Rich & Michele
Wedding Party
Max Greenky
Groomsman
Rich met Max in 7th grade and now have over a 20 year friendship. Max is Rich's closest thing to a brother and Max's family is Rich's second family. A few years ago, Rich, Max, Max's wife Samantha, and Michele took a trip to Napa and Sonoma Valley together.
Elsa Wu
Bridesmaid
Michele met Elsa at Carnegie Mellon University. At college, they were neighbors on and took all the same business classes. Following CMU, they both moved to NYC and embraced those first few years in NYC together. They both recently completely a fun trip to Singapore Taipei and Seoul.
Andrew Bongiovanni
Groomsman
Rich met Andrew (referred to as Bonj) during High School and were brothers-in-arms on CBA offensive line. Rich has Andrew to thank for meeting Michele. In NYC, Michele, Andrew, and Andrew's wife Marian have the same CMU social circle, and Rich first met Michele at one of their events.
Taylor Kite
Bridesmaid
Michele and Taylor met during their first day of IBM training. Both being 5’10” inches tall, Michele and Taylor instantly hit it off. Michele, Taylor, Taylor's boyfriend, and Rich often go out to dinner together in NYC. Michele and Taylor both have a love for french fries.
Taylor Babcock
Groomsman
Rich met Taylor (referred to as Babcock) at Dartmouth through the football team. Rich and Babcock were neighbors at their frat-house and also studied together in New Zealand. Michele and Rich's first wedding together was at Morgan and Taylor's wedding in La Jolla, CA. Although he now lives across the US in San Diego, Babcock is a lifelong friend.
Allison McDannel
Bridesmaid
Michele met Allison in middle school. They became close during high school when they were both a part of the high school basketball team. Allison helped Michele successfully (or not) throw her first high school party when her parents were out of town
Tony Bates
Groomsman
Rich met Tony (referred to as Bates) through Dartmouth Football. They also studied abroad during college in New Zealand together. Recently, Rich, Bates, Bate's wife Marj, and Michele vacationed together on the Big Island in Hawaii together. Rich and Michele are following Tony and Marj's lead on a Nantucket wedding.
Maggie Rulli
Bridesmaid
Michele met Maggie in NYC when they both lived in 1 Bank Street apartments. Maggie had a 1-bedroom apartment and Michele had a studio apartment. Maggie was hoping to downsize, so she convinced Rich and Michele to move into her apartment and she would swap into the studio. Rich and Michele still live in that apartment to this day! #1bankstreetfam
Andrew Dete
Groomsman
Rich met Andrew (referred to as Dete) at Dartmouth through the football team. Dete was the captain of the football team during their "Perfect 2008 Season." Nowadays, Dete and Rich both live in the West Village. Dete doubles as both a Groomsman and the Officiant of the wedding. Dete is the consummate journeyman, and ladies, he's Rich's only single friend.
Anisha Das
Bridesmaid
Michele and Anisha met at CBS through Cluster A. They quickly bonded over their passion for fitness and social activities. One of their more memorable activities was rooming together during the spring break trip to Israel.
Ruslan Tovbulatov
DJ
Rich met Ruslan in college where Ruslan was the resident DJ for Chi Gam. Ruslan aka "DJ Rukus" is now one of Michele and Rich's closest NYC friends. Rich, Michele, Ruslan and Dete like to take winter weekend breaks down in Miami together.