Lauren & Michael
Wedding Party
Madison Flotteron
Maid of Honor
One of the greatest treasures in my life is having a friend like Madi. Since we were seven, we’ve been in each other’s lives! You’re someone I have always been able to trust and the most loyal and loving friend! I can always count on you to be there for me through the good and the bad times in life, you know me like no one else! I remember being in elementary school and walking the halls together, like when I lost my first tooth and we went to the nurse from Mrs. Glynn’s class, or when we sang together at talent shows and school events, even at home we had photoshoots of us on the stream bridge in my backyard, our trips to the Friendly’s in town, and ice skating on the Brightwaters Lakes. We grew up having so much of our lives with each other, school, birthdays, boat trips, Long Island summers, and everything in between, our traditions continue as the years fly by. I look back at pictures of us as kids and can’t believe how little we were, not knowing what was to come for the both of us! I love this picture in particular on our communion day and can’t wait to recreate it with you on my wedding day. Even though you’re a full blown NYC girl and marathon running star now, you know I will never leave Long Island, and still make my city visits to you very “Long Island” with wine on boats, it’s just like home! I am so blessed to have you as my Maid of Honor, your friendship, our sisterhood, means everything and more to me! Much love to you, let’s do this thing!
Yousef Gaffary
Best Man
My brother and best man! Growing up with you has been an incredible experience. You are the most courageous and kind person I know. Also you are crazy for jumping out of planes. I love you man. I’m lucky to have you here with me on our special day. Love, Michael You are truly the most daring, wild, exciting brother-in-law I could ask for! I admire how you live life in the craziest way, by pushing the limits and also admiring all the beauty of our world. Keep sky diving so you keep Michael and I on our toes! Thank you for being so kind and accepting of me and my love for your brother, I'm thrilled to be a part of your family! Love, Lauren
Chris Buetti
Best Man
My best friend and best man. Up until 8th grade we were enemies. The start of our bromance began when I caught a football, after that Chris asked me to be his friend. We became best friends, we have done some really stupid things together but hey the rest is history. I’m excited and so happy to have you by my side.
Chloe Lazar
Bridesmaid
What a perfect “match” we are as friends! Chloe and I met as freshman when we both made the club tennis team at Fairfield and played doubles together. It wasn’t until then that we realized we lived on the same floor! It was a smooth rally after that, we spent everyday together, going to practice, getting food, and being the cool freshmen who could get their freshmen friends into the senior tennis parties. Our friendship grew even more when we studied in Florence. When I tell you Chloe was our savior… this girl is as confident as can be in any travel situation. I think it comes from her Belgian roots and probably the fact that she had an EU passport and we didn’t! We ventured to over 15 countries and Chloe was our true hope and source of positivity our whole time abroad. I’ve always loved the way she admires the little moments and cherishes trying new things. She is quite brave! This came in handy when we visited my family in Valencia, where she was named “Claudia” because “Chloe” was too hard for my cousins to say. Luckily, Chloe is game for trying all foods, as wacky as they may be, and saved me many times for politely eating the food I couldn’t try. One of my favorite things to say about Chloe is that she is our “party trick.” This girl can shotgun a beer faster than any man. She’s got hardcore talent. Chloe, you are the most ambitious, sweet, caring, fun, and exciting bestie and mean the world to me! I’m so happy we “courted” HA!
