The Matron of Honor

Amanda is Jen’s oldest and zaniest friend from Averill Park. For over 20 years Amanda and Jen have been through thick and thin: from “training” to be Olympic gymnasts in Jen’s back yard, to laying the smack down in tennis in high school, to their infamous Ben & Jerry’s “runs” there has never been a dull moment! Jen is excited to embark upon this next chapter in her life with Amanda’s help. Amanda currently lives in NYC with her husband, Dan, and their dog, Toby.

 

The Best Man

Roland (aka Rol) and Eric were roommates in college for two years. Throughout college, Rol was there to not only provide friendship, but guidance much like a brother would. Except for not disclosing the bullet hole at 3300 Spring Garden (until after Eric moved in) and despite the fact that Eric would often be left to see guests off after Rol passed out, he really did look after him… really. He is currently traveling the world with his fiancé Maeann en route to their new home in Vancouver.

 

Bridesmaid

Kristin is one of Jen’s dearest friends from Averill Park. Beyond their joint gig as hostesses at one of Averill Park’s finest restaurants (there are only two of them!), they were also lax partners in high school. Alabama may never be the same after Jen and Amanda flew down for a trip to see Kristin before she moved to MD where she is currently a grad student at the University of MD.

 

 

Groomsman

Mike is Eric’s oldest friend. They’ve been close friends for 20 years, ever since that fateful day when Eric invited Mike to play hide-and-seek. From sledding off of the garage roof when we they were kids, to riding their quads off of hidden ravines, to almost burning down the church the day before Mike’s wedding, Mike and Eric seem to have an interesting time when they’re together. He currently lives in Lake Ariel, PA with his wife Lindsay and his son Cody.

 

Groomsman & Bridesmaid

Jay & Aubrey (aka JayBrey) have been friends with Jen and Eric since the beginning of their college years. In fact, they along with Rol, were on Jen and Eric’s first unofficial date at Hershey Park! Together, Jay and Aubrey helped Eric adjust into college life and with the help of Rol, they encouraged Eric’s “culinary development.” JayBrey have been with Jen and Eric through thick and thin during their relationship. They have been the chillest, yet one of the most spontaneous couples that Jen and Eric have had the pleasure of meeting, and are excited to include as a one of Jen’s bridesmaids and one of Eric’s groomsmen!

 

Flower Girl

Skylar (“Sky”) is one of the craziest, zaniest, spunkiest girls we have ever met! It has been an extremely rewarding journey for us to continue to watch Sky grow from a cute little baby to an independent soon-to-be-kindergartener! We could not have thought of a better person to walk down the aisle with us as our flower girl!

 

Junior Bridesmaid

Eric has known Emily (“Ems”) since she was born and has watched her grow from a teeny tiny little baby to a beautiful young adult! One of the things we love the most about Ems is her constant level of energy and ability to have fun with whomever and where ever she may be. Ems is going to look gorgeous walking down the aisle with the other bridesmaids!

 

 

Junior Groomsman

Eric has known Evan since he was born as well, and has watched him grow into an insect, magic and video game loving kid, just like he used to be! We love the fact that Evan is such a lovable, energetic and extremely creative guy, one day he is going to find some really lucky girl. Until then, you can find him strutting his stuff down the aisle with Eric and his guys on our big day!

 

Sponsors

We have been a part of Lenny & Floriza’s family and have watched them grow from living at the apartment in Bloomfield, to a wonderful family with two beautiful girls. Learning how to juggle multiple tasks for multiple people at one time is one of the many lessons that this family has taught us. They’ve also prepared us on how to handle any family situation, be it a birthday party, a boo boo, a lost diaper bag, or even how to get in and out of Costco in record time! The biggest lesson we have learned from the Vegas is to never give-up on yourself or with each other. They have been there during many important junctures in each of our lives, and could not be more thankful for their guidance.

 

Sponsors

One of the many reasons why we wanted Tony & Christie to be one of our sponsor families was because they embodied what Eric and I hope to have our future family be: fun-loving, close-knit, adventurous and disciplined. Through our times together Jen has become a much better planner and party hostess because of Christie and because of Tony, Eric has learned how to resign to the fact that one day, his kids will beat him in video games just like Evan can!

 

Sponsors

Tom and Ruth had taken-on a starving, growing 8 year-old kid named Ericson back when he was their neighbor in Cherry Hill and nurtured him as if he was one of their own. One of the biggest lessons that we have learned from the DiPalmas is how to truly love thy neighbor; their love and support for Eric has helped him develop into who he is today and for that, we are extremely grateful! We cannot be more thankful and honored to have the DiPalma’s as one of our sponsor families.