Lisa & Patrick
Wedding Party
Kimberly Thompson
Matron of Honor
Kim is Lisa's older sister although in elementary school Kim wore Lisa's hammy-up shoes. Kim really had to put up with both Al and Lisa as little sisters growing up. Together, they enjoyed bothering Kim just as any younger sibling does. As Kim and Lisa have gotten older, they have grown much closer. As adults they share hobbies of biking and running even completing a half marathon and a triathlon together! Today Lisa and Kim share the struggles of avoiding gluten and dairy. Kim and her husband Josh had their daughter Izzy just around when Pat and Lisa started dating. They have welcomed Pat into the family from the very beginning, allowing him to be referred to as Uncle Pat as soon as Izzy needed a name for him.
Robert "Rob" Sobkowich
Best Man
Rob and Pat first met freshmen year at RPI. Initially, they each were comparing home towns on Wikipedia, and the friendship took off. From there, they roomed together sophomore year, hung out as much as possible, and became best friends. After college, Pat moved to Boston and Rob moved to Nashua. They developed a proclivity for Boston's Royale nightclub on Fridays and made many, many memories there. Lisa first got to really know Rob when Pat and Rob went out with Lisa's college friends in Boston. The next morning she made Rob Lisa's waffles and right there he knew, this was the one for Pat. In hindsight, it seems destined that they would get engaged close together, plan weddings close together and be each other's best man, but it is still funny how it has all turned out as planned.
Allison "Al" Chan
Bridesmaid
Lisa and Al have been friends since their families moved in across the street from each other in Old Lyme in 1993. They grew up biking and roller blading the neighborhood, building forts in the woods, playing basketball, lacrosse and found the joy of running, together. They even learned to row together after high school! Pat got the chance to get to know Al better with a 2018 Christmas trip to Portland and last summer when he and Lisa visited Al's home in New Mexico. Pat got a small taste of Al and Lisa's adventures as they explored around Los Alamos. Al can better appreciate Pat's beer tastes than Lisa can and Pat can appreciate Al's delicious cheesy and gluten filled sandwiches than Lisa can. It seems Lisa and Al will have to include Pat in some of their future adventures.
Lindsey Lowe
Groomswoman
Lindsey is Pat's younger sister. She does not like the name Pat and will only call him Patrick. Pat and Lindsey have always been close friends as well as siblings. As all siblings do, they know the precise buttons to push to most annoy the other. Most of the time though, they did get along. It was always nice to have a travel buddy on family vacations or to share in the misery of an 8-hour car ride. Just kidding, Lindsey would sleep the whole way. Pat first told Lindsey about Lisa after the second date. He was pretty confident in where this was heading. Lindsey met Lisa in person a few months later and gave a thumbs up. She has enjoyed getting to know Lisa through doing things like spin classes, choosing great Under Armour workout gear for Lisa, and bonding over Pat's annoying habits.
Isadora "izzy" Thompson
Flower Girl
Izzy was born just after Pat and Lisa started dating, November 2015. Izzy has taken some convincing that tall Pat is no one to be intimidated by and has at times seemed to have a crush on Pat, hiding behind people and smiling when he's on facetime or first enters a room. Now Izzy has fun playing with Uncle Pat and always looks forward to seeing him. Auntie Lisa and Uncle Pat are excited Izzy will be a part of their wedding day!