Shannon + Rory
Guest Glossary
Howard Monaghan
Father of the Groom
Talking Points: The Mets, Kristen Bell, the power of compounding, Provence Rosés Avoid Mentioning: Also the Mets, IPAs, wearing pajamas to continental breakfast
Mary Monaghan
Mother of the Groom
Talking Points: European tennis players (preferably male and muscular), murder mysteries requiring subtitles, New Jersey Devils, gray-cations Avoid Mentioning: Kristen Bell, sommeliers, Jesse Pinkman
Charlie Holt
Officiant/ Stepdad of the Bride
Talking Points: Niche Old Testament prophets, his groupies, the presidents, Kobe Bryant Avoid Mentioning: watching Philadelphia sports, ocean water below 87 degrees, white chocolate
Bit Holt
Mother of the Bride
Talking Points: The Shore, pink stuff, pie crust, British murder mystery audiobooks Avoid Mentioning: Republicans, "Give Me Jesus", carbs
Bill Hagarty
Father of the Bride
Talking Points: House in Florida, National Parks, Phillies (specifically spring training), Michael Lewis Avoid Mentioning: His kids growing up, using his unlimited PTO, his biking shorts
Leah Hagarty
Stepmom of the Bride
Talking Points: J.T. Realmuto, art, Grandkids (Harper + Bryson), working for the Phillies Avoid Mentioning: Nick Castellanos, the 2024 Phillies playoffs, Bill not using his unlimited PTO
Conor Monaghan
Brother of the Groom
Talking Points: Donuts, the Rangers, donuts, Igor, donuts Avoid Mentioning: Taylor Swift, schmears, doing the dishes, Cleveland sports radio, sour cream
Vikki Monaghan
Sister-In-Law of the Groom
Talking Points: Good coffee, Conor doing dishes, farm life, Bridgerton Avoid Mentioning: Conor's favorite child, your taxes (unless you're a corporation trying to find tax loopholes), any Pinot Noir not from Oregon
Sully Monaghan
Nephew of the Groom
Talking Points: Blasters, Sonic, Star Wars, any superhero (Batman and Spiderman) Avoid Mentioning: Bedtime, if he has to pee, Igor, bloobs
Quentin Monaghan
Nephew of the Groom
Talking Points: ??? Avoid Mentioning: ???
Sean Monaghan
Brother of the Groom
Talking Points: Anything; we can't get him to shut up Avoid Mentioning: Fruit, "you already told me that story", timeliness, hoarding
Ms.Wallace
Sister-In-Law of the Groom
Talking Points: Matcha, fashion, her Jamaican accent, NYC, Great British Baking Show, Fraiser Avoid Mentioning: Shannon's Mini-Crossword times, your food allergies (hers are worse), Zero from Holes, her husband
Owen Hagarty
Brother of the Bride
Talking Points: Liverpool, narcolepsy, his 12-way relationship with his old roommates Avoid Mentioning: his high risk of melanoma, Charlie's meatloaf, the bean bag chair
Ian Junker
Flower Girl
Talking Points: His garbage cats, Liberian soccer, his Instagram algorithm, The Combine Avoid Mentioning: Soup, magnetism of planets, his dislike of Spain, tapeworms
Max Batytskiy
Comrade
Talking Points: the farm, duck, School of Rock, Banana Boat (Day-O), how loudly Ces is talking, Gilbert Syndrome Avoid Mentioning: His hands, his flooty, idioms
Francesca Fadgen
Friend of Bride (not Groom)
Talking Points: Shrek, celebrities' real names, bad reality television, her word of the year Avoid Mentioning: Designated Driving, Gizzy, eating duck, how loudly she is talking
Jim Base
Right-Center Field
Talking Points: Miller Lite, french fries, Philadelphia sports (post-2018), his pickleball serve Avoid Mentioning: Keeping tabs, geography, Mets culture, how the sausage is made
Rachael Hilden
Power Hitter
Talking Points: ChipBun, Frankie+Gemma, Walter White, her arsenal of belly meds, rot days Avoid Mentioning: the sun, germs, toggling off, yap juice
Rachel Ernest
(Ms.Ernest)
Talking Points: her nephew and niece, being a horse girl, taco dip Avoid Mentioning: 5th grade math, how to pronounce "water", what continent she is in right now
Anna Gabriel
Coconut Tree
Talking Points: Trade economies, Young Adult Literature, Mikolaj and Henry, Dan Campbell Avoid Mentioning: Working from home, Phillies postseason traffic, Chris Sparks, HOOTBAM
Allie Ernst
Restaurant Klepto
Talking Points: The outdoor cats (Bubbles), puzzles, Bistro Romano's gnocchi deal Avoid Mentioning: Biederman's (Shannon told her about it), the black market for feline drugs, her office at work
Lainey O'Hara
First Approval of Groom
Talking Points: Lactose intolerance, Trader Joe's (as a hobby), Little Women, dark Shannon Avoid Mentioning: Rattan, Hershey Medical Center, pickle girls, belts in baseball
