who reaaallly know her you can bank on Thursa tearing up the dance floor. From NBF to Liberty House I can guarantee she will be leading the charge when Fetty Wap comes on. She is also commonly known as Jim, Theo’s mom, or the keeper of the Canvas.