Lex & Vin
Wedding Party
Julie Stinson
Maid of Honor
Julie (aka Divapants) has been Lex’s best friend since she entered the world right before Lex’s 12th birthday. They bonded in the wee hours of the morning while Lex rocked her colicky baby sister to sleep many, many times. One time Julie went to visit Lex in college at West Chester when a huge snowstorm hit and they were stuck on campus for nearly a whole week, watching movies and playing in the snow. Fun Fact: Julie founded a lunch club in 4th grade called “lunch bunch” so kids of all abilities would always have a lunch buddy.
Alicia Rupert
Maid of Honor
Alicia and Lex met in college and instantly bonded when they realized that they were long-lost twins and shared the same birthday. One time Alicia’s mom surprised them with a fully catered meal to celebrate their half-birthday and they hosted their whole floor with a platter of chicken tenders, a giant cake, and Wii Dance battles. Fun Fact: Alicia and Lex are pretty sure that they first met in high school when Alicia was volunteering at a district chorus audition and Lex was auditioning.
Jaclyn Mudrick
Bridesmaid
Jackie (JDol) and Lex actually first knew each other as captains of rival colorguards but became fast friends when they marched color guard together in college. One time Lex lived with JDol for a few weeks in the summer and they were known to be in bed watching the Olympics (with doughnuts) by 8pm every night. Fun Fact: JDol has 5 pets: 2 turtles (Franklin and Squirt), 2 Cats (Barley and Porter), and a rescue pup (Ember).
Natalie Kruvant
Bridesmaid
Natalie and Lex first met at track practice in 8th grade and immediately became friends for life. One time when Natalie and Lex were co-captains of their HS tennis team, they opted to fill and carry the water coolers together in order to get out of the 3 mile “perimeter” runs. Fun Fact: Lex and Natalie once bought the same junior prom dress on the same day and opted to both swap it out for a new dress. Great minds think alike!
Melissa Wooten
Bridesmaid
Melissa and Lex first met when they were paired together during high school Colorguard. (Although Lex admits that the pairing may not have been totally random and she may have picked the best freshman as her partner.) One time Melissa and Lex went to NY on a weekend trip and miraculously scored 2nd row tickets to Lin Manuel Miranda’s In The Heights (and it was AMAZING). Fun Fact: Melissa graduated college an entire year early because she’s brilliant.
Jennifer Hilbish
Bridesmaid
Jen and Lex met freshman year at West Chester at Colorguard auditions and overcame their Chapter 6 rivalry. Jen is one of Lex’s very first college friends. One time (actually many times) Jen came down the shore to hang out with the Stinson fam and she sent Lex photos of her playing board games and eating dinner with the family while Lex was away. Fun Fact: Jen is probably one of the best Color-guarders Lex has ever seen #fierce.
Samantha Foldats
Bridesmaid
Sam and Lex met while studying at West Chester and bonded even closer while commiserating through pharmacy school applications, pharmacy school, and eventually their post-doc program. One time Sam and Lex decided it would be a good idea to attend 5am spin classes before their 9am anatomy and physiology lecture and it resulted with both of them studying while laying on their stomachs because they couldn’t sit for too long for a few days. Fun Fact: Sam also is a fan of Gilmore Girls, and like Lex has no idea how many times she’s watched the series (too many to count).
Allie Phy
Bridesmaid
Allie and Lex met senior year at West Chester during Colorguard and through their mutual friends. One time Lex was having a particularly tough time in pharmacy school and cramming for finals when Allie surprised her with Flyers playoff tickets and stole her away for a few hours to watch the boys play. Fun Fact: Allie invited Lex to the tailgate/Flyers game where Lex first met Vin and Lex spent time at the Phy house right before heading to her and Vin’s first date.
Jacqueline Stinson
Mother of the Bride
From whom Lex inherited her baton twirling skills, pageantry crowns, Ram pride, and perhaps a bit of her sass. One time (many times) they rocked it out to *NSYNC, Britney Spears, One Direction, Harry Styles, and Jonas Brothers at HersheyPark Stadium with spray painted and crimped hair after the famous chocolate ride. Fun Fact: Mom loves Disney World and would go every month if Dad let her.
