Carla & Ross
Wedding Party
Lisa DiBlasio
Maid of Honor
1. Sister of the Bride 2. Interesting fact: Started my own business. 3. A favorite memory with the Bride: The time we almost got kicked out of Cedar Point.
Christina DiBlasio
Maid of Honor
1. Sister of the Bride 2. Interesting fact: I went shark cage diving with Great Whites. 3. One favorite memory with the Bride: When Carla visited me in Birmingham, AL right after I moved and we experienced our first hurricane together. Despite Hurricane Nate, we still managed to get in some shopping and enjoy southern BBQ with all the ‘fixings’.
Colleen Morgan
Bridesmaid
1. Met the Bride studying abroad in Dublin, Ireland in the summer of 2007 2. Interesting fact: Proud mom to two boys + dog 3. Favorite memory with the Bride: Visiting Carla in DC in 2014. We did all the DC attractions, went to a PGA tournament, ate like queens and took a memorable late night pedicab ride.
Megan Kapcar
Bridesmaid
1. Met the Bride at University of Dayton #goflyers 2. Interesting fact: I’ve run 4 full marathons 3. Favorite memory with the Bride: Living together Senior year at UD!
Jessica Gail
Bridesmaid
1. Met the Bride on Capitol Hill 2. Interesting fact: I used to be a TV reporter. 3. Favorite memory with the Bride: Our trip to Florida in 2015 which is ironically the same week that Carla met Ross.
Ariel Lipsky
Bridesmaid
1. Met the Bride at Law School 2. Interesting fact: I have traveled to 13 foreign countries 3. Favorite memory with the Bride: Our trip to Paris together
Lidia Edwards
Flower Girl
1. Godchild of the Bride 2. Interesting fact: I want to be a paleontologist. 3. Favorite memory with the Bride/Groom: when Carla & Ross came to visit me in Omaha for my First Communion.
Bryce Farnan
Best Man
1. Brother of the Groom, and a real good fella. 2. Interesting fact: I am color blind. 3. Favorite memory with the Groom: Traveling down to the Florida Keys, where I mapped the island of Key West. While there, I came across a quote that reminded me of Ross. "When people talk listen completely. Don't be thinking what you're going to say. Most people never listen.” - Ernest Hemingway
Courtney Thomas
Groomswoman
1. Sister of the Groom 2. Interesting fact: My daughter Adeline is Ross' first niece and he loves her to pieces. I also win at board/card games. 3. Favorite memory with the Groom: When we were little Ross used to push me all around the house in a Fisher-Price cart at mach speeds.
Brittany Cameron
Groomswoman
1. Sister of the Groom 2. Interesting fact: Mom to 3 amazing children :) 3. Groom’s favorite memory: Teaching Brittany about the various names of fireworks.
Keely Cooper
Groomswoman
1. Sister of the Groom 2. Interesting fact: I have been riding horses for 18 years. (To be clear, I wasn't doing the circus thing of riding multiple horses at one time). 3. Favorite memories with the Groom: When I was little, Ross would take me to high school basketball games where I'd hang out with him and his friends, then we'd go to Applebee's.
Eli Cameron
Ring Bearer
1. Nephew of the Groom 2. Interesting fact: I caught a pass from OBJ. My moves are legendary. 3. Favorite memory with the Groom: Going to my first Browns game. They played the Bears. Ross and I were browns fans. We pretty much made friends with everyone and we chanted A LOT. Browns won!
Jordan Ledger
Fellas
1. This is Jordan. He’s a real good fella. 2. Interesting Fact: Our wives could be sisters. 3. Favorite memory with the Groom: Listening to soft rock hits like 25 or 6 to 4, and where have all the cowboys gone. Watching Jaws on TBS for the 30th time as kids.
Chris Miller
Fellas
1. Pictured: Chris and Ross as kids. 2. Interesting fact: I named my first son after Ross. 3. Favorite memory: I didn't know how to play racquetball but Ross taught me and he was a very patient coach, even when I used to repeatedly hit him in the back with the ball.
Travis Shock
Fellas
1. This is Travis, he's a real good fella. 2. Interesting fact: I once drove an ATV through a wooden fence with Ross on the back. 3. Favorite memory with the Groom: Touching a deer. Running in the St. Jude half marathon.
