Our big day would not be possible without YOU!

Our big day would not be possible without YOU!

Our AMAZING parents:

Dan, Donna, Carol and Mike <3

The GORGEOUS Girls:

Laura, Maghan, Christina, Rachel and Courtney

Courtney: 

Maid of Honor

BFF for 21 years

Loves to run and look forward to a bagel sandwich after, her boyfriend Eric, her dog Riley and TV

Only white girl in her pharmaceutical engineering masters program 

Laura:

Bridesmaid

First one to be there through anything and everything

Loves adventures, to travel, all things sports, guitar, and to talk about TV with Courtney

Wishes she went to Cortland for college

Rachel:

Bridesmaid

Deena's favorite (and only) first girl cousin

Loves college, the cottage, her boyfriend Mark, picking out stylish winter boots - specifically Tims 

Her hair is stunning - straight, wavy, curly you name it - GORGEOUS!

Christina:

Bridesmaid

Deena's college roomie

Loves vacationing with friends, her boyfriend Eric, chicken caesar wraps, yoga pants and hoodies and wine

She is the best math teacher in Westchester, NY

Maghan:

Bridesmaid

BFF since middle school

Loves CrossFit, the beach, family, cats, music and living in Cali with her fiance Grace

She played D1 lacrosse at Ohio state (she is Ohio State obsessed) and will soon be graduating from CSULB to pursue a career in nursing 

The Marvelous Men:

Brent:

Best Man

Tyler's Brother

Loves to lift and spend time with his friends. 

Attending SUNY Geneseo pursuing a degree in Biology and plans to attend PA school 

Well known for thinking he's close to Tyler's strength, but not that close. 

Dan:

Groomsman

Best Friends for 23 years

Loves working out, attending Bills and Syracuse games and enjoys visiting his sister in Nashville, TN while pretending to like Country music

Lives with friends (including Josh) and works at Terakeet in Syracuse, NY.

Dave:

Groomsman

Deena's Brother

Loves to cook, ski and snowmobile, make impulse decisions and give Tyler a hard time

He is the best server in all of Rochester, NY!

Josh:

Groomsman

Tyler's college roommate

Loves jujitsu, sleeping and participating in marshal arts tournaments. 

Originally from Watertown, NY, but now lives and works in Syracuse.  

Has a losing record in N64 Super Smash Bros one on one battles versus Tyler

Jeremy:

Groomsman 

Tyler's lifting buddy

Loves to lift, hunt, put Boss sauce on subs and to tell Tyler to "Push yourself".

He is pursing a career in law enforcement and currently works at Hillside in Buffalo, NY.

Bridal Party

Bridal Party

We lost sleep over choosing the bridal party for weeks.  Tyler and I decided it would be best to keep our bridal party small.  Having our closest family and friends standing up with us to share our special day means so much to us.  I spent a lot of time thinking of a fun and creative way to ask our bridal party if they would like to be a part of our big day and Tyler spent time typing up a thoughtful and creative text message ; )  Of course I searched for ideas on the internet - specifically Pinterest.  Then, I realized I have seen so many of the same "pinteresty" Will you be my bridesmaid? poems.  I drove to Jo Ann's, followed by Hobby Lobby and bought a variety of creative things in our wedding colors.

Then I wrote and sketched...

I googled rhyming words... what rhymes with bride?: tried, glide, slide, I'd, side... SIDE PERFECT... and I wrote the next line and googled rhyming words... what rhyms with fun?: run, done, sun, one... ONE PERFECT etc. 








...and eventually I loved the note! 

Next, I had to think of a way to deliver the note.  Tyler's mom is super talented and suggested we tackle a DIY project... 

Etching wine and beer glasses for our bridal party: 

This project took about triple time from what we had in mind and it was a lot of work but the glasses turned out AMAZING! 

Then... I bought a few more goodies that will come in handy on our wedding day and packaged everything (with help from my mom!) in an adorable basket:

I had SO much fun giving each of my girls these baskets!  Tyler and I are so lucky to have such a fun and supportive bridal party! 


Great article we referenced on choosing the bridal party without stress