Wedding Party
Jaime Chewning
Maid of Honor
Lisa's older sister- occasionally confused with being her twin, but as Jaime loves to point out she's actually 10 years older than Lisa. Jaime now lives in the house where the wedding is being held and has graciously allowed Joe and Lisa the use of the property for the occasion.
Matthew Tuzzino
Best Man
Joe's Younger Brother - Most likely plans to be life of the party, dance with as many people as possible, and may not shave until the day of the wedding. His loses in numerous sporting events, gin games, and battles of wit over the years have left him very bitter towards Joe so hopefully he decides to show up in June. All jokes aside, we are so proud of Matt for following his passions in life can't think of anyone else fit to be the best man.
Tara Yax
Bridesmaid
Tara is Lisa's closets cousin. They grew up together and have taken numerous family vacations together with their favorite being the annual trips to Ionia trail riding. Tara, who is an amazing singer, will also be performing during the ceremony.
Sal Ajami
Groomsman
Joe's Cousin - A true nut. He visited Michigan last Memorial Weekend and terrorized all the guests we considered throwing him overboard in Lake Erie. Sal always cracks the family up and we all love him for that. Sal and his wife Gabi recently had a baby girl, Gianna, and we are excited to welcome the new family to Michigan to help celebrate.
Kali Del Signore
Bridesmaid
Kali is not only Lisa's best friend but she also happens to be one of Joe's best friends as well. Lisa and Kali started working for Purina on the exact same day and spent the first 6 months together everyday. When Joe started working a year later, Kali was Joe's mentor since they were both engineers. A total of 9 moves between us all to different states couldn't keep us apart and we are still all as close as ever!
Michael Ajami
Groomsman
Joe's Cousin - Joe and Mike always seemed to wind up as a pair. We graced the courts of the West Side Highway Pier playing two on two (mostly against Matt and Sal) and had a higher wining percentage than the Harlem Globetrotters. We have been called many nicknames some of which are not appropriate for this website but that's perhaps a story for the wedding day . Mike has a huge heart and always has your back is truly a great cousin and friend.
Colbie Chewning
Flower Girl
Colbie is Lisa's oldest niece and Godchild. She is 9 years old, in the fourth grade, does ballet and has performed in the Nutcracker for the past 3 years, and started showing horses this past summer!
Rian Chewning
Flower Girl
Rian is Lisa's second oldest niece. She is 7 years old, in the first grade, does gymnastics and recently started showing horses!
Harper Chewning
Flower Girl
Harper is the third born of the Chewning children. She is 4 years old and is full of personality. She does ballet and absolutely loves wearing dresses.
Mason Chewning
Ring Bearer
Mason is the fourth of the Chewning children and shares a birthday with Joe. Even with 3 older sisters he is 100% boy and LOVES tractors.
Quincy
Best Dog
Quincy is our 'Best Dog'. Lisa rescued Quincy when she was living in Pennsylvania. She was volunteering at a border collie shelter a lady ran out of her house and saw Quincy on one of his first days there. The owner had just taken him out of her car after coming home from the vet's office and it was love at first sight.
Bentonite
Best Cat
Bentonite (Benny) is sort of Lisa and Joe's first pet together. Benny showed up at Lisa's parents house one day and found a temporary home in the garage. When Lisa was home for Christmas she saw him curled up and again found love at first sight. He came home with her to Wisconsin and is the most loving cat out there.