Dennis Stinson
Father of the Bride
Expert band prop builder, crown box maker, interview driver, and sarcasm machine. One time during one of Julie’s baton competitions in Disney, Dad and Lex decided to kill some time by heading to the bar next door. When Mom, Terry, and Julie went to find them (and after trying to get the best value out of their refillable cups) Dad had spilled a beer on Lex and she had lost her whole wallet. Yes, there is photo proof. Fun Fact: Dad learned to high jump in a buddies garage in high school and can out jump all three of his kids (even though they all were on the track team for high jump at some point).
Bryce Stewart
Best Man
B is the groom's younger twin brother who has been with him from the beginning, literally. Fun Facts: - B is a full minute younger than the groom, and Vin never let him forget that fact growing up (or ever). - B has two degrees from Penn, both in Engineering. (He worked wayyyyyy harder in school than Vin did). - B and Vin shared a room all 4 years they attended Penn together.
Jordan Stewart
Groomsman
Jord (aka Little Jordie) is the groom's younger brother. Fun facts: - Jord taught himself how to play the drum set, snare drum in marching band, and guitar. - Jord is a proud Drexel Dragon. D-D-D-D-R-R-R-R-E-E-E-E
Andrew Rubin
Groomsman
Drew has been the groom's brother-from-another-mother for as long as he can remember. Fun Facts: - Drew can sing any Green Day song you can think of - Drew was the tallest member of the friend group for a while until Vin and B shot past him after high school. - Drew used to be a member of a band called Kosher Pickle
Fran De La Pena
Groomsman
Fran and Vin met on a fifth grade school field trip, and they've been friends ever since. Fun Facts: - Fran played baritone saxophone in the Bensalem Marching Band with Vin, B, Jord, and Phy - Fran was hours away from being born on Leap Day 1988 - Fran has more gray hair than Vin
Brian Phy
Groomsman
Phy has been one of Vin's closest friends since high school. Fun Facts: - Phy is the oldhead of the group; he's an '87 baby (#oldman) - Phy was also in Kosher Pickle; he was the drummer
Terry Stinson
Groomsman
Terrence is the youngest member of the bridal party and brother of the bride. Fun Fact - Terry plays soccer on at least 3 teams (school and club) - Terry will never beat Vin at video games - Terry has been known to store cold cuts in his pockets; his nickname is Turkey Pockets
Aleks Foldats
Groomsman
Aleks and Vin met a couple years ago and easily bonded over the Eagles, volleyball, beer, and wings. Fun Facts: - Aleks got an Eagles Super Bowl tattoo - Aleks has a dog named Carson (for obvious reasons) - Aleks gave Vin fair warning that he would not be attendance at the wedding if it was on a day with an Eagles home game
Alejandro Villacis
Groomsman
Ale and Vin survived 7 years working together at McMaster-Carr and they were briefly coworkers at Harry’s until Ale abandoned Vin for the second time. Fun Fact - Ale has multiple Ivy League degrees and multiple Master's degrees as well - At one point, Ale was working full time, going to school part time, and also was an Adjunct Professor all at the same time - While it might be hard to believe, Ale is actually boujier than Vin - the cardigan is his signature ;) .
Jeanine Stewart
Mother of the Groom
Madre, aka Momdukes, met her greatest AND eldest son on April 12, 1988.- - Jeanine and Vin share an alma mater, The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania - Jeanine is the best cook Vin knows. He only eats her mac & cheese and meatloaf. No one else's compares. - Over the years, Jeanine's nicknames for Vin have evolved from "Action News" to "Hoover" when he was younger to "Stew" and "Jr." lately
Vincent Stewart Sr.
Father of the Groom
Pops, aka Senior, met his namesake on April 12, 1988 as well (go figure!) - Pops is a diehard Penn fanatic. You'll never see him in public without at least one split P or red and blue something on. - Pops took over Vin's old bedroom to be his den, and he packed up all of Vin's things and put them in the closet to boot. - Pops has always been proud of his luscious green lawn. He let's no one cut it but himself and was that "Get off my grass you rotten kids" guy growing up. Even his sons were afraid to go retrieve errant ball tosses that landed in his yard.