Sara & Brandon
Wedding Party
Jenny Kay
Maid of Honor
Jenny has known Sara all 30 years of her life. They've ridden in tanks together, been dressed in horrendous polka dotted dresses together, and have been mistaken for one another over the phone more times than they can possibly count. She is beautiful, smart, and extremely fit, and is Sara's point-person for all things wedding. She lives in DC with her dog Oliver, quite possibly the cutest dog of all time.
Josh Seidman
Best Man
Josh and Brandon have known each other since 2nd grade, when Brandon moved to Long Island. Brandon and Josh have been through it all together, including elementary/middle/high school, road trips to Chicago, Cleveland, and Florida, sleep away camp at Camp Kinder Ring, and going through the misery of being life long Mets and Knicks fans. He lives in Manhattan with his wife Megan and new born son Riley.
Rachael Linowes
Bridesmaid
Rachael and Sara have known each other since 9th grade, when she came to her first BBG meeting with N'Shama at the JCC in Rockville, and they decided that they were destined to be friends forever. She is married to Brett Linowes, who Sara has known since 6th grade, and she likes to take credit for their fantastic relationship as much as possible :). She lives in Bethesda with Brett and they just gave birth to their first baby!
Eric Lotito
Groomsman
Brandon and Eric have known each other since Sophomore year of college, when Brandon transferred to Syracuse and the two became roommates. What started as a very snarky relationship (each trying to prove their knowledge of sports to the other), quickly evolved to camaraderie. Whether it was competing in FIFA against one other, or memorizing every word of Scrubs/HIMYM, or groaning over another Syracuse basketball loss, Brandon and Eric spent a lot of time together in college, living together all 3 years Brandon was at Cuse. As if that wasn't bad enough, the two lived together again in Battery Park City for another 5 years, creating more stories (most of which occurring at the Blind Pig). Eric currently lives in Astoria, with his wife Elizabeth.
Natalie Placek
Bridesmaid
Natalie and Sara make up the Hoco/Moco Alliance, aka, she was one of Sara's first friends at Hofstra and when they realized we were both from Maryland, they decided to let everyone know know it as often as possible. Natalie is incredibly creative and Sara looks forward to getting plenty of crafty ideas from her for just about everything. She used to live in New York but now she lives in DC and Sara is still not over it.
Sean Fallon
Groomsman
Brandon and Sean have known each other since the 2nd grade, when Brandon moved to Long Island. Growing up, Sean lived around the corner from Brandon, which led to numerous sleep overs (with very little sleep, replaced by hours of computer / video games), hyper-competitive wiffleball and basketball contests, and walks home from the LIRR train station after trips to RVC and NYC. After moving from out of Long Island, Brandon and Sean lived together in Battery Park City for 5 years, where more adventures ensued. Sean currently lives in Astoria, which is still close enough for Brandon and Sean to catch up, usually during a UFC PPV.
Brittney Pritchard
Bridesmaid
Brittney and Natalie lived together freshman year of college, and after that first night that everyone went out to the Dizzy Lizard together and learned that in this strange Hempstead bubble they were living in, you can go to the bars as an 18 year old, they knew we were meant to always be friends. Brittney is incredibly smart, creative, and organized, and if it wasn't for her convincing Sara years ago to try online dating, Sara and Brandon might have never met. She lives in Hoboken with her husband Mike and their cat Prince Harry, who despite being a cat, is actually pretty adorable. He also has his own full-size canopy bed.
Matt MacLellan
Groomsman
Matt is one of Brandon's older brothers. Matt currently lives in Florida, but Matt and Brandon lived together for the period of time while Matt attended Hofstra University (which mostly consisted of incessant hours locked away playing video games and mumbling to one another). The brothers share many common interests, including watching sports and rooting for the same teams (including Mets, Rangers, UNC basketball, and Notre Dame football).
Jillian Meliker
Bridesmaid
Jillian and Sara were friends way, way back in the days when their parents made them go to hebrew school well after they had already been Bat Mitzvah'ed, and became even closer in high school at WJ. Jillian has an extremely creative eye and is not afraid to tell it like it is, so when Sara shows her a centerpiece idea, she fully trusts that Jillian will tell Sara what she really thinks about it. She lives in Chicago with her fiance Jared, and will be getting plenty of frequent flyer miles in 2019 with her trips to NYC :)
Tim MacLellan
Groomsman
Tim in one of Brandon's older brothers. Tim currently lives in Florida with his wife, Erica, and two daughters, Caitlynn, and Brielle. Despite living so far away from one another, and as a result not seeing one other as much as they would like, Brandon and Tim always enjoy their time together. While Brandon has enjoyed many great memories with Tim, including multiple trips to Disney, LA, and cruises (one of which was Tim's wedding), Brandon and Tim also have a great appreciating of the simple thing, often opting to spend time on the couch watching the game.
Kristina Rippe
Bridesmaid
Kristina is Brandon's cousin and Sara is so glad that they became such fast friends after meeting over 3 years ago. Meeting Brandon's family for the first time was intimidating, mostly because there are so, so many of them, but Kristina and Sara hit it off right away, and have remained close ever since. She lives on Long Island with her husband Mitch, who watches Nascar, but Sara loves him anyway.
Kate "KP" Przylepa
Groomswoman
KP and Sara have been been friends since that first day KP joined the Hofstra rugby team, and then chose to go streaking around the C-Square quad in the middle of the night. She currently lives in Memphis, Tennessee, so her and Sara always find time to FaceTime and catch up whenever possible. She has two adorable dogs, Toby and Whiskey, and photographs all her meals for the 'gram, just like Sara.