Madeline & Robert
Wedding Party
Grace Fleming
Maid of Honor
Grace and Maddie have known each other since high school. They played volleyball and attended church together. Maddie grew close to the Fleming family while volunteering in the church nursery on Sundays. Gracie and Maddie share a love for traveling and new adventures. Grace is dependable, straight forward and shares many silly giggles per day with Maddie. Grace is recently engaged also, so the two are having a blast planning their nuptials and bouncing ideas off of each other. Exciting times are ahead!!!!
Chris Cilek
Best Man
Chris and Robert are the closest of brothers. Being a year and a half apart, they have accomplished many big milestones together; graduations, big-kid jobs, and more. Their love for the outdoors has taken them on many cross-country adventures. Chris graduated from the University of North Florida and currently lives with Robert in Jacksonville. He did not need another sister, but he's getting one and he's very cool with it!
Taylor Witkowski
Bridesmaid
Taylor and Maddie met during freshman year of college at UNF. They lived together for 3 years and have remained close even though they are no longer both in Jacksonville. Taylor is getting her Masters at University of Florida, studying Public Health with a concentration in Social and Behavioral Science. Even though she is a Gator now, Maddie still loves her. Taylor is a real-life Pocahontas/Wonder Woman combination and is a total gift to anyone that meets her. Maddie is blessed to have her in the Bride Tribe.
Ritul Patel
Groomsman
Ritul is originally from Chicago and proud of it! He is a fellow UCF Knight who Robert has known for several years now. A love of sports is what has kept these two in contact even though they are in two different cities. He currently lives and works in Orlando, FL. We are really thankful for Ritul's calm demeanor and his support of Maddie and Robert's long-distance relationship throughout the years.
Dani Zielinski
Bridesmaid
Dani and Maddie's friendship is one that most others don't understand...mostly because they laugh at things that no one else finds funny. Both were equally enthused to stumble upon a person who had the same unique sense of humor as the other. Dani is from South Florida, but she currently lives in Jacksonville where she works for Web.com and has just bought her first home! She is finishing up her Masters in Business at the University of North Florida. We are so proud of Dani and the hardworking woman she has grown to be. Maddie and Robert are very lucky to have this gem be a part of their wedding.
Jordan Baker
Groomsman
Jordan played basketball at Nebraska Wesleyan before transferring and graduating as a UCF Knight. He currently lives and works in Orlando, FL. Jordan enjoys playing basketball, working out, and watching Kentucky lose. Robert met Jordan during sophomore year at UCF and have lived together and remained close buds since.
Laura Cilek
Bridesmaid
Laura is big sister to the Groom and Best Man. Both she and Maddie are so excited to finally have a sister! Laura is currently living in Madrid, getting her PH.D in the field of Demography. Maddie and Robert always enjoy making future vacation plans to visit Laura at her latest place of residence. Even though she made bets against us back in high school, Laura is happy to add another lady to the Cilek family.
Kyle Ringers
Groomsman
Kyle is Maddie's little brother. He lives in Tallahassee, where he is currently a senior at Leon High School. He will be moving away for college in the coming year, and we are so excited to see what the future holds for this bright guy! Kyle enjoys traveling, has a love of history, music and politics. Robert has enjoyed getting to know Kyle throughout his time dating Maddie, and even traveling through Europe and to the mountains together.
Mike Mercurio
Groomsman
Mike is originally from New York. He played baseball at High Point University in North Carolina, then at Mount Olive where he graduated. He then played for the Kansas City Royals organization. He currently lives in Orlando, FL. Mike and Rob met through working at Grand Cypress Golf Course in Orlando. They became travel buddies and have remained close friends even after Robert moved to Jacksonville.