Sara & Bryan
Wedding Party
Stephanie Nielson
Matron of Honor
Stephanie is Sara’s older sister and close friend; fortunately a friendship that only got stronger with age. Not only are they sisters by blood, but also through their sorority AXO. Stephanie and Sara share a love of travelling, eating, and sipping wine while their husband/fiance have 4pm meetings over bourbon
Cory Montero
Groomsman
Cory is Bryan’s cousin, his first friend and now officiant for his wedding. Whether it was bonding over the “Thumbs!” movies and playing “War” as kids to now sharing a friend group and holidays together as adults, Cory and Bryan have always been close friends.
Ashley Hayes
Matron of Honor
Ashley and Sara have tried countless times to figure out how they met but this will forever be a mystery. One day, they were strangers and the next lived together for 3 years straight throughout undergrad. Ashley and Sara shared many Hot’n’Ready Pizzas, diet cokes and personal Hot Tamale boxes throughout undergrad. While they haven’t lived in the same city since college, their friendship has only continued to grow across many states as Ashley nomad’s around the country with her husband.
Alex Winkler
Best Man
Alex is Bryan’s oldest friend starting from grade school. Bryan and Alex spent as much time at each other’s houses as their own exploring the Hill in STL finding all the best delis and wing stops along the way. Alex and Bryan remain close to this day and are each other’s best men in their 2022 weddings!
Ashley Reed
Bridesmaid
Ashley and Sara became close friends Sophomore year at Mizzou when they became sorority sisters. This friendship carried them through Spring breaks, living in a 12 person house together, Physical Therapy school and beyond. Ashley and Sara share a love of wine, snuggling with their pups and couch nights with fuzzy socks and corny netflix movies.
Matt Bonasch
Groomsman
Matt and Bryan became friends in high school and lived together in South STL after college graduation where they would spend hours trying to figure out how to split utility bills. Bryan and Matt share a love for craft beers [re: Budweiser and Busch], salsiccia, and all things St. Louis sports
Sara Bayone
Bridesmaid
Bayone and Rizzolo met during Physical Therapy school and shared a table and friend group throughout school. They lived together in their 3rd and final year of PT school, alongside Jordan, and spent their nights binging the Bachelor, dancing to “Broccoli”, and snacking on platters of cheese. After graduation, they both moved to the east coast and spent the next 5 years traveling together with their now fiance’s around New England.
Dylan Belgeri
Groomsman
Dylan and Bryan grew up together in South City but became close early on in college, eventually living together - along with Clint - and becoming great friends. They bonded over going to Blues and Cardinals games, movies, and the very occasional trip to a local watering hole
Amanda Shreves
Bridesmaid
Amanda was one of Sara’s first friends when she moved to Missouri in 6th grade and they remained close throughout high school. Sara spent many weekends lounging at the Shreves’ house, jamming to T-Swift and Blink182 while driving to KC, and they even took their first study abroad trip together in France. Their friendship continued through college visiting each other when they could between Columbia and K-Vegas and dancing the night away at Stephanie’s wedding
Clint Agee
Groomsman
Bryan and Clint first met in highschool and became roommates at SLU and now remain friends into their adult lives. Bryan and Clint share many memories from being locked inside their own apartment at the Continental to the mysterious case of Clint’s missing Red Sox hat, owned for a full 2 hours, to attending the Stanley Cup Parade together.
Jordan Woodall
Bridesmaid
Jordan and Sara met during their first summer of Physical Therapy school and bonded over desserts. They quickly became inseparable and spent nights laughing and crying at the library studying together during the week and dancing their stress away over the weekend. They made it a mission to hunt down the best queso in every city they visited together, from CoMO to KC, to San Antonio and Barcelona!
Cal Stombaugh
Groomsman
Cal and Bryan met in college and remained good friends even after they both moved from STL to Denver and Boston respectively. Cal never missed an opportunity to crash on Bryan’s couch in Boston whether it was to experience the Southie St. Patrick’s day or visit Fenway and TD Garden