Meredith & Samuel
Wedding Party
Emily Steele
Maid of Honor
Met 13 years ago on the YMCA Swim Team "One of my favorite memories with Meredith is the day she said yes to the dress at Kleinfeld! We have been watching the show-Say yes to the dress- for over 10 years. Critiquing and criticizing everyone’s choices down to the veil, shoes, venue and bridal party. If anyone had an opinion about each and every detail, it was us. You can even say we were bridal experts at the ripe old age of 16. To say I am excited to watch my best friend walk down the aisle in her dream dress is a complete understatement."
Kevin Feinberg
Best Man
Met 7 years ago at Temple University "For someone I now consider family, it is crazy to think that we met at least 3 times before solidifying our friendship. Ultimately our mutual love of sports brought us together. Some early memories are our 1st Cherry Crusade meeting, me wearing a VCU shirt, and our 1st Temple road game at PSU. Since then, we've experienced many Temple games together both in and away from Philly. It became a tradition to see Temple bball in NYC over winter break, beginning with "Operation Apartment" Mere quickly became one of us and a main stay in the student section and our lives after she met Sam. After 3rd wheeling a dinner to Ruby Buffet, I knew Mere would be a friend for life. Whether in Philly or 100s of miles away, I couldn't ask for two better friends"
Tara Levine
Bridesmaid
Met 8 years ago in line next to each other at Phi Sigma Sigma bid day "When I think about Mere and Sam, I think about the ideal relationship. They represent real and unconditional love. One of my fondest memories was when they visited me the year after I graduated from Temple and moved to White Plains. It meant so much they came to see me, and it proved being a few states away will have nothing on our friendship! I was also there the night they met, and we have memories from that night that we can truly never forget (cue T-Pain). Mere was my first best friend at Temple U, and I will forever remember how we always loved going to Temple games and tailgates together and would laugh endlessly. So excited for the big day, and I love you both so much!"
Ben Forman
Groomsman
Met 22 years ago at Hackensack Hospital Obviously, I have known Sam my whole life. He has always been an inspiring and wonderful big brother, even when I wasn’t all that interested in being a pleasant little brother. From baseball to school spirit, so much of who I am has been because of the example Sam has set for me. Even while I was up in Boston for college, Sam and Meredith’s willingness to take their own time off to come and visit always meant so much to me. On the flip side, I have spent so much time in Philly, and staying at their apartment is always a really fun time. Enjoying a really awesome meal made by Sam and Mere is one of my favorite things to do while visiting. Sam and Meredith, I love you guys, and I can’t wait to celebrate with you!
Jess Greene
Bridesmaid
Met 8 yrs ago as Phi Sig New Members "My favorite memory with Sam is when we realized that we went to the same camp for a few years and never knew each other! When I found out, I bursted into Mere’s bedroom singing our camp song and instantly Sam joined along! I feel so lucky to have so many amazing memories with Mere! Once we had a theme social with a frat where we had to dress up as someone/thing that started with the same letter as our first name. Mere and I had no clue what we were going to wear, but we needed to throw something together since we only had an hour to get ready. We went through a list of famous people with M & J names, but we nothing stuck out to us. THEN, an idea came to us-Mary and Jesus! We put on our best makeshift costumes and they were hysterical!"
Josh Forman
Groomsman
Met 22 years ago at Hackensack Hospital “It is hard to pick just one moment from my 22+ year run with Sam, but I think some of the more meaningful times were during our overlapping year at Temple. Having Sam there as someone I could grab dinner with, play video games or just spend time with and get away from the pressure of fitting in and finding friends was something that made my transition to Temple and the real world just that little bit easier. As for Mere, we certainly have had some good times, between tailgates, weddings and family vacations, but Mere has been gracious and loving since we first met. But, more importantly, it became apparent that it was meant to be when she passed the Forman family test that everyone in Sam's life has passed, which is being able to make fun of Sam.”
Lisa Rossino
Bridesmaid
Met 8 years ago as Phi Sig New Members "When I met Meredith freshman year I knew we would be best friends forever. She was funny, listened to Drake and had miniskirts I could borrow. Mere and I just clicked and I knew there was nothing I couldn’t say or do around her, including singing Whitney Houston at the top of our lungs on the Phi Sig steps which is my favorite memory together. When Mere met Sam, it was meant to be. When Sam met me I watching Teen Mom on the steps of the Phi Sig house and when he questioned it I remember thinking "well I guess there is nothing I can’t say or do around him either." We have shared so many memories since then and I am so grateful to have Mere and Sam as two of my best friends and remember I-E-I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU"
Alex Brasile
Groomsman
Met 7 years ago at a Temple Football game
Sara Sabatino
Bridesmaid
Met 17 years ago from our parents' organized YMCA Swim Team Carpool “When Mere and I were in middle school, we were both on the local YMCA swim team. Because we lived so close to each other, our moms forced us to carpool and I don’t think we spoke one word to each other for the first few rides. Then one day, on the way home from swim practice, Meredith broke the silence by saying ‘I can move my head like a pigeon, want to see?’ We have been Jonas Brother/Drake obsessed friends ever since!”
Nick Rego
Groomsman
Met 7 years ago at Temple orientation