Monica & Michael
Wedding Party
Monica Mae Metzger
Bride
How long have you known the Groom and where did you meet? “I think it was sometime December 2012 or January 2013 at Dominos. The first time we hung out with friends was at a pool on his 20th birthday!” What’s your favorite memory with the Groom? “As much as I’d love to say all of the vacations we’ve gone on traveling to many states, islands and countries, some of my favorite moments with him are getting take-out, opening a bottle of wine and watching movies. It’s when we belly laugh the most and create funny inside jokes!” What’s your favorite drink? “Titos and soda with lime! But I think that should be common knowledge for most lol”
Michael Kendall Kopensky
Groom
How long have you known the Bride? “8 years and counting. We first met at Domino's, where we worked.” What’s your favorite memory with the Bride? “A- When she took me to Busch Gardens very early on (were we even dating yet?) It was the first time a girl took me somewhere like that by herself and it was far away! That's how I knew she liked me. B- when we went to New York City. It was our first vacation after getting real jobs and moving to south Florida. It was such an experience going to the city as adults. Monica was nervous about being in a big city but by the end of it I turned her into a city girl. Also she got mad at me for not proposing.” What’s your favorite drink? “Vodka soda with a splash of cranberry”
Renee Richards
Maid of Honor
How long have you known the Bride and where did you meet? “23 years and counting! We met in pre-school.” What’s your favorite memory with the Bride? “There’s two reasons why this question is hard. My memory is terrible and there’s so many but one of my favorites was watching power-puff girls and especially one episode in particular that we still laugh about. Also when she fell in wet cement right before a big volleyball game at a qualifying tournament in Baltimore when we were 17.” What’s your favorite drink? “Margaritas”
Jerome Kopensky
Best Man
How long have you known the Groom and where did you meet? “I met the groom the day he was born. I was hanging out in the hospital waiting room” Favorite memory with the Groom? “TBD- trying to think of a great one!” What’s your favorite drink? “Captain and coke”
Alex Worthen
Bridesmaid
How long have you known the Bride and where did you meet? “8 years at the good ole BFG!” (Alex wore a bright purple blouse on our first day when we had an all black dress code.. it was hilarious) Favorite memory: “Ashley’s bachelorette party in Savannah. You and I had SO MUCH fun together and I felt like we got closer and ugh I’m just so obsessed with you lol can’t wait until yours! 🎉🍾” Favorite drink: “margaritaaaassss 🍹”
Brock Stoops
Groomsman
How long have you known the Groom and where did you meet? “11 years, became friends in high school cooking class “boys club” represent. (Though I’m also like 99% sure he was in my 6th grade reading class which would be 2004/17 years but we weren’t friends and probably never talked) “ What’s your favorite memory with the Groom? “I would say freshman year college him coming up to Orlando for a Halloween party and bringing Hennessy and Hypnotik to make hulk smash shots. Or when he was nice enough to trade cars with me for 1 day cause my tires had a huge gash and I couldn’t drive on the 408 so he took my Lexus to dominos and I took his Altima downtown for work lol. Or just hanging out and playing halo 4 together in college.” What’s your favorite drink? “4 horsemen shots or whole milk #gomad”
Ashley Daughenbaugh
Bridesmaid
How long have you known the bride and where did you meet: “Monica and I met 8 years ago at good ole Bonefish Grill, I am so lucky to have a friend like her in my life! #BFGSquad” Favorite Memory: “Her 22nd birthday at Hamburger Mary’s drag dinner! Can’t forget about that campfire s’mores dessert” Favorite Drink: “Malibu and pineapple”
Kyle LoGiudice
Groomsman
How long have you known the Groom? “I think it was in middle school. I remember being such a jerk to him until I realized our shared love for south park, space, and video games. Plus, he was quietly one of the funniest dudes I've ever met with an emphasis on quiet.” What’s your favorite memory with the Groom? “It's hard to keep it PG for this answer but more generally, the entire time I lived in the room attached to his in our jack and jill at the Moultrie Point house. We had so many laughs and goofy moments, like the one time he caught me butt naked in my room because my idiotic self left both bathroom doors open. That brought us closer than ever before.” What’s your favorite drink? “A glass of red wine if I'm feeling classy and a margarita if I'm feeling sassy 💁♂️”
