Wedding Party
Meagan Joseph
Matron of Honor
Meagan Hyslop, now Joseph <3, and I met our freshman year at Gannon University and have been best friends for over 11 years now. We share a love for soccer, the Penguins, and pulling harmless pranks on our friend Morgan. She is one of the kindest and funniest people you will ever meet. I wish we lived closer, but always look forward to any chance we get to visit her and her husband, Kyle. We went from me being unofficial roommates freshmen year, to standing up in each other's weddings! I feel so blessed to call her my best friend and to have her stand with us on such an important day.
Morgan Perian
Matron of Honor
Morgan Grzegorzewski, now Perian <3, and I also met our freshmen year at Gannon University and have been best friends for over 11 years now. We share a love for the NHL (she's still a Penguins fan deep down, boo Red Wings), tv teen dramas (The Summer I Turned Pretty, IYKYK), and competitive games. She has a contagious laugh, is super caring, and is the best mother to little Henry! I love every chance we get to visit with her and her husband Mike, and now Henry. We went from kicking butt at pool and beer pong, to standing in each other's weddings and starting families. I'll always be grateful for my best friend and that she gets to stand up with us on our big day!
Sara McCartney
Bridesmaid
Sara Elizabeth, aka Bethany, is my youngest sister. She was born when I was 10 years old and now, somehow, she's 19! I remember like it was yesterday, getting called out of school to come and meet her for the first time. I was very excited to be getting another little sister! Today, we love hanging out and trying to stay up all night, head banging to Beverly Hills by Weezer in the car, and attending all the Twenty One Pilot concerts we can (the latest being this September 18th!). She's fun, sweet, and very creative! I feel so lucky to call her my sister and I'm thrilled she'll be standing up with us at the wedding.
Megan McCartney
Bridesmaid
Megan is my middle sister and only three years younger than me. I unfortunately don't remember her birth, but I do know I was super excited to have a sister and to occasionally give her "beautiful" haircuts as she grew up (I was very talented at 6 years old, and she was a great client). Megan and I have always shared a love for soccer, although historically, we differ on who the best male player in the world is. Ronaldo of course, not Messi. She is very creative, has quite the knack for drawing, a hard worker, and a great dog mom to little Stewie (Strudle) and Klaus. I'm so grateful to call her my sister and have her stand with us on the big day!
Kara Canfield
Bridesmaid
Kara is David's sister and my soon to be sister! We've known each other for over 2 years now and she is the first family member that I met, along with her husband Mike. She's very sweet, funny, has always made me feel welcome at every event, and is a wonderful mother to little Joseph! Kara and I share a love for reading, games (love So Clover! and the Password game), and dad jokes/puns. It's been wonderful getting to know her and I'm super excited to officially become a part of their family and gain another sister! We are beyond thrilled to have her stand up with us on our wedding day!
Karissa Beltsos
Bridesmaid
Karissa is my coworker and one of my best friends! She was actually one of the first friends I made after moving here to Cincinnati. Our friendship and careers at CTI are over 7 years old now! Along with company outings, we enjoy going to sporting events, movies, festivals downtown, Santa-Con, and just having a girls night in. She's super friendly, extremely welcoming and inclusive, and can always make any event fun! I feel very lucky to have met such a great friend so quickly and am so happy to have her standing up with us on such a special day!
Mackenzie Smith
Bridesmaid
Mackenzie and I have been besties for over 4 years now. The first time I met her was down at the banks and I instantly knew we were going to be great friends. She's always making me laugh, someone you can count on for sound advice, and we have a whole lot in common. We both love Pilates (shout out Body Alive), spooky season, reading, all the animal yoga's possible (I suggest goat or bunny yoga next!), and having girls' nights. Oh, and we got to attend Taylor Swift's Era's Tour together here in Cincinnati!! I'm so grateful to call her my friend and to have her stand with us on the big day!
Melanie Siedlec
Bridesmaid
Melanie and I have also been besties for over 4 years now. I met her for the first time on New Years Eve. I remember thinking she seemed fun, super nice, and cared a lot about others. And after getting to know her, my first thoughts were proved correct! I can always count on her for a listening ear or some fun new event! We love trying new restaurants (Ché is my new fav), going out for drinks, Pilates, going to pumpkin patches, and doing girls' nights. I'm thankful for our friendship and so excited to have her stand with us on our wedding day!
Carl Kindel
Best Man
My big brother Carl, Family man, engineer known for Rocket Day, making funny videos (Waffleman and UDPacman) and always inventing a new way to have some wholesome fun. Met: beginning of life
Jon Allgaier
Best Man
Lifelong friend that’ll light up the room with his quick wit and laid back personality. Known for ballin on the basketball court, making you laugh, and having the best music playlist for the moment. (Especially beerio kart). Met: Falling out of chairs in 2nd grade to make girls laugh.
Braden Baldwin
Groomsman
Friend since volleyball freshman year in high school. Known for lightening the mood at any gathering with his optimism, being a devout Parrot Head, and tearing up the dance floor. We have kayaked once every month since 2023 and still going strong. Met: singing to Nicki Minaj at volleyball practice
Sammy Rita
Groomsman
SAAAMMMMYYY! Friend since living on the same floor freshman year. Known for being the life of the party. Always down to chat about music or argue about unpopular movie opinions. We once did three seasons of a podcast together about music, it was called the Sunken Submarine. Met: Dorm floor hallway freshman year. Became friends over Twenty One Pilots.
Dan Miller
Groomsman
Friends since volleyball freshman year of high school. The guy you want on your team for music trivia, knows how to get you cracking up with a bizarre video he finds online, and the planner of the group. We’ve been going on practically an official concert tour together for years. Met: volleyball.
Matt Martin
Groomsman
Friends since freshman year of college, living on the same floor. Known for being the first one in the room to offer help to somebody, nerding out on tech gadgets or engineering details, and would win in any stubbornness competition. He also knows his stuff about bourbon and is always down for a distillery tour. Met: Banging on his door to hang out with the only “normal” person on the freshman year dorm floor.
Ben Land
Groomsman
Friends since freshman year volleyball in high school. Movie critique, pop culture aficionado, and a sports encyclopedia. Always willing to proudly defend a bad take. Be careful playing Levels by the Jonas Brothers near him. Met: Burning his elbow with a 100mw laser pointer in English class.
Austin Griffiths
Groomsman
Friends since he helped convince me to play volleyball in high school. Wins the most contagious laugh award. You can find him at Keenland, the best cocktail bar in whatever town you’re in, or downtown Loveland at Cindy’s Friendly tavern with us. Met: high school volleyball conditioning.
Alex Jett
Groomsman
First friend in high school. Father of three, Trapshooting expert, and unexpectedly, a playing card collector. Can catch us flying a drone to see how long the drive-through line at skyline is. Met: him forcing me to give him pretzels in high school orientation classes.
Austin Hohman
Groomsman
Friends since senior year in college. He was my roommate by chance and we became close quick. He is one of the most genuine people I know. You can catch him and I at a San Holo concert doing the world-famous Patty Cake shot. Gets an extra bonus from Chelsea for being a fellow Penguins fan. Met: Randomly showed up at Sammy and I’s apartment for a year.
