Maid of Honor
Rinna. The sweetest, silliest, most joyful little sister there is. Most might know her for her knowledge of sharks, or her incredible love for dogs (and all animals). But we know her for hatred for bleu cheese.
Matron of Honor
The person who Rachel would still spend countless hours behind Gram and Pap's couch playing Barbies and Polly Pockets with in between episodes of Hannah Montana and Lizzie McGuire. Cousin Camp wouldn't have been the same without her.
Bridesmaid
Rachel's best friend since we were born. Literally, their moms became friends while they were pregnant with us, before we were born a month apart. Everyone needs a friend who will watch a Harry Potter marathon under a fort made out of sheets on any given night, even well into adulthood.
Bridesmaid
The kind of friend who would have just as much fun going out for drinks with you as she would staying in and making prank calls to everyone in our contact lists. ("Is your refrigerator running??") Guaranteed belly laughs no matter the occasion. Thanks for sticking by me since first grade.
Bridesmaid
Rachel's first friend in college. The sweetest soul any human (or cat) will ever meet. Rachel loves her so much that she lived with her for 2 years, worked a desk away from her at Kroger for 3 years, then moved in next door to her for another 2 years.
Bridesmaid
When she let Rachel borrow her nail polish from her room across the hall freshman year at UC, Rachel knew she was the kind of friend who sticks around. There was one time in Toppers where she wouldn't stop asking Rachel how her first date went with this "Peter" boy, and Rachel said "What, it's not like I'm marrying him or anything!" before she ran into her room and slammed the door. Lol
Bridesmaid
Rachel's roommate every year throughout college. Thank you, UC Freshmen 2013 Facebook Group for bringing Lilly into our lives. No one else Rachel would rather be her silliest self with. It should be known that Lilly took Rachel on her very first Skyline Chili date, which is a level of special no one can replace. Lilly is also the mutual friend that introduced Peter and Rachel! Buy her a drink!
Bridesmaid
Rachel's favorite Christmas-loving, popcorn-eating, forever roommate. Who knew standing awkwardly in a circle at a Daniels Hall pregame while making small talk with some mutual friends in between sips of Malibu as Jason Derulo's "Trumpets" played softly in the background would lead Rachel and Gail to where they are today??
Bridesmaid
Margaret has felt like a sister for years now, so it's really just a formality that she's becoming Rachel's sister-in-law this summer. It's so awesome to see how close she and Peter have gotten over the last few years. From game nights to Survivor watch parties, life would be a whole lot more boring without Margaret. Rachel's plants would also be very very dead.
Best Man
Growing up outnumbered by 4 sisters, Adam and Peter had to stay close to survive the Lytle household. Peter grew up trying to hang out with Adam's friends, always feeling cool when he was accepted into the older kid crowd. Adam is now a Brooklyn native, making his mark with his music (check him out on Spotify!). Rachel and Peter always look forward to visiting Adam and his partner Meg in NYC.
Groomsman
Randomly assigned roommates in the Stratford dorms Freshman year at the University of Cincinnati, Brent and Peter were quick to become best friends. Brent, being 6'5", and Peter, being...lets just say a lot shorter, may not look like a perfect match, but nothing could beat their times living together throughout college. Brent is now living it up in Austin, TX where Peter and Rachel look forward to their next time crashing on Brent's couch.
Groomsman
One of Peter's oldest friends and lead member of the "Nice Boy Club" (Thanks, Mrs. Judd), Ryan and Peter have been friends since grade school. Peter spent most of his grade school and high school weekends hanging out in Ryan's parent's basement playing ping pong, rock band, and any board game you can imagine. Ryan is now Dr. Judd, working on becoming an ENT Doctor at the OSU Medical Center.
Groomsman
Another founding member of the "Nice Boy Club" with Ryan and Max, Chris was always up for anything growing up. Second to Ryan's basement, Peter's friend group in grade school and high school had some great hangs at Chris' parent's house. Chris and Peter continued their friendship in college and beyond, crashing at each others’ apartments when the other was in town.
Groomsman
The final member of the "Nice Boys Club"! On weekends, Max, Ryan, Chris, and Peter were most likely hanging out at one of their houses growing up playing some sort of game. Max now lives out in Seattle, Washington, participating in every adventure sport you can think of.
Groomsman
Steve and Peter met in homeroom freshman year of high school at St. X. Steve and his wife Kelsey live less than 5 minutes away from Rachel and Peter. Steve, Matt and Peter can be found in a bar most Sundays, hopefully enjoying a Bengal's win.
Groomsman
Through mutual friends from high school and college, Peter and Rachel quickly became close friends with Matt and his wife Carley over the past couple of years. Matt, Steve and Peter infamously created the "Joe Burrow Shot", which, when taken would help the Bengals score. The three of them take credit for the Bengals Super Bowl run last year.
Groomsman
Twin of Corinne, Chris is the third oldest Ribaudo sibling and smarter than all of us. Go ahead, ask him a riddle; give him a rubik’s cube; quiz him with baseball trivia. He can do it all.
Groomsman
While he may have the best hair out of the Ribaudo family, he’s really known for kicking all our butts in whatever game we’re playing. He’s competitive, yet you never see him coming… Except for his hair. You can see that volume from a mile away.
Ring Bearer
No one has a zest for life like Winny. Whether it's chasing after tennis balls or catching frisbees mid-air, no one radiates pure joy like this boy. Except when he's growling at the stray neighborhood cats.
Flower Girl
Nora is the youngest daughter of Peter's oldest sister, Katie, and her husband Brent. On a normal day, Nora can be found wearing a Disney Princess dress and singing songs from Frozen.
Father of the Bride
Don't let his Italian roots fool you. He will definitely win the award for biggest crier throughout wedding week. And we love him for that.
Mother of the Bride
The person you can always count on for the best advice, a homecooked meal, and the inside scoop on all the best sales.
Father of the Groom
If you see a bike parked outside the wedding venue, its probably Pete's. But seriously, don't be surprised if he rode 150 miles on his bike before the wedding.
Mother of the Groom
Mother of 6 kids. Knitter. Quilter. Yoga teacher. Peter's mom has done it all. Now she's living the dream with Peter's dad traveling all across North America in their airstream.