Marianne & Travis
Wedding Party
Ali Smith
Maid of Honor
I've known Ali since she was known as Alex. She is my longtime sister and friend. Despite being complete opposites in almost every way, we have always found ways to be close (well maybe there were a few years in there where we weren't as close.... but hey thats how being sisters works.) Ali loves bad reality TV, murder documentaries and being a lawyer. Ali hates Samara. Fun Fact: Ali's first day of High School I found her wondering the halls holding about 10 books. I told her 'hey Ali.. you know you can put your things in your locker right?' Well turns out her locker was broken! Luckily I let her use mine and thats when we became friends forever :)
Justin Verhaegen
Best Man
Justin is my brother and person I trust most, which I shouldn't. That's how I ended up with a broken arm when he said I could jump off the swing set roof and on another occasion got bad road rash on my face from failing a bike jump. So maybe I should avoid all activities that involve the word jump. However, he is the one that taught me how to ride a bike and always let his little brother tag along with everything he was doing, eager to teach me. Fun Fact: I have only made Justin cry once. It was when we were maybe, 11 and 14. I pants'd him in front of the guys building our new shed; a great audience. This would've normally been a hilarious prank except for the fact I yanked his boxers down as well....I got instantly grounded and Justin got instantly embarASSed. Dab
Alli Kelly
Bridesmaid
Alli and I met at an audition for a college we both ended up not going to. However we both DID end up going to University of the Arts... where we became great friends, perfect roommates and Locust regulars. Throughout college we shared a lot of tank tops, beers, wawa subs, laughs, tears and great times. There are too many good memories to share here but get us together and give us a glass of wine and we will tell you them all! Fun Fact: Alli is a natural blonde.
Casey Mills
Groomsman
Casey and I are cousins and have been best friends since day one. From pretending to being Steve Irwin and Jeff Corwin finding snakes everywhere we could and going out to Las Vegas together; him being 3 months older than me means all the bad decisions we've made were his idea. Fun Fact: Casey and I used to have a joint website account with the Username AmericanGoldFinch and we would photograph birds. Dab
Nick Smith
Bridesman
'Cousins by blood, Friends by choice.'- Quote from matching shirts Nick and I have. Whether it was putting on skits for the family, running for president of the house or plotting ways to get our sisters to do things for us, Nick and I have been friends since childhood. This continued into High School when we both did Drama Club together (I was on stage and Nick was bossing people around backstage) and beyond when we both lived in Philadelphia together. There is never a dull moment when Nick and I are together. Fun Fact: Nick's favorite band is Bare Naked Ladies.
Christian Mills
Groomsman
Christian's more of a brother than a cousin. The "elder" of the close family friend group there isn't anyone else I would want at the helm. One of the things Christian and I share is being honest and real straight shooters. Game recognizes game. Fun Fact: Christian was my baseball coach in High School and DEFINITELY favored me over everyone else. Dab
Courtney Poopch
Bridesmaid
Poopch (NOT HER REAL NAME) is my cousin but has always also been my friend (well except from 1997-1999 due to The Great Binder Incident.) Courtney even loves me so much she went to college in Philly to be close to me... and boy was I (and the people of WAWA) glad she did. Fun Fact: One time Courtney Ordered this sandwich at Wawa: Foot long Sub, Tomato, Onions, Cheese, extra cheese, Ketchup, extra cheese, extra bacon, cheese, extra ketchup, extra cheese, mayo, extra cheese. (I still have the receipt to prove it.)
Chelsea Silva
Groomswoman
Chelsea and I are cousins and have been friends forever. I knew we were good friends when we were riding the bus in elementary school and she didn't snitch on me when the bus driver pulled over to confront someone (me) who opened a stink bomb. Fun Fact: Chelsea is one of the only cousins who still calls me Travioli and I respect that. Dab
Amy Hollis
Bridesmaid
Amy and I met when we were both benched on our softball team (benched for injuries not for lack of athletic talent.) We then became great friends through High School and beyond. Amy and I spent summers taking over Long Beach and winters tearing it up at King Pine. I'm not sure I would be as creative of a person as I am today if it was not for Amy. Whether it was for a school project, NHD or just for fun Amy always put all her creative energy into everything we did together. Fun Fact: We have written, filmed, starred in, edited, and produced hundreds of shorts films all of which have been lost to history.
Conner Goranson
Groomsman
The youngest person attending the wedding is of course going to be my cousin Conner. He is one of the funniest kids I know who I actually enjoy spending time with. I took him to his first concert and we had a blast. Get on Call of Duty, you didn't give me your Playstation for nothing. Fun fact: On multiple occasions I picked Conner up from school for being sick. He would get in the car and I would say 'Stop bull crapping me are you sick?' He'd Say 'No' and then we'd go to Dunkies fill up on iced coffee and donuts and then a have fun day skipping school. Dab
Bobby Fraiser
Bridesman
Bobby and I grew up 20 minutes from each other but met 9,000 miles away in New Zealand. We were not friends from the moment we met.... Bobby hated me, but after our first scrumpy night, I won him over. We were great friends in New Zealand and have stayed great friends back in Massachusetts. Bobby is always there for me whether it's for a beer, a crisis or to watch Kung Fu Panda with; he'll always show up. Fun Fact: Bobby has won a Chubby Bunny contest except instead of marshmallows they made him use sausages. (See picture above.)
Andrew White
Officiant
Andrew is a close family friend to Marianne, who has always felt more like a brother. The older they've gotten the closer they have become. They would hang out often and Marianne would call on Andrew when she needed things done around her house (ie move, fix things, lift heavy things.) Andrew became suspicious when Marianne was no longer calling on him to do these things and was instead calling on her new boyfriend to do them. Skeptical, Andrew agreed to meet Travis and when they met they instantly hit it off. When Marianne and Travis were deciding who would officiate their wedding Andrew was the obvious choice. Fun Fact: After years of chipping away Andrew finally friended Travis on snapchat proving once and for all that Travis is the alpha male.