Jaclyn & Thomas
Wedding Party
Karly Lennon
Maid of Honor
Karly is the bride's younger sister. Karly once kicked her friend out of her house because she told Karly that Karly was prettier than Jaclyn. "No one says that about my sister!" was her response. The whole family and anyone who ever met Karly is excited to hear her speech.
Richie Porpiglia
Best Man
Richie is the older brother of the groom. Tom copied everything his older brother did for his first two years of life, and would only call him "E". Tom later learned how to say his full name and do his own thing, but still credits Richie for his passion for music, art, and comics. Their father has a different opinion: he blames Richie for Tom's 13 tattoos.
Valerie Jovellanos
Bridesmaid
Valerie is the Bride's sister-in-law. Together since the bride had braces, Jaclyn has been blessed with Valerie's kindness and friendship through life's most formative years. Jaclyn couldn't be happier to have her by her side on the 51st and final day that they will share a last name!
Rob Starink
Groomsman
Rob and tom met in the 3rd grade and grew up for the next 17 years exactly one mile away from each other. Countless childhood memories decorate their history, from pranking neighbors to filming skits and sneaking water bottles full of their parents liquor into the pool hall. Till this day, you can often find them in tears of laughter from an old tale retold.
Karissa Whitton
Bridesmaid
Karissa has been the bride's best friend since 3rd grade. Their journey started out with catching and fostering caterpillars in Mrs. Brown's class, has been peppered with a few recreational vehicle accidents, and has always been based on a foundation of unconditional support and uncontrollable laughter.
Christine Tracey
Groomswoman
Christine has been a force of fun in groom's life since he was a child. Older sister of Tom's forever best friend, Brian, Christine has been an example of how to have a good time anywhere, while remaining authentic in the process. The two share years of memories together, as well as an eternal connection to Brian. Tom is pumped to have Christine by his side on his wedding day.
Jules Rogers
Bridesmaid
Jules is the Brides cousin. Jaclyn was waiting at Julianne's house when she came home from the hospital after being born. Despite only being one year and 8 months old, Jaclyn remembers it clearly. Jules used to get mad when Jaclyn would refer to her as her "little cousin" in college. Jaclyn insists it kept her safe. The two share a sense of humor that is a little off-beat and often find themselves thanking the other for understanding why something is funny.
Shane Curran
Groomsman
Shane has been the star of many of Tom’s short films, playing such characters as Chaste Hastings (a Personal Investigator who dreams of a life outside of his arduous work), Ambrose Taylor (a cowboy turned hitman who takes pleasure in his profession), and Cubscout Leader Ralph (a lonely man who preys on the weak). Outside of his characters, Shane is a reasonably well balanced individual who Tom has had the pleasure of sharing life long memories for the past 20 years.
Keegan Barkley
Bridesmaid
As Jaclyn’s barely older cousin, Keegan had the very early responsibility of being a role model. While the early years of Keegan’s tenure as role model consisted mostly of rebellion as Keegan used her powers to trick Jaclyn and Amanda (bridesmaid) into believing in evil ghosts, the later years bloomed a deep friendship, outrageous laughter and the type of confidence that allows one to act in unimaginable ways in public. Keegan and Jaclyn also match by accident all the time— Jaclyn hopes the prearranged wardrobe will prevent this on the wedding day.
Amanda Bryant
Bridesmaid
Amanda is Jaclyn’s twin cousin. Just two weeks and two days apart, Jaclyn and Amanda grew up through every single stage of life together. They shared playpens, went to the same preschool-high school and even ventured off to the same southern state after high school graduation. From an early age, Jaclyn and Amanda had a knack for pranking other people and testing societal boundaries on what was “too far”. Although the discovery of those boundaries often came far too late. Jaclyn has always viewed Amanda as a really cool and funny extension of herself and is a firm believer that every situation is just more fun and bright if Amanda is in it.