Wedding Party
Erin Tartaglia
Matron of Honor
On the first day of pre-K, little Lexi sat down next to a redhead named Erin at snack time. They bonded over each having four letters in their first names and then Lexi proceeded to open her Blue's Clues applesauce, which exploded all over her shirt. From that moment on, Erin and Lexi would be besties. They spent the next 26 years going on beach dates, watching scary movies, hanging out in their favorite teacher's classroom, rocking out at concerts, drinking their fill at wineries and breweries, and growing up together. Erin currently lives in South Jersey with her husband, Steve, and son, Poncho (the sweetest Red Lab boy!). When she's not being an awesome nurse, you can find Erin in Cape May, traveling with her mom and the ladies, or being Martha Stewart Jr. (literally this girl can BAKE and CRAFT!!!!).
Griffin Foll
Best Man
Griffin and Ryan have been friends since 2001 when Griffin was born. Growing up they enjoyed playing sports together and always supported each other at Griffin's hockey games and Ryan's baseball games (although partially because their mom made them go). Their mutual love for the Phillies, the New Orleans Saints and golf brought them together, and when they weren't fighting (typical brothers) they could be found bonding over their favorite, and least favorite, players and teams. Griffin fell in love with soccer in college and before they even met, Griffin and Lexi picked Manchester City as their favorite team. Whenever they have a chance, Griffin, Ryan and Lexi get together to watch a match in Philly with the rest of the city's Man City supporters. Griffin is currently in his first year of law school in Boston. When he is not busy studying, you can find him hanging out with his friends, exploring the city, watching sports, and comparing bets over the phone with Ryan.
Gina Crowell
Maid of Honor
The fact that Lexi is marrying someone other than Gina is honestly a shock. The last remaining members of their freshman year suite who still speak, Gina and Lexi are truly two peas in a pod. After freshman year, Gina and Lexi decided to be roommates - spending the next three years of college giggling and sending Vines (now TikToks) to each other from across the room, quoting Spongebob, traveling the world, experiencing every fever dream moment Monmouth threw at them, running sorority recruitment with an iron fist, and truly taking care of each other. Their lives have run parallel to each other since 2013 and there is no one in the world who understands Lexi as much as Gina and vice versa. If soul mates do exist Gina is one of Lexi's. Gina currently lives in Massachusetts working at a university. You can often find Gina escaping New England to return to Jersey to visit her friends, family and beloved psycho puppy Jack. If things get really crazy, you can find Gina somewhere in Europe being a cool jetsetter (or just running from her problems - you decide!).
Conor Grandin
Officiant & Groomsman
On the first day of orientation, Ryan met Conor and quickly became friends. Ryan and Conor lived together multiple times throughout their time at NC State and as fate would have it, Conor moved to Philly right before Lexi left for Manchester and both were lucky to have a close friend in the city. Lexi met Conor at quizzo one night when she was home visiting Ryan and the three quickly became an inseparable trio. Between dozens of Phillies games every season, football Sundays, quizzo Tuesdays (turned Wednesdays), nights at Drinkers, hangouts on each other's couches, and friend dates to fancy cocktail and wine bars when Ryan's away, the past few years in Philly wouldn't be the same or nearly as fun without Conor. Both Ryan and Lexi are so lucky to have him in their lives and there isn't another person more suited to officiant their wedding. Don’t be surprised if you see Conor in the background of Ryan and Lexi’s honeymoon photos! Conor lives in Philadelphia about 15 minutes away from Lexi and Ryan (although they are trying to talk him into moving to their neighborhood). He works in golf merchandise sales and travels all over the Northeast. When Conor isn't traveling for work, you can find him in Philly hanging out with Lexi and Ryan and going to Phillies games, cheering on the Celtics or NC State, finding the best cocktails in the city, traveling for fun, golfing, or visiting his sister in NYC and his parents in Boston.
