Collin & Jo
Wedding Party
Ryan Barnes
Best Man
It should come as no surprise that Collin choose Ryan to be his best man. His first friend in childhood, his best friend growing up, and his college roommate for 4 years. Ryan now lives in Chicopee while Collin is in Albany, but they're still as close as ever.
Zena Ghanney
Maid of Honor
Zena and Jo have known each other since middle school when they both joined the school band. Always one to put her best foot forward, Jo introduced herself to Zena (and the rest of the class) as a cat. Somehow, a friendship blossomed from there. As such, it is only natural that Jo asked Zena to be her maid of honor. Her best friend, cheerleader, and tough love guru for over 15 years. You go, girl!
Tyler Frantz
Groomsman
Tyler has been a close friend ever since we realized freshman year that "that William kid with swine flu down the hall" was actually Tyler. Now in Worcester attending medical school, Tyler continues to pull Collin into bad decisions from road races, to triathlons, to fantasy football advice, you name it.
Jackie Baum
Bridesmaid
Jackie is someone who Jo refers to as 'the best baker on earth' (and future sister in law). In addition to her superior cooking skills, Jackie is a talented artist. This is important because Jo has no eye for decorations, colors, and generally anything aesthetic. Jo is excited to have Jackie in her wedding party and to maybe shamelessly ask for food and baked goods
Pat Carroll
Groomsman
On Collin's first day at GE, he met Pat, who was half an hour late picking him up at the gate. They lived through the ups and downs of the Edison Engineering Program and online graduate school, and have countless memories of what I'll call "early post college life." Pat lives in Schenectady, NY, where our post college life began.
Tami Chung
Bridesmaid
Jo met Tami while waiting for her first interview with GE. She failed to recognize that Tami was one of the students in the small class she was a Teaching Assistant for in college (obviously Jo was a great TA). They lived through the ups and downs of corporate life and even physically lived together for a year as roommates. Jo considers Tami one of her closest friends and confidants at GE.
Ryan Deeney
Groomsman
Ryan was another of Collin's close college friends who also landed a job in the NY Capital Region. Collin and Ryan have gotten even closer post college, exploring the Adirondacks, the nearby ski mountains, and the 4th floor of Saratoga City Tavern together. A fellow Patriots fan in hostile territory, Ryan lives in Ballston Lake, NY.
Amy Lindblad
Bridesmaid
Jo met Amy during brunch while visiting Collin in Milwaukee. The first things Jo noticed about Amy was that she seemed to really enjoy breakfast and maybe not like humans in general. Naturally, as some of Jo's favorite hobbies are food and hating on humanity, Amy quickly became one of Jo's favorite people.