Wedding Party
Cyle Adams
Best Man
I'm a newly minted mechanical engineer who works for an automotive company in Indiana. I was in the same freshman class as Mark and met him via a mutual friend during freshman year at Cedarville. We became a part of the same friend group that hung out pretty regularly during freshman year and became good friends pretty quickly. My first mistake was inviting him to be my roommate for our sophomore year at Brock Hall; he had lived in a different hall on campus freshman year. All kidding aside, we have developed a deep friendship over the course of our time together at school, and I am so grateful for his friendship. I can say he has been someone who has truly shown what a brother in Christ looks like, and I'm so excited to see him and Abbey start the next stage of their lives together.
Lacey Salomon
Maid of Honor
My name is Lacey, and I am currently attending Penn State Behrend to pursue a degree in nursing. I am Abbey’s younger sister and I’m so blessed to say we’ve had such a strong friendship our whole lives. We are constantly laughing and cracking jokes with each other, and when Mark came into her life, he fit right into that. I’m so grateful to have Abbey as my sister to look up to and I’m so excited to see this next chapter in her life.
Samuel Wittel
Groomsman
Hello, I'm Samuel Wittel. I graduated with Mark from Cedarville University with a Mechanical Engineering degree. I met Mark my freshman year but really grew to know and cherish him my sophomore year of college. He has always had a childlike nature that I have enjoyed so much. I am blessed to celebrate his big day, thank you for being kind, loving, and a good friend, with the best wishes for your future.
Morgan Sweitzer
Bridesmaid
Hi my name is Morgan Sweitzer and I am one of Abbey's bridesmaids! I am 21, just finished my BA for theater and I'm about to head off into the world. But before that I had to stick around and watch one of my best friends fulfill her biggest dreams. I was lucky enough to grow up with Abbey and see her become an amazing young woman, and soon to be an amazing wife. Mark, you don't know how lucky you are!
Joshua Cochran
Groomsman
Mark and Abbey are the most wholesome people that I know. I met Mark and Abbey freshman year of college with Mark in the same hall and Abbey in our sister hall. Over the past few years my friendship with each of them has grown tremendously. Being Mark's roommate his senior year was something to remember, there was always a clear line of his "territory," marked by clothes strewn about and papers everywhere, and the vacuumed portion of our room. Hopefully he has been trained better by now so that as these two lovely people being their life together it's both fruitful in their faith and also clean! Mark and Abbey are amazing, and I hope the best for them as they walk the path of marriage and hope that my influence in their lives has been and will be there to help in any way on this journey.
Hannah Shaner
Bridesmaid
Hi! My name is Hannah Shaner, and I am a senior at Slippery Rock University majoring in Early Childhood & Special Education. Abbey and I became really close when we joined the junior high cross-country team in 7th grade. I remember when we would talk about our future and how someday we would get married. I am so honored to be apart of Abbey and Mark's special day and thankful that Abbey found a really good person to share her life with.
Stephen Impraim
Groomsman
Hey everyone, I'm Stephen Impraim. I am currently an upperclassman studying Computer Science at Cedarville University. Mark and I grew up in the same city of Gambrills, Maryland and I've known him and his family since early childhood. I really got to know Mark well when he threaten-, I mean conviced me to be his roommate going into the 2019-20 school year. Since then, our relationship has been solid and he has been such an encouragement to me and my spiritual walk. I'm beyond excited to see Mark and Abbey enter this new chapter of their lives.
Madelyn Hansen
Bridesmaid
Hi! My name is Maddy, and I just graduated from Cedarville University. During my free time I enjoy spending time with family and friends, playing and listening to music, and doing pretty much anything outside. I met Abbey during our freshman year at Cedarville when she lived right across the hall from me. Her friendship has been such a blessing and has been filled with a lot of fun, spontaneous times along with many honest, intentional conversations. It has been so special to watch Mark and Abbey’s relationship grow over the past several years, and I am excited to see the ways that God continues to use them in His kingdom!
Anthony Stoudt
Groomsman
I get the privilege to call Mark family. He's been one of my best friends for a long time, and I'm so excited for him in this next chapter of life.
Catherine Riley
Bridesmaid
I'm Catie Riley and I'm excited to be a bridesmaid in Mark and Abbey's wedding! I met Abbey our freshman year of college at Cedarville University. She lived one door down on the other side of the hall. Through hall and bro-sis events I became friends with Abbey, and this friendship continued the next year when she lived one hall over from me. That year we got to be in New Testament Literature together, which was super fun! Junior year she lived across the hall from me, and we were able to continue living life together. It has been a joy to be able to get to know Abbey and I'm excited to see what she does with the rest of her life. I wish her and Mark all the best as they start this new chapter together!
Daniel Cavallaro
Groomsman
Hi, I am Daniel Cavallaro, a rising Junior at Cedarville. I met Marko by randomly being assigned to his hall my freshmen year. Although I was a freshman and he was a senior, I am very grateful for his friendship and am deeply saddened that our time at Cedarville did not overlap more. I wish Mark and Abbey the best as they start life together and am very excited to see what their future holds.
Sarah Zahoransky
Bridesmaid
Hi! My name is Sarah Zahoransky. I am a canine and equine massage therapist and the owner of a pet sitting business. I've known Abbey since freshman year of college. We met on the track team at Cedarville University and throughout freshman year we started to become closer through running together. We became roommates junior year and we had so much fun together. I've gotten to know Abbey and I've gotten to know Mark as well and I'm so happy they have each other. I know they are going to be so happy together and I cannot wait to be a part of their special day.
Timothy Kurtz
Groomsman
I met Mark through my brother Josh at the local Awana group back in 3rd or 4th grade. He was one of the more popular people and I was new at the time, so we really did not talk much. He was, however, the only other competition in terms of the athletic games. We were very rarely allowed to be on the same team. It wasn’t fair for anyone else. That’s how we bonded throughout middle and high school. Aside from his athletic prowess, the man could study with the best of them. Be it Bible study or scholastics, he was generally at the top of his peers.
Emily Handel
Bridesmaid
Mark and I have always been partners in crime. We are always messing around whether it be through games or using our older sibling status as an advantage on Katie by attempting to get her to do things for us. I have already had many adventures with Abbey and she fits very well into the family. I wish them the best as they begin the next journey of their lives together.
Josh Kurtz
Groomsman
Greetings, Howdy, Hello There. When I first got the call to be a groomsman for Mark at his wedding I immediately had 3 burning questions: What's a groomsman? Mark is gonna wear a tie? Ohio actually exists? And from there the rest was history. I've known Mark for the better part of 13 years and couldn't be happier with the absolute goofball I spent countless hours laughing with/at. I didn't even have to apply for the job, but as a groomsman, I will be sure to keep everyone well groomed for the occasion. I wish Mark the best of luck with any and every argument from this point forward. And though I have not had the pleasure of acquainting myself, I wish Abbey the strength to control Mark's behavior at every dinner table from this day onward. Couldn't be happier for my boy.
Katie Handel
Bridesmaid
I have had the privilege of being Mark’s sister, and I can say that life with him was certainly never boring. As the youngest, I have resigned myself as the caboose and the occasional victim to Mark and Emily’s schemes. Being the youngest also includes the honor of doing things they don’t want to do and carrying things they don’t want to (though I only put up with it half the time). I was nervous at first to meet Abbey, but she fit into our family really well, and I have come to view her as another sister. I am so thankful for Mark and Abbey, and I wish Abbey all my luck in curing Mark of his bad habits we could not.