Mary & Cathleen met in elementary school and have been pillars in each others lives since. They played clarinet together in middle school band, rooted for each other in respective high school drama club productions, and even lived together in Brooklyn while Cathleen was at NYU Law School. Cathleen had a front row seat to Mary & Adam’s relationship from day one, welcoming him as an honorary roommate and bonding over non-vegan meals of chicken wings and ChocoTacos. Despite having her first baby Cameron on June 6, 2025, Cathleen has graciously agreed to emcee the big day!

Kiersten & Mary are cousins born 6-weeks apart, and each other’s first friend. For their entire lives, these two have been attached at the hip during Mary’s trips to Erie, PA and talking on the phone for hours in between. Mary served as the maid of honor in Kiersten’s wedding to her husband Rob in 2017, and Mary became an “aunt” with the arrival of their daughter Mia in 2025.

Kiersten and Rob were the first family members of Mary’s that Adam met early into dating. Since then, the four of them have vacationed in Maine and rode the Five Boro Bike Tour in NYC.

In sophomore year of high school, Mary saw Leo caught in a conversation with a creepy classmate and butted in, causing them both to miss the bus. While waiting to be picked up, Mary invited Leo to her upcoming 15th birthday party, and the rest is history. They had a shared love of music, going to concerts and making a garage band with their friend Brad. The trio made two records, bought a theremin, and performed at venues like Toad’s Place, solidifying their friendship before going to different colleges. Leo and Mary have countless memories together, from nearly drowning in Hawaii, biking around the Midwest, fainting from humidity in Florida, and playing board games with Adam in Brooklyn.

Patrick is Mary’s older brother. In childhood, Patrick embodied the stereotype of an older sibling, using Mary as the test subject in science experiments and lying about the rules for games to ensure that he won. Over the years, Mary has forgiven Patrick for these betrayals.

Patrick and Adam quickly created a friendship founded on a mutual love of hot sauce, craft beers, wings from Rhode Island’s The Thirsty Beaver, and roadtrips. Patrick, Adam, and Mary have had many travels together, including two weeks in Japan and an 8-hour roadtrip to Erie.

Adam and Amber met in passing at a party during college thrown by mutual friends. When Adam first moved to New York City, he kept spotting Amber during his daily commute. One day, he approached her and mentioned that he’d seen her many times, proceeding to ask where she lived and worked. Luckily, Amber didn’t call the police, and she became Adam’s first friend in the city. They shared a love for Cataan, karaoke, brunch, and spontaneous adventures in the five boroughs.

Amber and Mary met during a trip to Ikea to furnish Amber’s new apartment (which led to a dresser that was lost in the mail), and have since had countless game nights, BBQs, and trivia wins.

Evan and Mary met through mutual friends when they were 14. The two quickly realized they shared the same sense of humor and passion for art. Throughout high school their work would be shown be in the same gallery shows, and in between they would try on ugly outfits at thrift stores, get froyo at Tasti-D-Lite, and take late night drives around town. Mary and Evan then both went to college together, living across the hall in the dorms and being each other’s sense of home. Evan is an incredible friend and rock for Mary and Adam, from photographing their iconic Christmas cards to snuggling with Bella when her parents are away.