Wedding Party
Vitalina Rudenko
Bride
Vita is currently an Accountant at Print Mail Communications and will soon start studying to become a CPA. Vita loves to cook in her free time, and can craft any meal to perfection. She also enjoys gardening, and is great at drawing and painting. Vita grew up in Ukraine and moved to the United States in 2016 with her daugther Yeseniia. She is a shining example of what it means to live the American Dream, having built her career here from the ground up.
Neil Caulfield
Groom
Neil is currently a Field Technology Engineer at Coakley & Williams Construction. He enjoys collecting and restoring old Chrysler, Dodge, and Chevrolet vehicles in his spare time.
Owen Caulfield
Best Man
Owen is a Marketing Coordinator at Coakley & Williams Construction, and helps run the family hot sauce company. He enjoys collecting and playing guitars and playing online games with friends in his spare time. He also enjoys playing golf and is an avid sports fan, rooting for the Ravens, Orioles, Capitals, and MD Terrapins. Owen is Neil's younger brother.
Lindsey Cahill
Maid of Honor
Lindsey is currently an accountant at ACTs and enjoys going to different breweries and wineries. She has two daugthers, Audrey and Amelia. Lindsey and her family plan to move to Michigan later this year to be closer to extended family and enjoy the great lakes. Vita used to work at ACTs, where she and Lindsey met, discovered that they lived down the street from one another, and quickly became close friends.
Brandon McKitrick
Groomsman
Brandon currently works at European Sport Garage in Laurel, MD, learning how to master all kinds of auto repair. He enjoys collecting high end vintage audio equipment and "dead mall" memorabilia. He has owned several classic Honda and Mazda sports cars, and is currently restoring an Acura RSX. Brandon and Neil met through Brian Crowley during an Ocean City trip around 2015.
Emily Caulfield Black
Bridesmaid
Emily is Neil’s younger cousin. She has a Human Resource Management degree from UMGC, and is currently a stay at home mom to her 1.5 year old son, Liam. In her spare time, she enjoys hiking, baking, and weightlifting. Emily and Neil hung out regularly growing up, and often made videos for the then-new YouTube website in middle school and high school. They also continued to hang out while studying at Montgomery College, up until transferring out to separate universities. Emily met Vita at a Caulfield Christmas party and became fast friends! Fun fact: Neil was the photographer at Emily’s wedding!
Zach Miller
Groomsman
Zach runs his own car detailing business, and is in the process of obtaining a business degree from UMBC. He enjoys collecting vinyl, going to music concerts, and recently bought his dream car -- a 1991 ZR-1 Corvette Zach and Neil met at the first and only "Regular Car Reviews" car meet in the summer of 2019.
Katie Mutchler
Bridesmaid
Katie helps run a local horse farm near Fairfax Station and has recently obtained her CDL to become a Fairfax County school bus driver . She also enjoys raising chickens and four wheeling in the mountains of West Virginia. Katie originally met Neil in 2018 through the power of social media and auto repair. Vita met the Mutchler family in 2020, where she also met Neil during the Mutchler family Labor Day get together.
Ryan Karwacki
Groomsman
Ryan is currently a superintendent at Coakley Williams Construction, as well as a volunteer firefighter at the Hereford Volunteer Fire Company. Ryan is handy with just about any repair you can think of, whether it is household or automotive. Ryan and Neil met in Ocean City, MD back in 2008, where they originally hung out in-season on weekends, but later started to meet up year-round outside of the local resort town.
Maggie Coakley
Bridesmaid
Maggie is the Nurse Manager in charge of Transplant Surgery at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. She's a die-hard sports fan, and has also been finding her way around the live music scene, and more importantly, the pizza scene with Fiona. Maggie is Neil's cousin, and Vita and Maggie became fast friends after a weekend spent hanging out at their place in Fredericksburg for Neil's 28th birthday.
Brian Crowley
Groomsman
Brian currently works at an Audi Dealership. He is a die hard Lexus enthusiast, and enjoys collecting vintage audio equipment. He also enjoys railfanning in rural MD and PA on the weekends, and has recently started to professionally photograph passing steam trains. Brian and Neil met all the way back in 2007, when Neil and Brian's older sister started at Good Counsel High School. They later became friends over the automotive and model railroad hobbies.
Fiona Caulfield
Bridesmaid
Fiona is currently studying at the Art Institute of Chicago, and spends much of her free time refining her incredible drawing, painting, and sculpting talents. She also enjoys reading, collecting and playing Nintendo games, and traveling the world. Fiona is Neil’s younger sister.