Wedding Party
Hannah Mesnik
Matron of Honor
Taylor's oldest friend of 15+ years, her ride or die. Fun fact: Taylor is considered 'Auntie Tay-Tay' by Hannah's two boys.
Bella Bongiovi
Bridesmaid
Youngest sister of Taylor, will bite heads off for the sake of the Bride. Fun fact: she's done it before.
Moe Quinn
Honor Attendant
Taylor's second-youngest sibling. Prefer cats to most everyone, but will make an exception for their siblings.
Erika Sela
Bridesmaid
Future sister-in-law of Bride. Incredible fashionista with a huge heart. Fun fact: if you need any thrift shop recs, E is your gal!!
Claudia Okuniewski
Bridesmaid
Close friend of the Bride. Nurse by day, beautiful soul and puppy-mama by night. Fun fact: Claudia is dating our officiant, Jackson! They are both amazing pet-parents to Claudia's puppy dog, Dolly.
Sam D'Aquila
Bridesmaid
Close friend of the Bride. Sam is our resident badass buisness-woman. Level-headed, determined, and kind-hearted. Fun fact: Sam is engaged to be married to Cole Christie, Ryan's best man!
Caitlin Wire
Bridesmaid
Cousin and close childhood friend of Taylor. Cait is a middle school teacher for young kids with special needs. Both Cait and her sister Ali have known Taylor her entire life. Fun Fact: Caitlin and Ali were the first people to introduce Taylor to the band My Chemical Romance!
Alison Wire
Bridesmaid
Cousin and close childhood friend of the Bride. The wedding party's designated emo queen and semi-professional streamer. Will fight Bella for the role of the Bride's bodyguard. Fun fact: Ali is an incredibly talented photographer!
Clyde Mesnik
Ring Bearer
Zelly Darveaux
Flower Girl
Jackson Trager
Officiant
Officiant of Taylor and Ryan's marriage, and childhood friend of the Groom. Jackson and Ryan met in Eagle Scouts and have been friends for nearly 20 years. Fun fact: Jackson helped stage and document Taylor and Ryan's engagement in Southern France.
Cole Christie
Best Man
Ryan's best man and long-time childhood friend. Cole also met Ryan during Eagle Scouts nearly 20 years ago. Jackson, Ryan, and Cole did their Eagle Project together.
Spencer Anderson
Groomsman
Long-time friend of the Groom. Ryan and Spencer used to be roommates back at OTIS. Ryan was also one of the groomsmen in Spencer's wedding party.
Brayden Fabris
Groomsman
A good friend and prior roommate of Ryan's from OTIS. Brayden, Spencer and Ryan all graduated from OTIS in 2015. Ryan has known Brayden and his wife Lauren since before they began dating.
Ryan Gardiner
Groomsman
Step-brother of the groom. Ryan Gardiner has gone by "Fat", instead of Ryan for most of his life. He says he won't be offended. Ryan is traveling for the wedding from New Mexico!
Jesse Rugge
Groomsman
Groom's step-brother. Jesse and Ryan are not only brothers but collaborative Art Directors for the Twenty-Nine Palms literary magazine, Star Lite Pulp.
Pablo Sela
Groomsman
Step-brother of the Groom. Pablo, Taylor and Ryan have lived together since February 2020. Pablo is a music theory major at Pierce College, and is pet-parent to a Ragdoll cat named Savey!
Max Kibbee
Groomsman
Long-time family friend of both the Bride & Groom. Has known the bride for 15+ years. Max is traveling for the wedding from Tennessee. Him and his wife Robin are expecting a baby boy in March 2026.
Jojo Bongiovi
Groomsman
Youngest brother of the Bride and groomsman. Jojo is the youngest member of the wedding party. He's in his first year attending Moorpark College for theatre studies.
