Alina & Aleksander
Wedding Party
Katie Dodson
Matron of Honor
Alina And Katie met when she moved in next door about 20 years ago! This has landed her the "longest friend" and the “Matron of Honor" award. Katie always keeps their friendship strong even when they are in different places in their lives with 4+ hour phone calls and care packages. Their friendship has been built on their love of ice cream, Disney movies, and cats. Katie and her husband, Denis, have also named Alina godmother to their perfect daughter, Emma. If you see her at the wedding, conversation topics could include: Baby Emma, The British Baking Show, and her favorite cruise vacation!
James Sturdivant
Best Man
Alek and James started their friendship in middle school and have been side by side ever since. They have never lost a single prank war at the many lacrosse camps they went to together. Even living 6 hours apart they continue to talk almost daily and still give each other a hard time 24/7. They built a friendship on having conversations and playing video games all night long. If you see him at the wedding, conversation topics could include: Baby Axel, any sport to ever exist, and how life is being BALD.
Catherine DiMisa
Bridesmaid
Alina and Catherine started their friendship in high school after Alina was finally invited into the Friend Group. They have washed dishes together at a local fast food restaurant, drank beer flights at Blacksburg’s breweries, and kayaked down Claytor Lake with Butters. Catherine is a friend who will stick with you through thick and thin. She is not only one of Alina's best friends, but also Alek's. If you see her at the wedding, conversation topics could include: Dexter her Golden Retriever, good breweries she has visited, food (seriously any kind), and her latest travels.
Kyler Beall
Best Man
Alek has known Ky since the day he was born. He has always been a brother to Alek and the two have spent their entire lives being best friends. They have shared many life experiences, including going on a cruise to the Bahamas, going to watch the midnight release of Harry Potter Movies, and a lot of getting into trouble together. Both will be friends for forever. If you see him at the wedding, conversation topics could include: Dallas Cowboys (or really any football stats), his pets at home, and his first tattoo.
Elizabeth Blake
Bridesmaid
Liz and Alina first met when Alina joined the high school cheerleading team. Liz took her under her wing and soon initiated her into the Friend Group. They continued their friendship into college where they waitressed and started running 5ks together. Liz will make you laugh until you cry and is the most compassionate person you will ever meet! She has supported Alina and Alek’s relationship and have become a true friend of theirs. This is one of the many reasons they have chosen her to officiate their wedding! If you see her at the wedding, conversation topics could include: Anime, what book she is currently reading, and Selena Gomez.
Eric James
Groomsman
Alek and Eric met on the football field for the beach buccaneers. But their friendship started much later in life. In High School the two became very close and after High school Eric got Alek a job where they worked together at The UPS Store. Now the two spend most evenings sailing the sea of thieves and getting rich off other people's treasure. If you see him at the wedding, conversation topics could include: His and Kelsey's Dog Henry, Skateboarding, and how someone can be so bad at ALL video games.
Casey Buschling
Bridesmaid
Casey and Alina met at Salisbury University after Alina forced her to be her lab partner and eventually her college roommate! Their friendship was built on spending nights "studying" in the library and days at the animal shelter. They formed a special bond by spending many nights laughing instead of studying, eating sushi and watching scary movies (even though they both hate them). If you see her at the wedding, conversation topics could include: Ollie her chocolate lab, Tito's vodka, and that she should go on The Bachelor.
Danny Zilevicius
Groomsman
Danny and Alek met when Alek and Alina began dating. Danny has since that day felt like a brother to Alek and will be a brother to him soon. They got along great and related a lot through sports and gaming. One of Alek's favorite memories with Danny is the night they spent together playing halo all night long and surprising Alina at Mama Lucia's and giving her a hard time for an hour or so. Since then, Danny and Alek have won and lost a lot of ping pong tournaments as teammates. If you see him at the wedding, conversation topics could include: Luka the crazy dog, Texas living, How he got so good at public speaking.
Hayley Schindler
Bridesmaid
Alina and Hayley went to Salisbury University together but never officially met until they sat next to each other in veterinary school. Their friendship quickly blossomed from their love of cats, singing, and constant laughing. Hayley, Amanda, and Alina were able to become the best trio the vet school has ever seen and have even devolved many annual traditions including their annual Halloween party where they watch spooky movies and eat cookies. If you see her at the wedding, conversation topics could include: Uno her one-eyed cat, her favorite Grey's Anatomy character, and her upcoming wedding.
Halle Bryant
Groomswoman
Halle and Alek are newly friends but know they will be friends for life. Halle and Alek worked together at Walmart catching shoplifters. Now weekly they go to lunch together. Halle and Cameron (her mans) and Alek and Alina (his womans) all go and see and new movies together in theaters. Halle is very fun, and allows Alek to vent for hours, or lets Alek talk about absolutely nothing for hours. If you see her at the wedding, conversation topics could include: Her Stella baby (cat), Halsey (musician), She likes if you ask question after question after question and just keep piling them on.
Amanda Hoffman
Bridesmaid
Alina and Amanda met during their first year of veterinary school when they were put in the same lab group. A friendship quickly grew from their shared stress and ability to always make each other laugh. Hayley and Amanda became a part of Alina's support system through vet school making it the best experience it could be! They could be found eating tacos at Cabo, drinking wine at the Wine Lab or even singing along to musicals in Hayley’s apartment. If you see her at the wedding, conversation topics could include: her zoo of animals, Beach Body workouts, and how many days in a row she has met her 'move goal' on her Apple Watch.
Steven Drum
Bridesman
Alina and Steven met in high school and eventually became roommates in undergrad. During undergrad you could find them watching reality TV or at the local bars. Whether singing and playing the piano together or Steven forcing Alina to watch a scary movie, their friendship has continued through all phases of their lives and continues to get stronger. If you see him at the wedding, conversation topics could include: Lola (his perfect puppy), the latest concert he's been to and his favorite wine.
Emma
Flower Girl
Emma is Alina's god daughter and she is nothing but perfection! She enjoys smiling, sleeping and hanging out with her mom and dad. If you see her at the wedding, conversation topics could include: how perfect she is!