Cassie Trizano
Bridesmaid
When did you meet the Bride and how long have you known her? “We met 8 years ago as Hosts working at Bonefish Grill in Orlando.” What’s your favorite memory with the Bride? “I always think of the time that I almost didn’t make it to my own birthday brunch (she was hungover) and you were SO mad at me and would have never let me live it down if I didn’t show up. ‘Who doesn’t show up to their own brunch?’ 😂 What’s your favorite drink? Either Meiomi Pinot Noir or Cigar City Jai Alai
Chase Zizzo
Groomsman
How long have you known the Groom and where did you meet? “Since the 8th grade! We knew of each other in middle school but started kicking it in high school. 🤘🏻” What's your favorite memory? “A lot of good ones! One of the best is being the only seniors in chemistry class and then cheating our whole way through it” What's your favorite drink? “Makers Mark neat with a bud light to wash it down. 🥴”
Kaile Bennett
Bridesmaid
Where did you meet the bride and how long have you known her? “We met at UCF through our sorority Alpha Xi Delta” What’s your Favorite memory with the Bride? “Finding the BEST pizza in Nashville! 😉” (back story: a few drinks too many in Nashville and local told us a great pizza spot to go to. It was so good at the moment but neither of us can remember where it actually was lol) What’s your favorite drink? “A dirty martini”
Ryan Wilkerson
Groomsman
How long have you known the Groom and where did you meet? “I met Mike sometime in high school.” What's your favorite memory? “Favorite memory would have to either be crushing McDonalds breakfast after one of our first Faberge house parties or playing rocket league while eating sandwiches.” What's your favorite drink? “Bud Light”
Kara Brothers
Bridesmaid
Where did you meet the Bride and how long have you known her? “Waterford Elementary, baby! It’s gotta be pushing 20 years now!” What’s your favorite memory of the bride? “I don’t know how I’m suppose to pick one memory here because after 20 years of friendship we’ve literally done it all! From being fake news reporters for a middle school history project, to coworkers, dealing with each other’s boy problems and 10000 sleepovers in between it all. There’s been so many years of laughter, love, and growing up. I’m not sure how we even got this old but I’m so excited to celebrate you love birds and watch you marry your person — it may end up being my favorite memory yet 🥰” What’s your favorite drink? “Wine or Titos and Soda”
David Macedo
Groomsman
How long have you known the Groom and where did you meet? “I’ve known the groom for 11 years, and we met in Orlando right after I moved there for college and right before he did.” What's your favorite memory? “So many choices! From binge watching Cosmos to Super Smash tournaments, but the time we rearranged his room so it was completely backwards when he got home from work and mattress surfing down our staircase when we first moved in together were all-time greats.” What's your favorite drink? “San Pellegrino with a lemon.”
Kirsten Sowers
Bridesmaid
Where did you meet the Bride and how long have you known her? “I have known Monica since the fall of 2015 when we both joined the same sorority! I sat next to her at one our pre-member meetings and found out we had a ton in common and we became friends so quick!” What is your favorite memory with the Bride? “My favorite memory with Monica would be hard to say. Every single time I’m with her is an absolute blast, she is truly the life of the party. If I really had to pick, I would say when she came to my bachelorette party in Cincinnati and we got to spend the whole weekend together!” What’s your favorite drink? “alcoholic? margarita fo sho”
Mark Cassidy
Groomsman
How long have you known the Groom and what’s your favorite memory? “Mike and I chatted in the hallways with the boys in High School, but we started to really get to know each other when I moved in with him at the Moultrie Pointe house in 2014.” What’s your favorite memory with the Groom? “Our Ski Trip to Park City, Utah.” What’s your favorite drink? “I’m an IPA guy.”