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Courtney & Daniel

May 21, 2022 • Mifflin, PA

Courtney & Daniel

May 21, 2022 • Mifflin, PA

The Bride Tribe

Kiersten Schlusser
Kiersten Schlusser - Maid of Honor
Kiersten is Courtney's sister, and they've been friends since birth! Conversation starters: Harry Styles and dogs (specifically, her puppy, Hazel!)
Alexandra Mercader
Alexandra Mercader - Bridesmaid
Alexandra is Dan's sister, and Courtney's soon-to-be sister! Conversation starters: Pittsburgh, pets (Alexandra has a pet turtle!), and thrifting
Claire Sadowski
Claire Sadowski - Bridesmaid
Claire and Courtney met at Emory and became instant friends! We immediately bonded over our love for margaritas and the Bachelor franchise. Conversation starters: Bachelor, baseball (Claire is from Cincinnati, so be sure to talk to her about the Reds if you're a fan!), and breweries
Juliana Shuty
Juliana Shuty - Bridesmaid
Juliana and Courtney met in high school, and have been best friends ever since! Conversation starters: Disc golf and rock climbing (Juliana is Courtney's most athletic friend, so chances are she knows a lot about your favorite sports!)
Kayleigh Jones
Kayleigh Jones - Bridesmaid
Kayleigh and Courtney met at Emory and became fast friends. We bonded over our small town roots and our love of good food and ice cream! Conversation starters: Plants (Kayleigh has a green thumb for growing her own veggies and herbs!) and cooking
Mary Figgatt
Mary Figgatt - Bridesmaid
Mary and Courtney met in North Carolina at UNC. They found out they were neighbors on their first day of orientation, and quickly grew into friends during the COVID-19 quarantine when they took daily walks with their dogs! Conversation starters: Hiking, Philadelphia (she and her husband, Ricky, lived in Philadelphia, so they can talk to you about their favorite restaurants and activities!), and breweries
Rina Yarosh
Rina Yarosh - Bridesmaid
Rina and Courtney met at UNC and became fast friends. Rina kept Courtney company during the long distance part of her and Dan's relationship, and they would go grocery shopping and errand shopping every weekend together, and during COVID-19 quarantine, they would cook meals together every week! Conversation starters: Midwest (Rina is from Minnesota, and loves to tell us all about the state fair), pets (she has two cats, Poppy and Sprout), and cooking

Meet the Gents

Anthony Mercader
Anthony Mercader - Best Man
Anthony is Dan's brother. Conversation starters: Technology and gaming, sports (his favorite team is the Pittsburgh Steelers!), and his guilty pleasure is reality dating tv shows (Courtney and Anthony binged 2 seasons of Are you the one? when he visited us in NC)
Aaron Crandall
Aaron Crandall - Groomsman
Aaron and Dan met while playing video games late at night and realized they had many similarities and were destined to be great friends! Conversation starters: Video games, flight school (Aaron is training to become a Naval pilot), and Clemson (Aaron went to college in South Carolina and now lives in Florida)
Alexander Weber
Alexander Weber - Groomsman
Weber and Dan met in high school, and have been best friends since. Conversation starter: Sports (Weber may be the only person that knows as much about sports as Dan!), cooking (he is known for experimenting in the kitchen with fancy cooking appliances), and Survivor (Weber once planned a Survivor competition on a beach vacation!)
Alvaro Cardoza
Alvaro Cardoza - Groomsman
Alvaro and Dan met at Pitt through the school of engineering. Conversation starters: Pokemon, electrical engineering (Alvaro just started a post-doc position in Missouri), and Pittsburgh (he's spent the majority of his life in Pittsburgh and just left to move to the mid-west)
Cole Rinehart
Cole Rinehart - Groomsman
Cole and Dan met while attending medical school at UPenn, and were roommates for 3 years! Conversation starters: Running (Cole ran cross country at Dickinson college), sports (Cole and Dan spent 4 years watching as many Steelers games as they could), and medicine (Cole is graduating to become an anesthesiologist next year)
Michael Mayer
Michael Mayer - Groomsman
Michael and Dan met in medical school at UPenn, bonded over their love of soccer, and were roommates their last year. Conversation starters: Soccer (Michael's favorite player is Lionel Messi - be sure to ask him about the 2019 Champions league semifinal), the Amazing Race (Dan, Courtney, and Michael would watch episodes together over FaceTime), and Duke (Michael went to Duke for undergrad and will always cheer for their sports teams!)
Tyler Kern
Tyler Kern - Groomsman
Tyler and Dan met in high school and have been friends since. Conversation starters: Bocce (ask him about his bocce league), sports (Tyler commentates high school football games on the weekends), and music (Tyler has been to many concerts)