Mel & Greg
Wedding Party
Katy Buohl
Maid of Honor
Katy is Mel's friend from college. Katy did not have a choice though. One hazy Sunday at a sorority meeting, Mel sat down next to Katy and said "Ok well, you're gonna have to be my friend." From then on, whether out of fear or out of love...Katy has stuck by Mel's side. Mel usually cannot make any decision about ANYTHING without consulting Katy. Surprisingly, Mel did not need consultation about marrying Greg.
Andrew Baker
Best Man
Andrew is Greg's younger brother. He chose to continue loving Greg after years of older-brother-bullying..even agreeing to be his best man!
Kaelin Birkenhead
Bridesmaid
Kaelin is Mel's oldest sister and mother of the beautiful flower girl, Emilia! Mel's strong personality we all know directly mirrors her older sister's.
Quetzalli Torres
Groomsman
Quetzalli is the husband of Mel's sister, Kaelin. He is also the father of the beautiful flower girl, Emilia! Quetzalli and Greg share a love of soccer, mezcal, and Birkenheads.
Lauren Birkenhead
Bridesmaid
Lauren is the middle sister between Mel and Kaelin. She's the responsible one. She even rescued Mel from a fire that Kaelin started.
Sam Nadler
Groomsman
Sam was Greg's roommate in college. He is actually still digging his way out of Greg's mess in his Vanderbilt dorm...hopefully he makes it to the wedding in time.
Melissa Baker
Bridesmaid
Melissa is Greg's older sister. Mel cannot wait to have ANOTHER sister to share life with. Melissa loves Greg so much that she is willing to lend her name to his bride!
Jeff Samuels
Groomsman
Jeff is the fiance of Greg's sister, Melissa. He will soon become Greg and Andrew's brother! Jeff's main purpose is to make Melissa happy, but it is also to entertain Greg with a football.
Brianna Dwyer
Bridesmaid
Brianna was Mel's friend in high school AND her roommate in college. They experienced many firsts together, like being dropped from a class due to absence..hopefully they both show up to this.
Josh Denenberg
Groomsman
Josh was one of Greg's first roommates in Manhattan; they started their adult lives together (depending on your definition of "adult"). While living together, he and Greg collectively finished 25,000 cheap beers.
Sara Bertling
Bridesmaid
Sara is Mel's "little sister" from their sorority in college. She is one of the only people Mel truly confides her feelings in - and is always ready to drive up from Maryland to wipe the tears away with a burrito.
Mitchell Gorelick
Groomsman
Mitchell is Greg's cousin and first best friend. As a Giant's fan, recently, Mitchell has bathed in the same sorrow that Greg has always known as a Jet's fan. Together, they share beers and don't call their mothers enough.
Lindsay Taylor
Bridesmaid
Lindsay and Mel met outside of 6th grade orientation when Lindsay first moved to Kings Park. They discussed their dream futures while staying up until 2am at 12 years old, and Mel could never imagine that future without Lindsay. 2am in their twenties wasn't too different, they still discussed their futures..they just did it over McDonalds and barely remembered it the next morning.
Jordan Crystal
Groomsman
Jordan was one of Greg's first roommates in Manhattan, he had the pleasure of sharing a 2 bedroom-flex with Josh and Greg. While both single, Greg and Jordan spent a romantic Valentine's day together.. They ordered in their favorite food, picked out their favorite wine, and laughed over It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
Megan McGinley
Bridesmaid
Megan and Mel went to high school together but did not become true friends until college. Though they played some sports together in high school, they were in different grades and never got a chance to form a bond. Immediately after high school, (through other bridesmaid Lindsay) they became steadfast friends. Meg shares a love for vodka with Mel, and has the Registered Nurse and soon Nurse Practitioner licenses to advise why it is perfectly healthy to each have three martinis.
Billy Haber
Groomsman
Billy is Greg's childhood friend. Naturally, both Greg and Billy went in to finance in their careers. Billy though, was born with an incredible mathematical ability, specifically in discounts. In fact, he can tell you the exact price difference - PER CAN, of Miller Lite, Coors Light, and Bud Light.
Jessica Julich
Bridesmaid
Jess and Mel became friends the same way she and Meg became friends (through bridesmaid Lindsay) after high school. Jess is the devil on Mel's shoulder. The "yeah tell your parents you're at my house when you're not" type of friend. Despite Jessica's bad-decision-making-coaching, she is an extremely empathetic friend to Mel...the type you could never live without.
Chad Davis
Groomsman
Chad is a childhood friend of Greg. While their parents became friends, Chad and Greg became brothers. Come high school, neither a gadget nor a gizmo was needed to steal their parents liquor.
Courtney Quintero
Bridesmaid
Courtney is Mel's "big sister" from their sorority in college and her roommate. Courtney filled the void Mel felt from being away from Lauren and Kaelin. Perhaps to her dismay though, her motherly ways were actually an excuse for Mel to be more reckless, because Courtney would take care of her.
Daniel Nelson
Groomsman
Danny is the cousin of Mel, though she considers him her brother. Mel and Dan grew up side by side and had an inseparable bond. So much so, that Dan's response when hearing of Mel's engagement was, "But Greg didn't ask me for permission." Hope the permission is granted, Dan.
Raquel Caruso
Bridesmaid
Raquel aka rabbit is Mel's friend from high school. Raquel's house was home base for their group of friends. All of their best memories were made there. Raquel is the type of friend to hold your hair back if you drank too much, and not mind that you got vomit all over the shirt she let you borrow.
Jesse Kohen
Groomsman
Greg and Jesse met through their old jobs at KPMG. They bonded in misery as KPMG made them both work past midnight for many, many painful months. Essentially, they have been to Hell and back together.
Annalyn Harbin
Jr. Bridesmaid
Mel was Anna's nanny for four years. As Anna grew from a 4th grade child to an young adult, she became like a little sister to Mel. They shared many important life lessons together; including those you can only learn through binge watching One Tree Hill.
Samantha Harbin
Jr. Bridesmaid
Sammy is Anna's sister, Mel was also her nanny. For four years, Mel and Sam shared 7am coffee and juice box dates. Sam taught Mel that there is always something to laugh about, even if it's just a fart joke. They used to watch every wedding show TLC had to offer - and now here they are living it.
Emilia Torres
Flower Girl
Emilia is Mel's niece (daughter of Kaelin and Quetzalli). She carries a lot of sass for her age - and we cannot wait to see her strut down the isle. Her favorite thing to do is eat, so try to get to the cocktail hour before her if you were hoping to get some food.