Wedding Party
Maria Alvisi
Maid of Honor
Chiara is lucky to have the best big sister and maid of honor a girl could ask for in Maria. Maria and Chiara were extremely close growing up, even calling themselves the 7-11 sisters due to their fortuitous age gap for 9 months in 2005. Whether it was choreographing dances to the entire Shrek soundtrack on a Saturday afternoon, making potions out of all the products they could find in their parent’s bathrooms, or sneaking into each other’s rooms at night to confess they still hadn’t started their homework, the two have always found a best friend in each other. Maria currently lives in Austin, TX with her husband and Chiara’s brother-in-law extraordinaire, David, and their pets Foxy (dog) and Junipurr (cat).
Emma Strawderman
Best Woman
Tommy and Emma go waaaaay back, she was his first friend and his first nemesis. As they grew up, they dropped the whole nemesis thing and focused on the friendship, watching SpongeBob together, playing soccer in the backyard, and teasing their parents. Tommy is very lucky to have a sister and Best Woman as wonderful as Emma. After spending 18 years in the same town, their paths diverged. Emma is currently in her MD-PhD program at the University of Rochester, and is absolutely killing it. Even though they don't see each other as much anymore, each time they reunite it's like no time has passed.
Adena Goldberg
Bridesmaid
Adena and Chiara both started their jobs on the same day in the summer of 2020 and met virtually when they were staffed on the same project. Polite and business-y Teams messages quickly turned more informal, and over the course of the past three years the two have formed an extremely close friendship. Adena and Chiara will regularly call each other first thing in the morning or in the middle of the day to catch up, and with the two living in different cities, regularly confuse colleagues and friends alike with how in sync they are with each other. Adena currently lives in Chicago, IL.
Tyler Brewer
Groomsman
Tommy and Tyler met the second semester of their freshman year of college, both singing in The Hangovers a cappella group. After the many bonding experiences in the next few years, whether it was studying, singing, or getting lit, Tyler is one of Tommy's closest friends. Fortunately, now Tyler and Talia live about a stone's throw away (if you're a good shot), so they try to meet up about every week or so. For those that have been asking, Tlyer's Tlaxi Slervice will not be available in Italy before the wedding.
Talia Lewis
Bridesmaid
Talia and Chiara met at a party in college, where they formed a friendship over how much they both did not want to be at that party. Chiara is so lucky to have Talia only a 15 minute walk away and takes full advantage of that via weekend hangouts and Bachelor franchise watch parties, which Tommy and Tyler pretend to not enjoy. Over the years, Talia has always been a constant support to Chiara; letting Chiara stay in Talia's apartment over an entire summer in DC when Chiara got a last minute internship, and always being willing to go on outings to scope out one of their many eerily similar interests. Talia lives in Arlington, VA with her fiance Tyler and their cat, Marge.
David Roberts
Groomsman
Tommy met David when David and Maria were up in Ithaca for an Alvisi Christmas. David is a guy who likes to try new hobbies, and Tommy is a guy who likes the idea of trying new hobbies, so the two get along swimmingly. Whether it's building a shed or trying to become a chess master, it always seems like David is doing something. David is currently living with Maria in Austin, TX. Tommy is excited to enjoy some amaro with his new brother-in-law in the near future.
Anna Rodriguez
Bridesmaid
Anna and Chiara met when Anna joined the Cornell Chorus as freshman during Chiara's sophomore year. The two began getting to know each other during casual dinners and treks up the slope before a Sunday rehearsal and very quickly realized that they had found life-long friends in each other. The two spent hours together studying (chatting) all around Cornell’s campus and both ended up working as healthcare consultants. Anna lives in NYC with her boyfriend and former student of Chiara’s dad, Collin.
John Schafer
Groomsman
Tommy and John have known each other for a while, both being townies (Lansing counts). Whether they met through all-county choir, some theatre production, or soccer is unknown. Regardless, when Tommy started college John recruited Tommy to join the Glee Club and The Hangovers and the rest is history. John can also be credited as a very influential wingman in getting Tommy and Chiara together. John is currently living in NYC.