Skipper & Kurt
Wedding Party
Bridget Ballas
Matron of Honor
Bridget is Skipper’s oldest sibling, but you’d never know there are 8 years between them. They have always been super close and they share the same profession: nursing. They even worked on the same floor together and patients would often get them confused for one another. Bridget, along with Skippers brother Joe, helped break the ice for her younger siblings growing up and for that Skipper will always be thankful! Bridget is also the mother of 3/6 of Skipper’s beautiful nieces. Skipper can’t wait to have Bridget standing next to her on her big day!!
Caroline Clark
Matron of Honor
Caroline is Skipper’s older sister by 2 years. They always shared a room growing up and even shared an apartment in Brighton in their early 20’s! Skipper and Caroline used to drive to high school together every morning and even though Skipper always made her late, Caroline never got (too) mad at her. Caroline is someone Skipper has always looked up to and Skipper is so happy to have her by her side on her wedding day!
Cooper McManus
Bridesmaid
Cooper is Skipper’s favorite sister-in-law! Skipper can always turn to Cooper for fashion and home decorating advice. Skipper has always been thankful for Cooper for putting up with her older brother over the last 10+ years! Cooper is also a wonderful mom to the other 3 of Skipper’s beautiful nieces.
Marilyn Sugrue
Bridesmaid
Marilyn is Skipper’s cousin! Skipper and Marilyn have been close their whole lives but their relationship really took a turn when they moved in together in Brighton in 2012. They lived together in Boston for a total of 4 years. They have always shared a love for the Backstreet Boys, skiing, and spending time with their family and friends. Marilyn and Kurt have also become very close; they even have a secret handshake called “the snail”!
Brittany Hartnett
Bridesmaid
Brittany and Skipper lived across the hall from each other sophomore year of college and the rest is history. They quickly became best friends and have so many fun memories over the past 10 years of friendship! Britt is always up for an adventure and was one of the reasons Skipper & Kurt hit it off the night they met! Skipper is thankful for all the leggings she has gotten from Brittany over the years and is always looking for fashion advice from Britt, which she is always happy to give! Britt is also the mother to Skippers adorable pup-phew, Cooper.
Lyndsay Sugrue
Bridesmaid
Lyndsay also lived across the hall from Skipper sophomore year and they have been best friends ever since! Lyndsay and Skipper were roommates in Boston as well and Lynds even lived in Brookline for a year with Skipper & Kurt. Lynds and Skipper have hundreds of memories together from the cape to ski trips, to driving cross country from Colorado together a few years back. They even work on the same floor at the same hospital and their lives just continue to intertwine as the years go by! Lynds has always been someone Skipper could count on for anything and Skipper can’t imagine her wedding day without her!
Ashley Powers
Bridesmaid
Ash pow is Skipper’s funniest friend. They met Skipper’s junior year of college and hit it off right away! Ashley always knows how to make Skipper laugh and they have so many memories together over the past 10 years, from riding ATVs in Vermont to numerous beachcomber trips on the cape! Ashley is always up for anything and makes everything 10 times more fun.
Kaitlyn Ballas
Junior Bridesmaid
Kaitlyn is Skipper’s oldest niece and God-daughter. Kaitlyn is thoughtful and smart, and loves to ski, read, and is a great role model to her little sisters and cousins. She also loves helping her grandmother “Maki” in the barn!
Elle McManus
Junior Bridesmaid
Elle is Skippers 2nd oldest niece. This will be her 4th time in a wedding so she is a pro, but it is her first time as a bridesmaid! She loves kindergarten, ballet, hockey, and swimming!
Cameron McManus
Flower Girl
Cameron is niece 4/6. She is a really good painter and loves to skate and do ballet. She also enjoys playing with her dolls, unicorns and anything sparkly!!
Hayley Ballas
Flower Girl
Niece 3/6, Hayley marches to her own beat. She and Kurt have a special bond and she is very excited to have a new uncle! Hayley loves soccer, playing dress-up and she loves her little sister (some times a little too much!)
Brady McManus
Flower Girl
Brady is niece 5/6! She is very busy running all over the place! She might need a little help down the aisle but I’m sure her big sis Cam will be happy to help! She loves her cats and playing with her cousins.
Aimee Ballas
Flower Girl
Aimee is the youngest of the flower girls and is just starting to learn to walk. She is practicing for her big debut down the aisle! She loves to dance and hang with her big sisters.
Tim Casey
Best Man
Tim is Kurt’s younger brother. They are 6 years apart but these days you wouldn’t know it! Timmy is finishing up golf school in Florida this Spring and Kurt and Skipper are excited to have him back in New England this summer to give them some much needed pointers! Kurt and Timmy have always shared an interest in sports and Kurt is excited to have Timmy next to him on his wedding day.
Max Willwerth
Groomsman
Max and Kurt have been friends since elementary school. They started hanging out a lot when Kurt lived in Meredith, and when Kurt decided to move to Boston, the stars aligned and Max had a room open up in his apartment at the perfect time! Kurt and Max shared a place in Brookline for 4 years and Skipper even lived with them for 2 of those years. Kurt and Max have been to countless Red Sox games together and are well known by the staff at Tasty Burger, where they have earned their title as “regulars”.
Corey Holmes
Groomsman
Corey and Kurt have been friends since they were young. They lived together for 2 years in the infamous water street apartment in Meredith! Corey currently lives in the same neighborhood as Kurt’s parents and they are often getting together on the weekends to take the boat out or watch Celtics games together.
Nick French
Groomsman
Nick and Kurt have been friends ever since they can remember. They always played on the same sports teams growing up. They also lived together for a bit in Meredith before Nick headed out to live in Denver a few years back!
Mike Lemien
Groomsman
Mike is a close friend of both Skipper and Kurt and is credited for bringing them both to that concert where they met in August 2011! Mike and Kurt grew up together and they have tons of memories together up at the lake and in Boston.
Joe McManus
Groomsman
Joe is Skipper’s brother and one of Kurt’s 3 soon to be brother-in-laws! It was clear Kurt was officially part of the family when he got the invite to join Joe at a Kid Rock concert this past fall. Kurt has spent the past 7 years putting up with numerous nicknames but he is actually happy to have a life time of Joe’s zingers ahead of him!
Dave Ballas
Groomsman
Dave is Skipper’s and soon to be one of Kurt’s brother-in-laws. As the first to marry into the family, Kurt is thankful for the path he paved for him!
Joe Clark
Groomsman
Joe is Kurt’s 3rd soon to be BIL! They started dating the McManus sisters right around the same time so they have been there since the beginning with one another! Joe helped maintain the path that Dave cleared years ago.