Veronica & Phil
Wedding Party
Matt Knox
Officiant
Matt is our dear friend from college. Matthew has been a powerhouse of support, love, laughter, and friendship in the past eight years and we are honored that they will be officiating our ceremony. Fun fact: Matt is a jammin' bassist.
Kim Zuziak
Maid of Honor
Kim is probably the best big sister out in the world. As Veronica's first and oldest best friend, Kim has been an amazing influence in Veronica's life. Kim shares Veronica's enthusiasm for 90 Day Fiancé so Phil doesn't have to. Fun fact: Kim religiously participated in glamour shots at Lincoln Mall in the early 2000s.
Brittany Burke-Hansen
Bridesmaid
Brittany, Veronica, and Phil all met in high school. We all played tons of video games together, as well as many rounds of freeze tag and Nerf wars. Whenever Brittany hears the song "Build Me Up Buttercup" she thinks of Phil. Brittany currently lives in South Korea with her husband and son. Fun fact: Brittany taught Vee how to drive!
Adira Dangoy
Bridesmaid
Veronica has known Adira for the entirety of Adira's life and she will NEVER let her forget that fact. Adira is a gym beast and can probably beat you up but she's too nice to do that. She's like a lacrosse pro and a business genius, so don't mess with her. Like seriously. Don't mess with her. Fun fact: Adira has a beautiful singing voice and can command small wildlife animals to clean when she sings.
Anita Gonzalez
Bridesmaid
Anita is a beast in the kitchen. Also known as "Mr. Manager," Anita met Vee and Phil at the University of Illinois through Phil's frat (something something Crows something). Anita has insane knife skills, so don't mess with her either; she'll slice you like a jalapeno. Fun fact: she is half Mexican and her middle name is actually "Fajita."
Margaret Moore
Bridesmaid
Margaret is Phil's younger sister and a student at Indiana University. She is our resident Fashion Police Officer and she's ready to write some tickets. Veronica has known Margaret since she was eleven and it's been a blast watching her grow up. Fun fact: Margaret just finished a study abroad semester in Florence, Italy!
Mia DeRoin
Bridesmaid
Veronica and Mia met in graduate school at Erikson Institute. We had every single graduate class together for three years and sat next to each other for each one. Mia is a great source of support, both child life related and personal support. Fun fact: Mia is also engaged and planning her own wedding. Congrats, Mia!
Mitchel Calcaterra
Best Man
Phil and Mitchel met in coding class in high school. They became friends played tons of video games and spent many nights at LAN parties together. Mitchel and Phil have worked together off and have stayed friends through it all. Fun fact: Mitchel owns more shoes than the rest of the bridal party combined.
Stuart Moore
Groomsman
Phil and Stu met back in '95 when Phil suddenly wasn't an only child anymore. Stu has been a great brother to Phil and has always been there for him and Brad. Phil is such an inspiration in Stu's life that Stu also went to UIUC and is now moving to the neighborhood that Phil and Vee used to live in. He's also got a real job now. Stu's all grown up. Fun fact: Stuart is also Margaret's brother.
Paul Mastrantonio
Groomsman
Phil and Paul met at UIUC in 2011 through their frat and were roommates (gasp!) in college. They've stayed friends through the years through shared love of anime and video games. Good Call Paul is the sweetest guy around, ladies. Fun fact: Paul, Phil, and Vee lived off of a pack of Sam's Club bacon for a month in college and made so many bacon, lettuce, and mayo (BLM) sandwiches. We are surprised we didn't have a collective heart attack at twenty.
Ryan Burns
Flower Child
Veronica's older brother. He chose his own picture. Ryan and Paul used to like sell computers together or something like that. Ryan is also a dad to the cutest child named Andromeda. Fun fact: Ryan never let Veronica watch the first twenty minutes of Jurassic Park when she was a kid, so when we watched it in college she thought we put the wrong movie on. Ryan told her that they found the island with the dinosaurs. They just rolled up and found it.
Drew Hatcher
Groomsman
Drew "The Hatchman" Hatcher enjoys nice, breezy bike ride through the red line subways on soft summer nights. Drew often reflects on life's greatest treasures- Luigi's Mansion on GameCube, Baja Blast, and petting nice cats. The Hatchman is a fierce advocate for freshly pressed socks and will be performing his one-man slack lining performance art piece as the bride and groom read their vows. Drew's advice for the happy couple and all of our honored guests: "if you know, you know."
Mitch Jarman
Groomsman
Phil and Mitch "Bambi" Jarman met, you guessed it, in the wonderful world of Alpha Chi Rho. They are good friends. Mitch and Phil share the same interests, especially Corn Nuts. Mitch is one of the only people Phil can talk to about Giant Bomb Cast, for which Phil is eternally grateful. Phil and Mitch were also roommates in Champaign for a semester. Be warned: Mitch may approach you with Corn Nuts at the event. Feel free to decline them. Fun fact: he is actually Dunkey frum Shreck films.
Tyler Kamp
Groomsman
Phil and Tyler met in the frat (RIP AXP) and had the same major in college. They were in a lot of classes together, spent many nights on geology theme bar crawls, and traveled the world together to look for shiny rocks. They even found a few! They also once drove across the US and back to look for dinosaurs but couldn't find anything. Fun fact: Tyler really does like to camp!
McKenzie and Sarah Zuziak
Junior Bridesmaid and Bubble Blower
Veronica and Phil's nieces will be joining us as a junior bridesmaid/spirit captain and a bubble blowing connoisseur!
Andromeda Cole-Burns
Bubble Blower
Veronica and Phil's niece will be a bubble blowing master!
Jack Olson
Bubble Blower
Veronica and Phil's lil buddy will be a bubble blowing extraordinaire!
Liam Hansen
Bubble Blower
Vee and Phil's pal (and Brittany's son) will be a bubble blowing expert!