Wedding Party
Steven
Man of Honor
Roommate, Best Friend How they met: Peyton started school at Xavier when Steven was a sophomore. We won't spoil the Man of Honor speech, but things had to get worse (?) before they got better. They've now lived together for five years and Steven is very upset that Andrew is ruining his and Peyton's half-way common law marriage.
Nathan
Best Man
Brothers, Friends, and Platonic Soulmates. Inseparable. For most of the time they have known each other, Nathan and Andrew have been attached at the hip. So much so that you can find over a month in recorded episodes of their Podcast online. They continue to search for new ventures to dive deeper into their friendship, but find that even now, they truly can own a room and a mic. Though they lack responsibility, (one wants to change the world through redefining our legal system, and the other is going to law school), they have a love that isn’t defined by podcasts, jobs, or comics, but by hour long commutes to and from Dayton, Ohio.
Taylor
Bridesmaid
Cousin of the Bride How they met: Considering they are family, Taylor met Peyton when she was born. The cousins have remained close due to their pretty slim age gap, and Peyton has always looked up to Taylor as a big sister figure.
Sam
Groomsman
College Roommate Sam and Andrew were fast friends in school, and they relate to each other on an intense level. From comics and Cane’s, to screaming their lungs out, to smashing air vents and pipes in their terrible college home on that beautiful hill, Andrew and Sam could spend a never-ending amount of time together and still come out laughing on the other side. Sam is also the muscle, so don’t rock the boat.
Liz
Bridesmaid
High School Friend How they met: Liz and Peyton met the summer before their freshman year at Presentation Academy at drama camp. Throughout high school they were each other's shoulder to lean/cry on during stressful rehearsals, boy drama, and difficult honors and AP classes. They never wanted to leave each other's side, and they luckily both ended up living in the Cincinnati area together during college.
Nick
Groomsman
College Friend Eternal Vigilance: Nick and Andrew can define their friendship by the constant fight against the Master Hand, as they grew closer to each other for the sole purpose of getting really good at Super Smash Brothers. They continue to bond over everything from movies to memes, and they will always come back around to smash (innuendo intended).
Kennedy
Bridesmaid
High School and College Friend How they met: Kennedy was a seamless addition to Liz and Peyton's theatre program in high school. The trio's most notable performance together was definitely Cinderella and her step sisters. Similar to Liz, Kennedy and Peyton never wanted to miss each other too much, which led to Kennedy ending up at Xavier, in the same theatre department as Andrew and Peyton.
Emi
Groomswoman
College Friend Emi and Andrew started school at Xavier at the same time, finished at different times, and one of them went to Italy during the four years. They grew close working together, building sets, fixing arches, joking to pass the time, and even giving each other nicknames (only Andrew’s stuck). Emi is always there to offer wisdom and guidance, and is one of the strongest people to have by your side, or in Andrew’s case, by your toes.
Kelsey
Bridesmaid
College Roomie How they met: Peyton shadowed Kelsey for a day when she was auditioning for the theatre department at Xavier. After having to help Kelsey into a youth sized gorilla costume that day (long story), the two became fast friends. Peyton and Kelsey lived together for two years during covid college, and were often the other's source of joy, entertainment, and sanity.
Noah
Groomsman
Sibling of the Groom Twenty long years. They have more history than a number of different franchises, and less history than most countries. However, not unlike franchises, they have a rich lore with many twists and turns that are often difficult to follow. On the other hand, like most countries, they contain a number of different subcultures that constantly shift and grow, but most importantly: never die out.
Nicole
Bridesmaid
Sister of the Groom How they met: Peyton met Nicole on her and Andrew's FIRST DATE. The first stop on said date was seeing Nicole in her 7th grade production of Suessical. Since then, Peyton has been honored to adopt Nicole as her little sister. She will also be attending Xavier's Theatre program in the fall of 2024.
Leen
Groomsman
Sibling of the Groom After five years of being the only child, Andrew wanted nothing more than a younger sibling. However, five years alone left him completely unprepared for the chaos Leen would bring. Chaos, though, has a good way of enriching one’s life, and leads to observation in ways never thought possible. That is the gift these two have: consistently bringing out both the worst and the best in each other, till one drops dead.
Lauren
Bridesmaid
College Friend How they met: After the turbulent first few months of freshman year, Lauren and Peyton became inseparable. Lauren is the couple's stage manager of choice.
Aiden
Groomsman
College Roommate Aiden and Andrew started at Xavier together, and immediately had an incredible repertoire of inside jokes. Of all their time together, though, one thing became increasingly clear: they both would go to the ends of the earth for each other. Friends until the end, Aiden and Andrew have a relationship built on the back of many differences, making their friendship even stronger. Expect to see them on Adirondack chairs in fifty years complaining about how the younger generations don’t appreciate Baldur’s Gate 3 like they truly SHOULD.
Olivia
Bridesmaid
College Friend How they met: Olivia completes the Peyton/Lauren/Olivia trio. Olivia is the practical and logical puzzle piece in Lauren and Peyton's puzzle, even though she is the one who cannot hold her liquor (see photo above).
Gabe
Groomsman
Cousin of the Groom As the Groom’s official buddy, it is important to know that the younger counterpart has FAR outclassed his older cousin. Gabe is an incredible mind, and one of the funniest philosophers to be found in the greater Columbus are (during the school year, that is). Gabe and Andrew have had a close bond ever since they were young, and spend a lot of time planning their eventual rise to political power, and commiserating over the time wasted on Sonic and Dark Souls.
Ryan
Bridesman
College Roomie How they met: Peyton and Ryan started at Xavier together in the fall of 2018. While there, they shared the stage in Urinetown, Chicago, and American Idiot (when they finally got to play best friends). Ryan also lived with Kelsey, Steven, and Peyton during covid college.
Kyle
Groomsman
Cousin of the Bride Absolute. Unit. Kyle and Andrew got to meet through Peyton, but they first truly bonded over the Oceangate disaster. Since then, their humor and irreverence cuts through even the most uncomfortable of rooms, and they continue to grow closer as they will on September 27th, when they truly become Family.
Lisa
Mother of the Bride
Toby
Father of the Bride
Joe
Father of the Groom
Pam
Mother of the Groom
Elliot Auch
Wedding Herald
Among all the officers of arms which date to the Medieval Period, the most iconic surely is the herald. Donning a colorful tabard bearing their liege’s coat of arms, they were messengers who filled a diplomatic function between royal courts and large landowners, the principal conduit of diplomatic and ceremonial engagement. Over time, they also became traditional organizers, announcers, and referees of tournaments during the Late Middle Ages—a Medieval MC, if you will. If an edict, treaty, or grand event needed proclaiming, a herald was most certainly the man for the job. Elliot is honored to humbly fulfill the role of wedding herald for his friends, proclaiming any edicts, arrivals, or pronouncements necessary and fulfilling any duties therein required.