Maria & Peter

September 14, 2024 • Gasport, NY

Maria & Peter

September 14, 2024 • Gasport, NY

Mother and Father of the Bride

Claire and Glenn
Claire and Glenn - Mother and Father of the Bride
Claire and Glenn live in Lewiston, NY. They've been happily married for 40 years, have four children, three grandchildren, and a cat named Riley. They're excited to get their last daughter married off.

Mother and Father of the Groom

Mona and Atef
Mona and Atef - Mother and Father of the Groom
Mona and Atef live in Houston, TX. They have been happily married for 35 years.

Matrons of Honor

Kelley Hillis
Kelley Hillis - Matron of Honor
Kelley and Maria met in 6th grade with awkward braces and the same sense of humor. They grew up together, were cheerleaders together (and think they still are), waitressed throughout college together, and have been inseparable since 2000. Kelley and her husband Nathan conspired with Peter to surprise Maria at a rooftop lounge in Denver for our proposal. Kelley and Nathan live in Oklahoma City with their daughter, Laina, and two dogs, Brewski and Little Seb.
Linda Renganathan
Linda Renganathan - Matron of Honor
The eldest daughter, Maria's sister Linda lives in Buffalo, NY with her husband Ravi, our niece Veera, nephew Arjun, and their dog Kutty. Just 2.5 years apart in age, Linda and Maria attended Syracuse University together where Linda showed Maria the ropes and forced her to attend class. The Renganathans took Maria in for a month during Covid, to get a break from NYC while working remote in Buffalo. Linda served her grilled cheese for lunch, alongside the kids.

Bridesmaids

Gabby Paonessa
Gabby Paonessa - Bridesmaid
Gabby and Maria went to Kindergarten together at Saint Peter's Roman Catholic School. They also attended high school together, were on the cheerleading squad together, and became Law School roommates in Boston. When Maria adopted her cat Jackson in law school, Gabby became his other mommy. Gabby lives in Lewiston, NY with Ruth Anne the pup.
Jenn Foxton
Jenn Foxton - Bridesmaid
Jenn is Maria's little sister. She lives in Syracuse, NY with her husband Lee. For a brief period of time, Maria and Jenn were avid runners and did several races together, including the Buffalo Turkey Trot, Buffalo Bills 5k, Buffalo Bisons 5k, and the Brooklyn Rock and Roll Half Marathon. We've both hung up our sneakers since.
Alex Andrews
Alex Andrews - Bridesmaid
Alex is Maria's sister-in-law, married to her older brother Bradley. Alex and Brad live in St. Petersburg, FL with our baby niece Blake, and dogs River and Roam. Maria moved to St. Pete to be close to Brad and Alex during Covid, where she eventually met Peter. We immediately became the "St. Pete Pod" and spent our weekends as 4 together by the pool, boating, biking and eventually crashed Brad's and Alex's honeymoon in Europe.
Bianca Falsetti
Bianca Falsetti - Bridesmaid
Bianca and Maria have been friends since 7th grade. Bianca also coached Maria ahead of cheerleading tryouts. Bianca lives in Niagara Falls, NY with her dog Don Ciccio and makes a point to visit Maria every time she moves to a new city. Bianca is the founder of the BBS Bingo empire, a Western New York phenomenon (not your grandmother's bingo). She is Maria's inspiration to one day become an entrepreneur like herself.

Groomsmen

Ahmed El Nakah
Ahmed El Nakah - Groomsman
Ahmed and his wife Manal recently moved from Egypt to Painted Post, NY. Peter met Ahmed at the American University in Cairo, where they pursued their Petroleum Engineering degrees together. We welcome Ahmed and Manal to Upstate New York and hope they're enjoying the snow as much as we do.
Brad Andrews
Brad Andrews - Groomsman
Brad is Maria's older brother and lives in Saint Petersburg, FL with his wife Alex and our niece, baby Blake. Maria invited Brad and Alex to our third date (with Peter's permission) and the four of us have been inseparable ever since. Brad is an avid cyclist and participates in speed and distance road races. He is also a successful business owner. Brad taught Peter everything he needs to know about the Buffalo Bills.
Ramy Sorial
Ramy Sorial - Best Man
Ramy and Peter met in third grade in Cairo, Egypt. In 2013, they made the move to the United States together and went straight to Atlantic City to hit the casinos. They continued their US journey together, working in Pennsylvania, and eventually both found their way to Florida. Peter was visiting Ramy in Florida when he first met Maria. Ramy lives in Clearwater, FL with his wife Lydia.
Ahmed Hosni
Ahmed Hosni - Best Man
Ahmed and Peter went to high school and college together. Hosni flew into Lewiston from China and is very excited to deliver his speech at the wedding.