Brandon Tenhoopen
Groomsman
Brandon, you are the smartest person I know. I've always described you as someone who could "build an engine out of blades of grass." You're so accomplished, whether it's in the sky in a plane, in the water on a boat, or land in your truck, you're the king of motorized things. It's been so exciting seeing you succeed in what you love most. Our childhood is so special to me and I'm so thankful to have grown up with you and have such a cool brother in this life. You're the most interesting, caring, and generous person to me and I love you so much! Love, Lauren Thank you for being the coolest future brother in law and welcoming me into your family. I’m thankful I can always call you when something is up with my truck, you're the expert! I'm honored for you to be a part of our wedding. I promise to take the best care of your sister. Love, Michael
Jessica DeGore
Bridesmaid
One of my favorite parts of me and Jess’ friendship is how it came to be in the first place! We both grew up in Bay Shore, went to the same schools, and had mutual friends, but it wasn’t until we were the only two Bay Shore kids going to Fairfield University that we really clung to each other. We spent our entire first semester weekends going back across the LI Sound, because there really was no home like Long Island, and this really made us close. Eventually, we realized our fancy school wasn’t as bad as we thought and we stuck it through, meeting the rest of our besties along the way. The next stop, where we were really went into survival mode, was in Florence, Italy. I will say we made the best of our time abroad, but when we arrived back in America we cried literal tears of joy for all of our family and airport people to see. Needless to say, over the years Jess has been one of the biggest parts of my support system and I couldn’t have gotten through big life transitions without her! We look back and laugh, but the laughter is what kept us going! Jess is the most fun, loving, goofy, loyal lady, and there has never been a time where we weren’t cracking up together, especially when we are crab walking, hair flipping and taking boatloads of selfies. My best years of life have you in them! I'm so grateful we have each other close by on Long Island to continue our adventures back at home, much love to you!
Foazy Nwaiser
Groomsman
My cousin, the legend! Growing up with you has been a pleasure. From playing soccer with you to drinking scotch together. I’m so happy you are apart of our wedding. Love you big Foaz.
Heather Weber
Bridesmaid
If there was a party on your Freshman year college floor, and the host was serving milk shots instead of real shots, would you go? Heather did, and gave us a “shot” at being friends, for which I am so grateful. There’s something about having a best friend that brings the absolute best energy to every part of the day. Heather was amazing at making sure we made the most of our time at Fairfield. Whether it was encouraging us to go to bingo nights, sign making, or build a Stag stuffed animals, when I look back I always remember these “canoodler” - as we called them - activities. Speaking of, Heather is the queen of fun words, most of which we all use in our vocabulary to this day, and I’m always excited to hear the new ones she comes up with whenever we are together. I was so lucky to have someone swim with me anytime, when we lived at the beach senior year, even if it was mid darty (day drink party), we’d grab our noodles and splash! Senior year, we all decided to adopt and raise a bird together, and Heather proved to be the ultimate bird mama and continues to be the most knowledgeable of birds to this day. I loved every part of college with you by my side, especially in our matching chicken shirts going to get ice cream every night. Which reminds me, thank you for accepting my crazy love of chicken, even when you’re a vegetarian. You have been such a special person in my life and I am so grateful to have and love such a genuinely kind, caring, adventurous, best friend.
Gabriella DelTufo
Bridesmaid
The first day of Freshman year, everyone was talking about the girl on my floor that rented a full blown Uhaul to transport all of her stuff on move-in day. Gabby, you are my idol. Not even a Uhaul could fit all the love I have for you! You are the most selfless, compassionate, and devoted best friend. You’ve always been such a sweet and kind face, never without a smile, and make my days so much brighter. Gabby is someone who is always game to do any activity, day or night, she’s by your side. And I must say, she for sure has the best taste in music, this girl knows how to bump! Some of my favorite times together were when we were in Europe and did a Greece crawl, where we traveled together on many ferries to magical places. When we got plates broken on our heads (Opa!!!!) during the pink toga party in Corfu, I surely knew the rest of our time abroad together was going to be one for the books. Every trip we took was so special because you were there with me! This is a specific memory but our senior year Gabby made the most amazing caprese salad on the beach for me while I was doing a photography shoot and I really thought it was worth mentioning because she is the best host of all time. Thank you for always feeding me! I’m just so lucky to know you because you live life to the fullest, and make sure everyone is cared for along the way. I’m so grateful to have you by my side on me and Michael’s special day!
Sarkis Shalhoub
Groomsman
Sarko, cousin habibi I love you. We started playing soccer together when we’re five years old at Bay Shore, picking flowers on the field. All I remember was coach Bahji( my mom) yelling at us to stop. You are a legend and I am blessed to have you be a part of our wedding.
Junior Rosero
Groomsman
Our journey together has been epic. No one else in the world would get up at 5am to train with me. We pushed each other to be better athletes and humans! All our championship victories together, all our car rides to Brooklyn together and our nights out. I’m happy and grateful for you to be a part of our special day.