Maggie & Max
Wedding Party
Nina Collavo
Maid of Honor
Nina and Maggie met in preschool and have been sisters by heart ever since! From playdates their moms arranged to spending holiday breaks together to constant text updates on every aspect of each other's days, Nina is and always will be a huge part of Maggie's life.
Mason Chreene
Best Man
Max and Mason met during their junior year of high school after both being invited to an AP exam study group. They hit it off immediately after bonding over their mutual love for sports (particularly the Texas Rangers), video games, and pop culture.
Morgan Smith
Matron of Honor
Morgan and Maggie met in preschool when Maggie gave Morgan a paper towel in the Our Lady of Grace bathroom, and the rest is history! Despite going to different middle schools, high schools, colleges, and winding up in different cities, the two have remained inseparable.
Austin Simon
Groomsman
Austin and Max met after being introduced to each other at a Jewish youth group gathering. They bonded over their mutual love for baseball. They remained in touch throughout college and spent a lot of time together when they both moved back to Dallas post-grad.
Alexa Belcher
Bridesmaid
Alexa and Maggie met through Penn State Lion Ambassadors when they were both placed on the "Atherton" committee (think of it like a Harry Potter sorting house). Despite being randomly assigned to each other, the two became close friends and have remained close since!
Danny Rosenthal
Groomsman
Danny and Max met in the three-year-old class at JCC preschool. They remained friends through Sunday school where they would play their Gameboys instead of paying attention. They have remained close friends ever since.
Aubrey Farrell Houser
Bridesmaid
When Aubrey started dating Jackson, a college friend of Max and Maggie, Aubrey and Maggie realized they were sick of always hanging out with the boys (no offense but we don't NEED to watch golf every weekend) and developed a beautiful girls' bond all their own!
Jackson Houser
Groomsman
Jackson and Max know each other through Lion Ambassadors. Maggie and Jackson were close friends throughout college and moved to the DC area together. Max and Jackson reconnected after Max moved to Maryland and bonded over their mutual love for Penn State, smoked meats, and Golf.
Betsy Miller
Bridesmaid
Betsy and Maggie met and became friends freshman year at Penn State, but their relationship really strengthened when they both wound up in the DC area after college. They've navigated a lot of growth- and the pandemic- over wine nights and city walks!
Jon Neseth
Groomsman
Jon and Max met at Penn State through Lion Ambassadors. They became close during Jon's 5th year and Max's senior year bonding over living at the 324 and Penn State football.
Bre Labos
Bridesmaid
Bre and Maggie went to high school together, but didn't bond until 2019 when they both wound up in Maryland for work. Bre asked Maggie to meet up at a concert for their mutually loved band The Maine, and the two have been close friends ever since, with their love of live music taking them on adventures together!
John Moore
Groomsman
John and Max met through their significant others Maggie and Bre when they would go to Baltimore or see concerts together. John became one of Max's first local friends after moving to Maryland.
Cassie Wangler
Bridesmaid
Maggie has known Cassie since Cassie was a baby! Cassie is Matron of Honor Morgan's little sister- and as an only child, Maggie decided early on Cassie was her own little sister by heart, too.
Jason Rochelle
Groomsman
Jason and Max were introduced through Mac at Plano Senior High school. They also spent their Junior and Senior years in the same band. Mac, Victor, Jason, Nick, and Max were close friends throughout junior and senior year through the marching band.
Marie Glosner
Bridesmaid
Marie and Maggie met through their Penn State THON organization, Springfield. Both the two English Education majors who loved a good themed party and HGTV, the two became fast friends and have remained close as they navigate teacher life and growing up!
Kevin "Mac" Bennett
Groomsman
Mac and Max met their Junior year at Plano Senior when they were introduced to each other when Victor brought him over to Max's house to hang out. They became instant friends and spent much of the rest of high school at each other's houses.
Mollie Moore
Bridesmaid
After meeting at a Halloween Party (where Maggie was dressed as Carl Wheezer from Jimmy Neutron and Mollie was dressed as Donna from That 70's Show), the two have had a friendship full of laughter ever since! The two's shared love of music has given them fun times near (their living rooms) and far (Las Vegas).
Nick LoSasso
Groomsman
Jason and Max were introduced through Mac at Plano Senior High school. They also spent their Junior and Senior years in the same band. Mac Victor Jason Nick and Max were close friends throughout junior and senior year through marching band.
Reyna Charapp
Bridesmaid
Reyna and Maggie initially met on a blind friend date after a mutual acquaintance introduced them when she saw Reyna was hired to teach at Maggie's school, and the craziness of being a high school teacher (and navigating their 20s in Montgomery County) has brought the two together! #GoJags
Noah Selz
Groomsman
Noah and Max met in the 2-year-old class at JCC preschool where they bonded over digging up bugs in the dirt on the playground. They kept in touch through Sunday school and remained close friends by staying up all night and playing video games together.
Zoe Weiner
Flower Girl
Zoe is Max's little sister- we cannot wait for her to be part of our special day!
Victor Shulhan
Groomsman
Victor or "Mowgli" and Max first met in the concert band at Schimelpfenig middle school. They became close while at Jasper and eventually Victor helped introduce Max to the rest of the Plano band crew including Mac, Jason, and Nick