Wedding Party
Dawn Herbst
Maid of Honor
Dawn is Elizabeth's cousin, who was an instrumental part of her life growing up. From babysitter, chauffeur, role model, and sister she never had, Elizabeth cannot imagine anyone else being her number 1 girl. One of Elizabeth's favorite memories together was when Dawn took her to Splish Splash and bought her a red Baby Bottle Pop at the end of the day. She thanks her for all her time leading up to the big day, including all of our Cricut projects. Fun Fact: She was so excited when Elizabeth was adopted that she invited her into school to show her whole class!
Rose Askin
Bridesmaid
Rose is Elizabeth's soon to be sister-in-law. Elizabeth knew how special it was to be a part of the Spuhler family after the first time they met and went ziplining together. Their relationship definitely changed for the better after Elizabeth and Karl showed Rose the Nintendo Switch game Overcooked, and they will always be down to play a board game. Elizabeth is blessed to have been a small part of Rose's big day and is looking forward to having an amazing sister-in-law forever. Fun Fact: Elizabeth helped secure her team a win in Rose's Bachelorette Jepordy by knowing her favorite TV show was Friends.
Kim Levy
Bridesmaid
Kim was one of Elizabeth's closest friends while working at Family of Kidz in both New Hyde Park and eventually Farmingdale. It was friends at first sight after Elizabeth gave Kim her tour of the center. Although Kim and her husband have since moved to Florida, their dinner prep FaceTimes keep them close. Elizabeth had a blast being a small part of Kim's big day and can't wait for Kim to be by her side next! Fun Fact: Kim has an amazing memory for dates and details. She even remembers what Elizabeth was wearing when they met.
Adah Habib
Bridesmaid
Adah and Elizabeth started off as mere co-workers, but after realizing they shared the same dedication and passion for helping others, they soon became a dynamic pair of Virgos working at Family of Kidz and pursuing their master's in Applied Behavior Analysis. A lot of their higher education and career success has been influenced by the other and Elizabeth can't wait to celebrate another milestone together. Fun Fact: There's SnapChat proof of Elizabeth and Adah still being at work at 2:30am while working on grad school homework.
Shydae Lindsey
Bridesmaid
Shydae is one of Elizabeth's dearest friends and go-to gal to call on the way home from work. They first started working together in 2019 and only stopped being co-workers in 2025 after Shydae moved down to North Caraliona. A lot of tears were shed on Shydae's last day at Family of Kidz, but they chat so often on the phone that Shydae's daugther was able to identify "Elizabeth, NJ" on a sign because her name is constantly popping up on her caller ID. Shydae is an excellent mother of two and a loving doggy mom. Dispite the distance, Elizabeth cherishes her long friendship with Shydae dearly. Fun Fact: Shydae and Elizabeth's longest phone call was 2 hours long.
Laura Laureano
Bridesmaid
Laura is one of Elizabeth's oldest friends who she met in 5th grade. Elizabeth was immediately drawn to Laura's vibrant, genuine, and often goofy personality. Some of her favorite memories of their friendship were the constant laughs shared while walking to the buses each day. Elizabeth's love of dance always meshed well with Laura's love for musical theater. Although they don't see each other often, their friendship remains strong. Fun Fact: Elizabeth asked Laura to sing at one of her birthday parties when they were kids because she wanted to show off how incredible Laura was.
Jarrod Luty
Best Man
Legends say that Jarrod and Karl became friends after Jarrod asked to join Karl and his father while throwing and catching a baseball in his front yard. Karl always looked up to Jarrod as an older brother and even traveled all the way to Poland to be his best man and share with everyone how much their friendship means to him. Karl can't wait to give the mic to Jarrod to do the same.
Michael Marrone
Best Man
Mike is one of Karl's oldest friends from elementary school where the two were always up to something.
Jake Askin
Groomsman
Jake is Karl's future brother-in-law. Although they root for different sports teams, they enjoy hanging out.
Daniel Herbst
Groomsman
Daniel is Karl's future brother-in-law.
Steve Turrisi
Groomsman
Christian (Pie) Herman
Groomsman
Billy Shields
Groomsman
Chris Contino
Groomsman
Greg Spuhler
Officiant
Greg is Karl's Uncle on his father's side. They became close when Karl moved out to Long Island for Graduate school. He taught him numerous cooking tips and tricks. He has welcomed both Elizabeth and Karl into his care and as they all share passion for both good food and the Mets he will often invite both Karl and Elizabeth out to Flushing for some delishous Asian food before a Mets game. Fun Fact: Greg is excellent at tie-dying. He will often gift these homemade shirts for special occasions.