Haley MacNair
Bridesmaid
Haley sat behind Lexi in sophomore year history and both thought they hated each other (Lexi and Haley both have awful RBF!). Haley was brought to Lexi's Sweet 16 by a mutual friend and the rest was history! Both being only children, Haley and Lexi are more like soul sisters at this point rather than friends. They have spent the last years reliving their emo phases (except it's not a phase!), driving to the beach, jamming to 80s rock at concerts with their moms, gossiping over sushi and wine, picking each other up in the worst of times, and laughing in the best of times. Haley lives 15 minutes away from Lexi with her husband, Cody, sweet pittie, Opie, and her new baby daughter, Charlotte. When she isn't being an amazing occupational therapist, Haley loves spending time with her family, taking beach trips, and drinking Barefoot Riesling (get over it, it's delicious!) on the couch with Lexi while they watch 90s power hours.
Christopher OBerto
Groomsman
Chris and Ryan also met on day one of orientation at NC State. One night during the first week of school, Ryan and Chris decided they needed to get out and found themselves walking down Maiden Lane trying to get into a frat party (it didn't work) and the rest is history. They spent the following years making absolutely ridiculous memories and wrecking havoc around Raleigh with their group of friends. Chris and his wife Jess currently live in Raleigh with their precious cat Millie. Chris also works in golf merchandise sales and enjoys spending his free time at Carter-Finley cheering on the Wolfpack on Saturdays, golfing, and making frequent summer trips to Wrightsville and Wilmington. Ryan and Lexi always look forward to heading down to Raleigh and rooming with Chris and Jess and vice versa.
Allison Gonzalez
Bridesmaid
Thank the lord for Alpha Xi Delta and the fact that George and Gonzalez are close in the alphabet. One night when all the girls were getting ready to go into chapter, Allison overheard Lexi complaining about missing the new Teen Wolf episode and a friendship was born! Moving home from college and being a quick 10 minute drive away from each other was just what they needed to become inseparable - spending nights in Philly, at breweries and wineries, or cuddled on each others couches with bottles of wine and thai food. Their bond is truly something special and one that can never be broken (they literally have matching tattoos). Allison is one of the best people Lexi (and Ryan) have ever met. A South Jersey native like Lexi, Allison doesn't live as close to Philly as either of them would prefer, but they make it work. Allison is Lexi's therapist but is also a therapist in real life! When she isn't literally doing the Lord's work, you can find Allison with friends, exploring new breweries, going to concerts with her boyfriend, James, or cuddling with her fur baby Niko.
Tyler Noske
Groomsman
Tyler is another PGM student that Ryan met on his first day of orientation. An unlikely band of brothers, Tyler joined Ryan, Chris, Conor and the rest of the gang for nights out, sporting events, Cookout trips, and classic college adventures. Ryan admits Tyler is the best golfer out of all of them, something Ryan is quite jealous about. Tyler currently lives in Charlotte working his dream job as a head pro at a golf club. When he isn't busy at work, you can find Tyler golfing or making frequent trips over to Raleigh for NC State football and basketball games.
Emily Christiansen
Bridesmaid
Another shout out to AXiD for introducing Emily and Lexi, even though she lived in the suite downstairs. Lexi does not remember exactly when they decided they were going to be friends for life, but she believes it was somewhere between the realization that they hated everyone and their biggest love in life was The 1975. The past few years have been filled with multiple concerts, trips back and forth from opposite ends of Jersey to the shore, book recommendations, heart to hearts, and screaming about Matty Healy and Hozier. Lexi and Emily are on the same wavelength about most things in life and it’s truly a blessing to have someone that just gets you. Emily currently lives in the mountains of North Jersey with her husband, Rob, two kitties, and the wild black bears. When she is not teaching the young high school minds of tomorrow, you can find Emily traveling the world, making her way down to Philly or into NYC for concerts with Lexi, spending time with her family and new baby niece, sending Snapchats of her cats, and reading fantasy books.
