Wedding Party
Amanda Giroux
Maid of Honor
Rachel's younger sister, Amanda is the Maid of Honor! Amanda is Rachel's number one best friend. Rachel would always go to Amanda for advice! Amanda has a degree in Fashion Textile Management at NC State. She loves fashion, enjoys spending time with her friends and family. She enjoys traveling and loves a good book to read! Amanda and her boyfriend are living in Charlotte with their two cats Pauly and Perry!
Olivia Thorn
Bridesmaid
Olivia is one of Rachel's Bridesmaids. Olivia has been best friends with Rachel for almost 8 years. Olivia and Rachel met at the YMCA when they were lifeguarding together. They bonded over their love for baking and cooking. Olivia is in school to become a PA at Wingate University. Fun fact, Rachel is also Olivia's bridesmaid for her wedding. Olivia and her soon to be husband Clayton are getting married in July of 2025.
Ella Garruto
Bridesmaid
Ella is Rachel's cousin. Ella is currently in college at Carnegie Mellon University. Ella loves to stay busy. She enjoys spending time with friends and family. She also loves to run. Rachel and Ella are so excited to see each other on special holidays such as Thanksgiving. One tradition we love to do is make Choreg with our family which is an Armenian sugar bread!
Zoe Garruto
Bridesmaid
Zoe is Rachel's cousin. Zoe is currently a junior in High School. Rachel lived in Florida Zoe at her aunts house and would have sleep overs some days and would have movie nights. Zoe enjoys riding horses. Zoe and Rachel share a love for sushi. Whenever Zoe and Rachel would get together on holidays they would go to Mr. Tokyo and enjoy all you can eat sushi!
Samantha Benoliel
Bridesmaid
Sam is one of Rachel’s best friends. Sam and Rachel met when they worked at Providence Country Club together. Sam is getting her Masters degree at UNC Charlotte in Special Education. Sam loves working with children. She also loves to travel. She enjoys going on cruises with her friends.
Abby Champion
Bridesmaid
Abby is one of Rachel's best friends. They met on Bumble BFF. Rachel and Abby share a love for makeup. They could talk for hours on anything makeup related. She has 2 golden retriever dogs! She loves to run and recently did a half marathon. She loves to travel. Abby and her family took a family vacation to Iceland and had a blast. Abby's mom is from England so she has been to England a handful of times as well!
Kimberley Thorpe
Bridesmaid
Kim is Jeremy's sister-in-law. Kim and her husband Justin recently became parents to their first born son, Jack. Kim is an amazing cook! The first time Rachel and Kim met was at Kim and Justin's house and she made Chicken Piccata. Rachel and Kim have bought a house in Denver, NC and will be neighbors!
Nicole Wood
Bridesmaid
Nicole is Jeremy's cousin. The first time Nicole and Rachel met was over a FaceTime call where Jeremy told Nicole that he and Rachel were officially a couple. Nicole is currently working as a nanny. She loves her job very much! One thing Nicole enjoys is her skincare routing. Anytime she puts her Christmas list together she always has something skincare related!
Oscar Fanarjian
Ring Bearer
Oscar is Rachel’s younger cousin. He will be a little over 2.5 years old on our wedding day. Fun fact, Oscar’s dad (Rachel’s uncle) was the ring bearer in Rachel’s mom’s wedding!
Justin Thorpe
Best Man
Justin is Jeremy's older brother, separated by 4 years. Justin and his wife Kim currently live in Charlotte with their dog Luna and new additional to the family, their sweet baby boy Jack. Justin loves spending time with his family, staying active, and traveling. Justin and Jeremy have always bonded over movies and often you can find them sharing a laugh with their favorite lines, if you know you know. Jeremy looks up to Justin as not only his older brother, but best friend. Jeremy is honored to have Justin be his best man.
Kevin Gervais
Groomsman
Kevin and Jeremy met in college and have been best friends since Freshman year 2011. Kevin and his wife Pam got married in 2023 and currently reside in Middletown, CT Kevin and Jeremy both love traveling and have been many different places together, with the highlight being South America (Brazil, Argentina, and Peru). Kevin and Jeremy have always bonded over fishing, their shared love for food, and the YANKEES!
Mason Pelton
Groomsman
Mason and Jeremy have known each other since they were very young. Their mothers met at a park and the rest was history. The Pelton's and The Thorpe's have been family friends since then and have shared many memories & laughs together over the years. Mason resides in Connecticut with his wife Taryn, their two dogs Beaux and Anders, and a new addition to the family, their beautiful baby girl Brielle!
Kevin Crispens
Groomsman
Kevin and Jeremy met in high school, as they were both on the volleyball team. Kevin is from Derby but moved to Southington, CT when he was a teenager, and him and Jeremy quickly became best friends. Kevin and his fiance Diana currently reside in Meriden with their dog Ollie, and their two cats Noah and Balls. Jeremy is also very close with Diana, and Kevins family as a whole. They have all shared many pool days, parties, and summer nights together.
Aaron Kalkowski
Groomsman
Aaron and Jeremy have known each other since middle school. and have been best friends since then. They have shared many years of playing sports together, twilight golfing, fishing, and nights out with the boys. Jeremy and Aaron share the same favorite hometown restaurant in New Mill, where Aaron used to work when he was younger. Aaron and his wife Alicia currently reside in Southington, CT with their dog Jet and adorable baby boy Tristan.
Sal Romano
Groomsman
Sal and Jeremy have been best friends since Elementary school as they grew up in the same neighborhood together. Sal will be the first one to tell you how many home runs he hit off Jeremy in Little League. However, Jeremy will always remind Sal of the game winning single up the middle off of him that will always take gold. Sal has lived the dream of many of his childhood friends as he has played professional baseball for many years now. Kid throws GAS! That means fast for anyone unsure. Sal currently resides in Southington, CT but you can always find him on the road continuing to pursue his baseball career.
Mike Cannata
Groomsman
Mike and Jeremy have been best friends since they were very young. Him, Mason, and Jeremy all grew up together and spent many afternoons playing with their parents on close watch. Mike and Jeremy have similar personalities, so naturally they butted heads as kids and you could always find them arguing about something. That never diminished their strong friendship with one another though, and fun fact is that they both played Volleyball in high school and won a state championship together. FEAR THE NUT!! Mike and his wife Christine reside in Wilton, CT with their dog Bailey.
Tim Leahy
Groomsman
Tim and Jeremy have been best friends since they were kids as they grew up in the same neighborhood together. Tim always loved coming over to Jeremy's and eating chicken patties and watching MTV Music videos & MTV Cribs, an after school staple for anyone born in the 90s. Tim and Jeremy also spent many days and nights playing sports, video games, and manhunt in the neighborhood. Tim and his wife Alma made the move south and currently reside in Durham, NC so not too far from Jeremy and Rachel.