Jessica & Kyle
Wedding Party
Alexi Nix
Maid of Honor
Jess and Alexi met somewhere around 6th or 7th grade, they can never seem to remember when it really was. One thing is for sure, there was never any doubt that these two would be in it for life. From inside jokes to always nailing team projects in Drafting class these two were inseparable. They've always shared everything - Jess was even the first person at Alexi's new school to know that she wore colored contacts! After high school and college their friendship has only grown. Alexi and Jess love to spend their time traveling together from Disney to Germany and beyond. Alexi was the obvious choice when Jess thought about who she wanted (really needed) to keep her in check on wedding day!
Connor Morette
Best Man
Connor and Kyle met when Connor was born. Being Kyle's little brother meant they've grown up to be best friends and rivals in everything from pole vaulting to snowboarding, video games, and motorcycling. Having survived the earlier childhood years attempting to hit bike jumps way larger than would've been safe, sending toy rockets into space, scaling rock quarry walls without plans to descend safely, and later the craziness of post-college parties and adult-brotherly quarrels, they remain supporters of each other in life and continue to pursue mostly friendly (and usually unsafe) competitions and activities.
Jennifer Brennan
Bridesmaid
Jess and Jen met in high school where they shared a few classes, but Jen was much closer with Alexi originally. It was really toward the tail end of college where Jess and Jen became close as well. They certainly have made up for lost time! These two can be found spending pretty much every other weekend together with Alexi going to movies, dinner dates, random fun locations found on the internet, musicals, or a casual girls night-in. These two pride themselves on being the "planners" of the group. Jess couldn't think of a better person to help plan the big day!
Kevin McCarthy
Groomsman
Kevin ("Diesel") and Kyle met freshman year on the WPI track team and moved in together the following summer. Discovering a common love for Mario Kart, snowboarding, late-night cereal breaks, and Highlife - a beer preference soon to be ditched post-college, thankfully - many weekends since then have been filled with marathon video game sessions, attempting to break land-speed records on snowboards, partying until the sunrise, and lately enjoying the benefits of Diesel's newly-acquired cooking hobby.
Danielle Mitchell
Bridesmaid
Jess and Danielle met while swimming for the Worcester Area Masters team, better known as WAM. Well Danielle was swimming, Jess was doing something that kind of resembled the sport. Somewhere around the time things started getting more serious between Craig and Danielle, Jess and Danielle really started hanging out more frequently. After a few post practice drinks at a local bar, Danielle declared something to the effect of, "I can tell Jess and I are going to be great friends". A few of years later, Jess just knew she had to have Danielle by her side on the big day!
Craig Mitchell
Groomsman
Craig and Kyle moved in together after a year of WPI track team friendship (read: partying) with Kevin "Diesel" McCarthy. Continuing the tradition of hosting team parties and remaining generally competitive throughout college, Craig and Kyle remain steadfast party buddies despite growing adult responsibilities and increasingly worse hangover tolerances. These two can frequently be found getting themselves into trouble at local breweries, swim meets, adventure weekend houses - particularly involving watercraft of any kind - and annual brewfest 5k races.
Kayla Lenzen
Bridesmaid
Jess and Kayla are the true definition of "cradle to grave". These two share some of their earliest childhood memories living on the same street growing up. You could find them on the loading dock of a factory creating spice girls choreography, sneaking through each others bedroom windows after curfew, or getting stuck in trees. Even after years of separation when Jess changed schools, they never skipped a beat and were reunited in high school over DDR and junk food. No matter how far away they live or how little they get to talk, when these two get together you'd never know any time had passed. Jess can't wait to have Kayla with her on the special day!
Mark Vanacore
Groomsman
Mark and Kyle met during the winter of freshman year at WPI. Following their time partying together in college, they've had many competitions in local swim team (WAM) meets - where Mark somehow always beat Kyle by a a handful of points overall - sprint triathlons, and late-night, impromptu karaoke sessions. These days, despite diminishing representation in local competitions, they can still, always be counted on to finish a night singing perfect renditions of "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "Grace Kelly".
Jill McConnell
Bridesmaid
Jess and Jill met in college where they frequently were found hanging out at track meets, crafting t-shirts for the team, baking, or attending themed parties. After college their friendship grew over countless trivia nights with friends (they even managed to win once or twice!). These days you'll find Jess and Jill hosting monthly game nights, double dating, sharing cute videos of their dogs, and (still) attending occasional themed parties. Jess couldn't imagine the day without Jill by her side!
Shane Ruddy
Groomsman
Shane and Kyle met in college on the track team. While their closeness in college was cordial and enjoyable as a function of track team parties, their friendship blossomed when they found a collective love of motorcycles and cheesy garlic bread with cheese. Shane and Kyle are always up for dinner at the 'B', talking at length about zooming around on motorcycles, and a casually-competitive game of "boop-it".
Kaitlyn Hollinger
Bridesmaid
Jess and Kait met during college shortly after Kait met her soon to be husband Rob. They spent countless nights hanging out at "The Den" - Kyle's college apartment - or attending various other events around WPI. Shortly after Jess graduated, her and Kait would likely be seen at Rob's apartment on Berkshire in Worcester or getting all "dolled up" for holiday events. Since then they have only gotten closer; today these two can be found discussing wedding plans, going out to breweries, or arranging doggy play dates. Jess is so excited to have Kait with her on wedding day!
Robert Hollinger
Groomsman
Rob and Kyle became good friends after college when Craig moved in with Rob and the post-college party phase began in earnest. After a few years of shared party shenanigans, mountain biking adventures, triathlon training experiences (non-alcoholic or otherwise), and a now-infamous rescue of a friend's Ironman race, Rob and Kyle are most likely to be hanging out on weekends comparing dog-training stories.
Kati White
Bridesmaid
Kati is one of Jess's younger sisters. In their younger years they probably thought that their bond was solely over their shared love of Disney and horses (Kati even made a career of it!). As they grew older they realized that a bond of sisters goes much deeper than that, but enough of the sappy stuff. Today Kati and Jess spend their time together playing games, spending time with the pups, and having long conversations over a glass of wine. Jess can't wait to have Kati by her side for the big event!
Bradley White
Groomsman
Brad is one of Jess's younger brothers. Kyle and Brad have bonded over the last 8 years sharing a "few" beers at family gatherings, barbecues, and weekend parties. Nowadays you can find these two in casual competition (darts, shuffleboard, Rock Band, etc.) at Kyle and Jess' new home.
Madison White
Junior Bridesmaid
Maddy aka "Beans" is Jess's youngest sister. Jess and Maddy spend most of their time together going to the zoo, the science museum, or the occasional escape room. Jess is excited to have Maddy share this special day with her!
Zachary White
Junior Groomsman
Zac is Jess's youngest brother. Kyle and Zac bonded over a love of video games and Pokemon. Zac still talks about the time Kyle handed down most of his Pokemon cards for Christmas a few years back.