Jordan Jones
Groomsman
Jordan is not only Ryan's boss, but one of Ryan's closest friends. They met in 2016 when they were both interning for the PGA Championship. An avid sports fan, Ryan and Jordan are constantly breaking from talking about work to discussing college football, the NFL, baseball, complaining about their fantasy teams, and comparing their horse bets. With the amount of traveling they do, Ryan is so lucky to have a friend to chill with at the end of their long work days. Jordan lives in Charlotte with his wife, Mallory, two daughters, and Golden Retriever, Ramsey. He enjoys golfing, watching the Broncos and Nuggets, spending time with his family, and raising his daughters to be devout FSU fans.
Katherine Leahey
Bridesmaid
At 5am one morning during COVID, both Kate and Lexi logged on to their virtual new student orientation for their grad program at the University of Manchester. They soon realized they were two of the only few Americans who woke up early enough to attend the orientation and quickly exchanged numbers to help each other prepare for their trips abroad. Lexi was the last one to make it to Manchester after many setbacks getting her visa and delayed flights, however, Kate made sure to meet Lexi the day she arrived and invite her on a hike the next morning with some other Americans from the program. Spending every day together in class, at the gym, grocery shopping, grabbing snacks from the Co-op (chicken nugs and a Vanilla Coke Zero) on the way to Ali's for dinner and a movie, pub days & nights with the ECCD gals, and traveling around Europe. You will truly never meet a kinder and more genuine person than Kate and Lexi is honored to have her in her bestie circle. Kate is currently in her final year of law school in Indiana studying Environmental Law. When she isn't working her butt off, you can find Kate spending time in Chicago with her boyfriend Cam, hiking and exploring national parks, or visiting her family in her home state of Kentucky.
Chase Browndorf
Groomsman
Ryan met Chase in 1st grade and they quickly became best friends. They grew up together joining the same cub scout troop and swim team. Ryan fondly remembers all the time he spent at the Browndorf house hanging out with Chase and his brother Cole, they are practically his second family. They are still super close to this day, making sure that they spend some time together (typically at The Boot) when Chase and Cole are home visiting family. A graduate of Harvard Law, Chase now works as a lawyer in Houston, TX where he lives. When he is not hard at work, Chase likes to spend time with his friends and girlfriend, Emily, travel around the world, make trips home for Eagles games, and complain about the Phillies in his group chat with Cole, Ryan and Griffin.
Alison Williams
Bridesmaid
Ali set her alarm to wake her up in time for the 5am orientation meeting, but promptly fell back asleep. Ali was on that day one early hike in the Peak District and bonded with Lexi over the fact that they just simply aren't hikers. This sentiment reigned true throughout their year abroad, allowing Kate to hike Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh while Ali and Lexi explored Holyrood House. After class, Ali went home for a nap, and then met up with Kate and Lexi for pasta dinners, home manicures, and evenings huddled around a laptop watching their favorite movies (Brokeback Mountain, Teen Beach Movie, HSM, and Twilight to name a few). The best time spent was time spent together. Ali is one of the truest and purest friends a girl could have and Lexi is so lucky. A Florida native, Ali now lives in Brooklyn working at a non-profit and helping to save the world. When she is not working, you can find Ali on a beach with her family, spending time with friends in the city, making Kate and Lexi giggle with the Instagram memes she sends, or visiting her baby nephew!
Cole Browndorf
Groomsman
With meeting Chase came meeting his twin brother Cole. Cole and Ryan never had a class together (Ryan was always with Chase), but Cole joined the same cub scout troop and swim team as Chase and Ryan and the three became inseparable. A massive Phillies fan like Ryan, Cole and Ryan attended the Phillies home opener in 2004 in the new Citizens Bank Park and they both got on the jumbotron (a story Ryan still loves to tell). Ryan loved being around Cole almost every day and one of his favorite memories is practically living at the Browndorf's house while his elementary school was on strike. Ryan cherishes all of the time and holidays he spent growing up with Cole and Chase. A few hours away from his brother; Cole lives in Dallas and also works as a lawyer after graduating from Vanderbilt. Cole likes to spend his free time exploring the city with friends, traveling, spending nights at The Boot with Ryan and Chase, and also complaining about the Phillies (or freaking out when they're doing well) in their group chat.