James & Dana
Wedding Party
Jaclyn Kephart
Maid of Honor
She's my baby sister and my perfect ray of sunshine, a firecracker since the day she was born. She's the only person in the family who will join me when I want to plan our visits with itineraries down to the minute. She's the one who will laugh literally in sync with me at things no one else finds funny. She's my super-MOH.
Anthony Edley
Best Man
We met by pure chance at taco night. It was spicy, just like our relationship. Seriously though. The list of what we don't have in common would be shorter than what we share. We're just a couple of guitar-loving, whiskey-drinking, Italian mooks.
Laura Buccheri
Bridesmaid
Family by chance, friends by choice! She's married to Paul, James' cousin (and groomsman). We invariably wind up pairing off at family gatherings, sharing teaching stories and bonding over our luck to be marrying into the same family. Now that family bond becomes official!
Johnny Bazzano
Groomsman
He's just a beautiful man. Inside and out. And whaddayaknow, he's Italian mook number three here in this party.
Caitlyn Campbell
Bridesmaid
My singing partner throughout middle and high school. We shared lots of growing-up experiences in those days--sharing crushes, fumbling through early dating, competing for solos in school shows, discovering Europe for the first time, and the list goes on...all leading to a lifelong friendship.
Joe Buccheri
Groomsman
Well, how about that. Italian mook number four. Doesn't every Italian family have a cousin Joey?
Jennie Rizzi
Bridesmaid
We've been friends for longer than my sister has been alive. We've gone from sharing after-school snacks as second graders, to attending middle school dances doused in glitter, to stressing our way through high school honors classes, and we've come all the way through being bridesmaids in each others' weddings.
Paul Buccheri
Groomsman
Do I even have to say it? M-o-o-k numba five. Cousin Pauly!
Rachel Schachter
Bridesmaid
Longy (aka grad school) brought us together. More specifically, our first Monteverdi duet brought us together. But what also brought us together was our mutual appreciation for honest, comfortable-with-silence-sometimes, inspiring-each-other, knowing-we-can-always-crash-on-each-other's-couches friendship.
Matt Kephart
Groomsman
Well, he may not be full Italian mook, but I'm so excited to gain this guy as a brother.