Lauren & Brian
Wedding Party
Krista Palleschi
Matron of Honor
Lauren's best friend. Lauren and Krista met in New York working at a law firm, while Lauren was a paralegal and Krista was a first-year attorney. There, they became known as "The Twins," and they were never seen apart again! Shout out to Kelley Drye & Warren for giving Lauren this beautiful, life-long bestie.
Danny Treadaway
Best Man
Brian's best friend. Danny has always been there for Brian, through the good, the bad, and the ugly (seriously, just ask Danny for pictures). This duo does everything together, from golfing to watching the Bachelor to being the Best Man in each other's wedding. Move over, Lauren--there's another love story in town.
Blaire Scheier
Bridesmaid
Brian's oldest sister and the Creative Director of the family. Be sure to ask her about the famed Merdinger Family Home Videos! She has enough material to blackmail Brian for a lifetime.
Justin Scheier
Groomsman
Brian's brother-in-law. Brian was almost the first attorney in the family--but Justin beat him to the punch by marrying Blaire! Justin is the best dad to Brian and Lauren's cutest little nephews.
Lindsey Gervascio
Bridesmaid
Lauren's baby brother's wife! For the record, Lauren and Lindsey were friends before Mike and Lindsey even started dating. They met taking the same French class in high school. Très mimi!
Mike Podgorski
Groomsman
Lauren's baby brother. Mike lives in Seattle with his wife, Lindsey. He works at Amazon (something to do with the cloud? -- we don't really know). Lauren and Mike's shared love of wine has made "Forced Family Fun" a lot less forced. This photo is a rare sighting of the siblings together without wine-stained teeth!
Ali Welbourn
Bridesmaid
Brian's baby sister. Ali lives in Santa Barbara, CA, with her husband, Brandon, and their two kitty babies. She is brilliant and kind, and she makes a great tequila cocktail. What more could you want in a girl?
Brandon Welbourn
Groomsman
Brian's brother-in-law. Whenever Brian injures himself in hockey, Dr. Brandon is Brian's first phone call! The good doctor usually assures Brian that nothing is broken and that he will indeed survive.
Taylor Farnam
Bridesmaid
Lauren's college roommate. Go Friars! Taylor is both beauty and brains. She loves math almost as much as she hates mayonnaise. Piece of advice: Don't challenge her to flip cup unless you really mean it.
Taylor Bloxom
Groomsman
Brian's friend and former roommate. The only reason Taylor didn't kick Brian out of their house when Brian adopted Ranger (without telling Taylor) was because Taylor liked Ranger better than Brian. (Who can blame him?)
Michaela Gioia
Bridesmaid
AKA Mompkins. Lauren's college roommate and first college friend! Mompkins has a heart of gold. You'd be hard-pressed to find anyone who didn't fall in love with her the second they met her. You can feel comfortable sharing anything with Mompkins, because she probably has a story where she's done something even weirder.
Matt Hirshberg
Groomsman
Brian's friend from their little league days. Matt and Brian play golf together almost every weekend. Unlike Brian, Matt always has a good time and doesn't take his 3-putts too seriously.
Lexy Koop
Bridesmaid
Lauren's college roommate. This little blondie is the sweetest and most loyal soul you will ever meet. No matter what you need, you can always count on Lexy to be there. She's the kind of friend that only wants to see you happy--and who would do anything to make that happen.
Adam Sonabend
Groomsman
Brian's friend from high school and former roommate. Adam fulfilled Brian's dream of becoming a professional baseball player. You won't find a more humble and hard-working guy!
Lyndsay Kovalsky
Bridesmaid
Lauren's college roommate. The two were roommates again in Manhattan before Lauren moved to AZ. Lyndsay tells the best story out of anyone on either side of the Mississippi, and she will make you laugh so hard that you'll cry.
Cameron Wilhite
Groomsman
Brian's college roommate at the University of Arizona (Bear down!). Brian and Cameron never miss an opportunity to hit up YC's Mongolian Grill, and they can spend all night playing Super Smash Bros on N64.
Grayson Palleschi
Ring Bearer
Baby Gray is the two-and-a-half-year-old son of Krista and her husband, Kyle. Grayson is the world's youngest NY Rangers fan. #LGR
Kenna Bloxom
Flower Girl
This sweet little nugget of love is the two-year-old daughter of Taylor and his wife, Allie. We would try to set her up with the ring bearer, Grayson, but Kenna is not allowed to date until she's 80 years old.
Ranger Merdinger
Best Baby
Talk about a treat--Ranger's parents are getting married!