Sarah & Andrew
Wedding Party
Eileen Lonegan
Bridesmaid
Sarah and Eileen met as freshman in high school in one of the day student lounges at Westover School and have been best friends ever since! From shenanigans in their college years to their annual girls' weekends away with Caitlin to breakfast dates at the local diner, they've been inseparable since they were fourteen years old. Eileen is kind, generous, and brilliant, and Sarah can't imagine getting married without her by her side. Eileen is from Woodbury, CT.
Caitlin Snyder
Bridesmaid
Caitlin and Sarah first met running against each for 5th grade class president (Sarah won) but they have been best friends since high school. From their annual girls' weekends exploring new places to epic phone dates to fifteen years of inside jokes, they've been inseparable for years! Sarah can't imagine her wedding without Caitlin next to her! Caitlin is funny, an excellent listener, and so kind-hearted. She is coming all the way from Madison, Wisconsin to share in the fun!
Julie Sharkey
Bridesmaid
Julie is Sarah's sister-in-law...she married Sarah's brother Brian on June 15th of this year (yay!!!!) and we all couldn't be more excited. Getting to know and develop a relationship with Julie as she and Brian have fallen in love, gotten engaged, and then gotten married has truly been so amazing, and she is such a wonderful part of Sarah's life. Julie is fun, so talented, and one of our very favorite people in the world. She is from Washington, D.C.
Nick Ricciardi
Groomsman
Andrew and Nicholas have been best friends since birth. They grew up side by side through grade school, eventually both attending nearby colleges in Western Massachusetts. College summers were spent working the Grove at the Grand Oak Villa and playing Nick's favorite game of "who can pick up the most cigarette butts." Even when Nick moved to Florida for work, their friendship never skipped a beat, and Andrew would fly to Palm Beach for visits whenever he could. When Nick moved back to Connecticut to be closer to family and to continue his entrepreneur ventures with his brother George, Andrew couldn't have been happier to have his best friend back home. Andrew is proud to have Nick be a groomsman and thanks him for his regular guidance and lifelong friendship.
Mario Arena
Groomsman
Andrew and Mario have been best friends since the fall of 1998 when Andrew started at WNEC and Mario was an RA in the building, where they would spend time studying criminal justice and Miller Genuine Drafts as much as possible. The following year, Mario and Andrew were RAs together, and although not much residence-assisting got done, they certainly had a lot of fun (and as the now legal expert Mario would say "no one we were in direct supervision over at the time of the incident met an untimely death."). Mario has been Andrew's consigliere ever since, and he was and always has been like a brother to Andrew. Even despite the five hour distance between their houses, they have always remained close, and Andrew could not ask for a better friend to be one of his groomsmen.