Meet the Bridal Party
“I met Nick in high school with about half of the groomsmen. A decade after graduation, one of the constants was coming from college to see friends or weekends hanging out with the guys from Brazen Hen. Nick always was part of the gang no matter what group of people it happened to be. I am still so thankful to have had a friendship transcend all of this time and bring Sam into my life to become one of my closest friends as well. She is my nerdy soul sister, work out partner (when we break away from chatting), anime connoisseur, and has been part of my own. I am so happy to join two of my favorite people for their happily ever after.”
Stefanie Fernandez
“I met Sam the moment I was born. Obviously! Based on all the home videos, Sam has been leading me astray since I was an infant. JK! As my one and only sister, Sam has been my literal day 1 homie and I’m so lucky I had someone so caring and funny to grow up with. Thinking back on all the years of selling pet rocks to the neighbors, singing harmonies in our beds before we went to sleep, and dressing up and making silly dances/videos (we knew it was cool before tiktok), I don’t know what I would have done without my teammate in life (and against our parents at times LOL). I’m so proud to stand beside you in support of your marriage to your new life teammate. I know he’ll make a good one, though I’m not sure how well he can harmonize hehe. I hope you cherish all the new memories you two will make together over the upcoming years!”
Aaron Lionetti
“Skateboarding and good friends brought Nick and I together 20+ years ago. Within this community of odd balls and silly people, we clicked instantly. Our friendship no doubt went beyond just being buds, but brothers. Brothers for life. Seeing eye to eye on just about every aspect of life and the mutual respect that we would do anything for each other. Honored to be a part of your new adventure brother.”
Danielle Hedley
“The story of Sammy and Dani goes alllll the way back to Mrs. Dicarlos kindergarten class. Samantha had just come back to school after being out with the chicken pox and though she obviously wasn’t contagious anymore, most of the kids were apprehensive to talk to her because of the marks she still had on her body. Everybody except me! Little Danielle must have known deep down she was destined to be an ER nurse one day because she could not have cared less about Samantha’s chicken pox and the rest was history.Samantha has been one of my best friends for over twenty years and I have very few memories of my life without her in it. We have been through everything together and I couldn’t be more excited to stand by her side while she gets married! I couldn’t think of anybody more deserving of this happy time than her ❤️”
Gordon Jackson
“Nick and I met… well he’s actually my big brother and he has known me for my whole life. He has always been someone that I’ve looked up to through life, who I can go to for advice and a good laugh. Nick is the true meaning of a big brother. He has always been there for me as someone I can trust, we both are very supportive of each other and can seem to go a really long time without talking but pick up right where we left off. I’m so glad he has found his person to spend the rest of his life with and can’t wait to celebrate their special day. Congratulations to you both, I love you guys. ”
Sydney Turchick
“Sam and I met spring of freshman year at Susquehanna University when we pledged Alpha Delta Pi (ADPi). We became closer sophomore year and quickly became inseparable – bonding over our shared love of fun party mixers and watching rugby games. Some of my favorite memories are all the girls nights out when we would have bombers and toxic wastes from BJ’s Tavern, filled with love and laughter. I love Sam’s creativity. In school she would always have the best designs or trick for any art project or crazy ADPi idea we had. Nick and Sam have such a strong connection and always make each other laugh, I can’t wait to see their marriage grow and flourish. ”
Jake Sanda
“Nick and I met while working at Dodson Boatyard circa 2014. We were varnishers, meaning we were stuck on a boat sanding wood for 8 hours a day with nothing to do but talk about all the most random things (including redneck algebra). After quickly discovering we had a similar sense of humor we became fast friends. Nick moved into our apartment that housed 2 other guys our age that also worked at Dodson’s, turning our trap house into a trap home ❤️. We’ve been getting sweaty together ever since.”
Eileen Callahan
“Sam and I met at Susquehanna University when she joined ADPi. We spent so much time together at our MANY sorority events (thanks Sydney 😉), it was only a matter of time until we all became inseparable. Our little group was always together; at parties, around campus, hanging at each other’s houses. Now we spend hours FaceTiming or roadtripping for long weekends together. I love that Sam and I are always able to pick right back up where things left off. I’m so grateful to have Sam as a friend; she is kind and caring and always willing to help a friend or listen. I know Sam and Nick will always take the time to show each other the same love and kindness that they both give to their friends.”
Joe Vicente
“So I guess for me and nick, I have known him since elementary school and have always been in his group of friends or circulating around our whole lives. We are closely tied from our friends Aaron and Shawn and we are uncannily similar in a lot of ways. Our friendship has stayed connected through our love of video games, music, skating, and we always have relied on each other for advice when it comes to dating and dealing with difficult romantic situations. Nick has always been great at finding and nurturing friendships with people that share his same passions, philosophical beliefs and life goals. That has played a huge role for myself and additional friends I have met because of him. Great at bringing people together and always light hearted and positive even at his lowest points. He has a knack for coming out of a bad situation smelling like roses. We love nick for his tenacity, unrelenting thirst for fun and strong convictions for how he carries himself and operates within our lives.”