Jillian & Ryan
Wedding Party
Victoria Renna
Maid of Honor
Jill’s best friend Victoria will be serving as her maid of honor. Jill says, “I literally don’t have memories before Vic since we met when we were two years old. It’s the type of friendship where there is such an incredible level of trust and care for each other, Vic is truly family to me. Together we have made messes, promptly tried to clean them up before anyone noticed, mooned Vic’s grandma, performed at DisneyWorld, worked at a bakery, became teachers, watched lots of boyfriends come and go, cried together and laughed until our bellies hurt. There is literally nobody else that would make sense to stand next to me on this very special day.”
Jessica Bloom
Officiant
Our officiant, Jess, was with us from the very beginning of our relationship. Jess and Jill met when they worked together as co-teachers. Through endless hours of planning at various coffee shops and wine bars all over New York City they became fast, close friends. So close that Jess actually accompanied Jill on her second date with Ryan. Ryan was the perfect third wheel in their relationships - wait - or is it the other way around? Or was Jill the third wheel to Ryan and Jess because they bonded immediately over their weird fun loving personalities. Jess has been there the entire way and we couldn’t be more thankful for her to be the one to officiate our wedding.
Philip Swain & Marc Daloya
Co-Best Men
Ryan’s two very best friends will act as his co-best men on wedding day. Ryan says, “What started out as rock climbing partners developed into a brotherhood. Anytime the three of us are together there’s non stop laughter and one upmanship. Whether it’s climbing trips to Kentucky, eating raw dumplings at Thai Sliders or Marc thinking he can surf better than me, you know a friendship is real when you can give each other a hard time and at the end of the day there’s nothing but love.”
Olivia Kearney
Flower Girl
Olivia is our adorable niece who is just 17 months old! Get ready for some cuteness because Olivia is bringing it. Since the day she was born she has been preparing for this role and was forced to be an early walker. Livi loves dogs (especially her brother Wally), Cocomelon, vegetables, the beach, going for a walk, listening to music, making people laugh and she has gotten very good at finding her float. We are so excited that Livi will be able to join us as our flower girl!
Remington
Ring Bearer
Our first son Remington will act as our ring bearer! If you know how much we are obsessed with our little pup you know that this wedding would not be complete without him. Our life has become infinitely more joyful since Remy joined it. As so many we were at home all the time during the beginning of the pandemic and decided to start fostering dogs during this time. Remy was the second pup we got as a foster. He had just had hip surgery after being hit by a car and needed a safe space to recover. Well, we were hooked and he was adopted just a month later.