Natalie Thornton
Reader at Ceremony
1. Cousin of the bride. 2. Interesting fact: My initials spell Nat, a nickname of mine (used only by a privileged few, including this fab couple) 3) Favorite memory: Having steamed crabs for the first time ever for a rooftop dinner in DC with a spectacular view of the Capitol. Ross taught us how to get to the meat, and Carla and I had a lot of fun smashing the claws with the mallets. My Mom was there, too :)
Molly Favret
Reader at Ceremony
1. Met the Bride in high school at NDCL 2. Interesting fact: I read or listen to at least one book a week. 3. Favorite memory with the Bride: Our annual meetup in downtown Chagrin during the holidays for coffee or cocktails.
Adrienne Edwards
Reader at Ceremony
1. Cousin to the Bride 2. Interesting fact: I used to play roller derby. 3. Favorite memory with the Bride: When she visited me in Omaha after foot surgery and we still wanted to go out, so I carried her piggy back to the bar!
Catherine Treadwell Perry
Greeter
1. Met the Bride in DC. 2. Interesting fact: I have a 200 pound Saint Bernard. 3. I think all my memories with Carla are the best. However, I had just moved to DC and didn’t have any friends in DC yet. I was her intern at the time and she asked me to coffee my first day. She has been nothing short of an amazing friend ever since!
Kathryn Landel
Greeter
1. Went to high school with the Bride. 2. Interesting fact: I’m a registered dietitian living in Dallas, TX. 3. Favorite memory with the Bride: All of our NDCL high school tennis team adventures.
Maura Jochum
Greeter
1. Met the Bride in DC. 2. Interesting fact: I love to decorate cakes for family and friends. 3. Favorite memory with the Bride: July 4, 2017 at the DiBlasio’s home!
Brad Green
Fellas
1. This is Brad, he's a real good fella. 2. Interesting Fact: I lived with Ross 3 times. He inspired me to get engaged and then to move to California. He makes the BEST bacon. 3. Groom’s favorite memory: One year for my birthday Brad arranged for us to surf in Venice Beach and then we attended a live action performance of the hit film Point Break. He's a real good fella.
Sean "Deanzie" McGinnis
Fellas
1. This is the Deanz, he's a real good fella. 2. Interesting Fact: I live by the motto that sometimes you've got to dance with the tiger. I also used to share an office with Ross. 3. Favorite Memory with the Groom: Grilling on DC's largest residential rooftop, TMNT workouts, devil dogs and sharing birthday dinners.
Riiicharrrd Chalkey
Fellas
1. This is Richard. He's a real good fella. 2. Interesting Fact: I have so many interesting stories to tell that it wouldn't be fair to limit it to just one. This picture is from a solar eclipse viewing party. Very VIP. 3. Favorite Memory: Nothing beats living with the guy. In the movie Tommy Boy, Chris Farley's plays a character named Tommy Callahan. At the beginning of the movie Tommy's father Big Tom Callahan drops dead of a heart attack during while singing at his wedding. The plot of the movie revolves around Farley's and his snarky side-kick Richard (played by David Spade) driving across the midwest on a mission to save the family's auto parts company "Callahan Auto". Hilarity ensues as the two stay in criss cross the heartland staying in motels and trying to sell brakepads. In one scene, Farley's character returns to the hotel room and says "Ohhhh Riiiiichaaard..." Nothing makes Ross giddier than being able to slip this movie-line into conversation with me.
Matt Vredeburgh
Fellas
1. This is Matt, he's a real good fella. Also a Hockey guy. Club guy (not night clubs though). 2. Interesting fact: Ross' affinity for Texas and the Big D, inspired me to move there. He also taught me to golf. 3. Favorite Memory: Bombing around the District's most elite holiday party where Matt got to meet 2 of his idols.
Jack "The Ripper" Hobson
Fellas
1. This is Jack. He's a real good fella. 2. Interesting fact: Jack is professionally licensed to operate a Gator. 3. Favorite memory with the Groom: Playing paddle ball at the beach. We stopped counting once we got past 1,000.
Chelsea Arnone
Creative Director
1. Met the Bride in Washington, D.C. as we both work on health policy. 2. Interesting fact: I’m a Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technician (NREMT), and I love to go fishing. 3. Favorite memory with the Bride: Tubing in West Virginia while sharing and enjoying my homemade limoncello.