Alison & Seth
Wedding Party
Alyssa Merback
Maid of Honor
Ali and Alyssa met in 2014 when they started graduate school at Northeastern University. On their very first night out together in Boston at Lansdowne Pub, Ali claimed Alyssa as her best friend. Luckily for her, Alyssa wasn't scared off and it was the start of a beautiful friendship. During their graduate school years, you could frequently find Ali and Alyssa synchronized dancing at the bar, their speciality being the synchronized robot. They were inseparable in graduate school and although they now sadly live multiple states away from each other, their friendship is still a solid 10/10.
Joshua Tobias
Best Man
Josh is Seth's oldest brother...very, very old. They go all the way back to July 4, 1990, the day Seth was born. Josh was a senior in high school as Seth attended elementary school. Josh paved the way not only for Seth's hockey career, but also his banking career. To this day Josh is reliving his youth vicariously through Seth. Josh is now married with two children.
Cassondra Richards
Matron of Honor
Ali and Cassondra met in graduate school at Northeastern University in their speech pathology program. They bonded over their love for donuts, adventure and stressing about classes. Together they've enjoyed zip lining, beach days, and trips to Auntie Anne's for National Pretzel Day. If speech therapy doesn't work out for Cassondra, she has plenty of experience as a mover as she has helped Ali pack up and move between several apartments and states. They made many memories while living in Boston, and continue to make memories in Rhode Island.
Noah Tobias
Best Man
Noah is Seth's other older brother. Noah and Seth used to battle at street and floor hockey growing up. At one point, they had a skatepark in their garage where they spent a lot of their time. Now they live near each other and enjoy the occasional game night or guitar battle. Noah is married and has one daughter.
Ritika Ghose
Bridesmaid
Ali and Ritika met in 2010 at Rutgers University when they joined the same sorority. They decided to become roommates their sophomore year and loved every second of it. After graduation, you could find them together out on the town in Hoboken every weekend. Although Ali lives in Rhode Island and Ritika in New York City, they remain best friends and plan weekend trips to visit each other. In between trips, they frequently text each other to complain about their hard Orange Theory gym classes.
Khaled Elsawabi
Groomsman
Seth and Kal met in kindergarten and became instant friends. Seth and Kal were roommates both in college and after graduating. One of Seth's favorite memories of Kal is when he re-tore his ACL performing Backstreet Boys at the high school talent show (video can be found on YouTube). Seth and Kal remain best friends to this day.
Raina Kiviat
Bridesmaid
Ali and Raina met at Rutgers University in 2011. Raina is Ali's "little" sister in their sorority. They have enjoyed college events, trips to Atlantic City, and Christmas Eves together. Raina has always indulged and nurtured Ali's obsession with puppies. Although it has been nine years since college and they live hours apart, they have maintained their close friendship with visits and long phone catch-up sessions.
Derek Fava
Groomsman
Seth and Derek met at a young age playing hockey together. As their maturity levels increased, they began an extremely popular rap group named O.J. (Not From Concentrate). Seth and Derek lived together in two different apartments. To this day they still hang out and reminisce about the good ole' days. Who knows, the possibility of rekindling the rap group is always very real.
Anna Sigsworth
Bridesmaid
Ali met Anna in 2018 at work. Anna is Ali and Seth's favorite matchmaker ever since she set them up on a blind date. Ali and Anna both enjoy working out, champagne, and exchanging ideas for ways to tame their curly hair. Anna has two amazing children whom Ali absolutely adores. They have enjoyed many family events together and Ali can't wait to officially call Anna her sister.
Andrew Sharpe
Groomsman
Seth and Andrew met in the seventh grade, instantly bonding over their love for the guitar. After a few failed music groups, it was regretfully determined they would not be part of a famous band. Today they workout together and climb fake rocks at a rock climbing gym. Seth has a deep love connection with Andrew's two dogs, Misha and Oakley.
Alexandra Wertheim
Bridesmaid
Ali and Alex are sisters-in-law (SILs) thanks to Ali's brother, Dan. Ali and Alex have a lot in common including their last name, occupation, and their love for ganging up on Seth. They thoroughly enjoy being sisters-in-law, and therefore only refer to each other by the name SIL or some variation, including but not limited to SILvia, SILly girl, and the newest addition, SILvester Stallone.
Daniel Wertheim
Groomsman
Seth was gifted the fine specimen of Dan as a future brother-in-law, being Ali's older brother. Seth and Dan both enjoy the wizarding world of Harry Potter, sports, and getting buff. Seth self-admittedly admires Dan's fashion sense and, of course, his art of pickling cucumbers. Seth and Dan are both working on their 100+ golf game, though Dan might be slightly ahead.