Read their favorite memories with the Bride & Groom...
Anka Gataric - Maid of Honor
"My favorite memory with you are the countless coffee study time and breaks we would take at the famous lunch table. It should have had our names placed onto it :) At that table, we really connected as friends, and later as sisters. There we would watch Justin and his friends, talk about classes, and drink our Dunkins with no stress. I really do miss those days when we could see each other everyday! We have made countless memories together, and I cannot wait for your special day ❤️"
Angelo Leonard - Bridesman
"My favorite memories with Melanie are from before we had our drivers licenses. We spent lots of summer days at Greentree pool and would walk to each others houses to hang out. The best times were when we would take the cushions off the couch and dance and do flips on them in the living room while we blasted music from the huge stereo. Sometimes we would climb up on the roof and talk about how school was going as we didn’t go to the same schools. We were always laughing and having fun. Another memory that sticks out is our little friends trip to Cook Forest where we laughed hysterically at the petting zoo animals, and our trip to Stonewall where we went kayaking and I found a turtle and almost got us stuck in a tunnel in the middle of the lake. Also our trip to NYC during Christmas!
Olivia Ricci - Bridesmaid
"It’s so hard to pick a specific moment! I really love all of the talking and laughing we do together! I loved that we got to become friends through Gamma Sig by working together on membership stuff. I also have loved how our friendship has grown even more since college! Some favorite things we’ve done were Threadbare, Barcadia, and Shorty’s".
Alyssa Gaertner - Bridesmaid
"My favorite memory with Mel is jamming out to music on our road trips!!"
Niki McClure - Bridesmaid
"Surviving that crazy Gamma Sig retreat together at Pymatuming! Way too small of a cabin but so many laughs!!! Honestly any time we get together we are just constantly laughing so much and I love it!
Savannah McIntyre - Bridesmaid
"My favorite memory with Melanie is when she became my big for Gamma Sigma Sigma. We were already friends, so was ecstatic when I received the sweetest and most down to earth big. She was so welcoming and the main reason I joined Gamma Sig. I feel so blessed to have been in her GSS family and now her bridesmaid"
Brionna Jordan - Bridesmaid
"My favorite memory with Mel is our annual birthday girls trips!!"
Caitlin Little - Bridesmaid
"Going to the 4th of July pool party on a double date with Brian & Justin!"
Team Groom
Brian Jockel - Best Man
"Being Justin’s older brother, it’s tough to come up with only one favorite memory that he and I have shared as there are so many. Perhaps one of my favorite memories from our childhood is the time we built our own clubhouse in the backyard up on the hill. We constructed the entire clubhouse ourselves with no adult help whatsoever. The clubhouse had plywood walls, a tarp for a roof, and we eventually added a window and side porch. For two kids, this was a really big accomplishment! The clubhouse was our space that we could have all to ourselves and gave us a sense of freedom even though home was always just a few feet away. As the years went on the clubhouse turned into more of a storage shed then eventually having to be taken down, but building the clubhouse as a couple of young kids will always be one of my favorite memories."
Norman Riffner - Groomsman
"Its not something that comes to me easily, you'd think after knowing someone for so long these things would, but not for us. I could go on about us bumbing it at the beach in OC, the late night tilts at Neville island, or absolutely dogging on our buddies playing whiffle ball under the lights but I don't think that does our friendship justice. I can't pick just 1, and I believe that speaks a lot about our friendship, the fact that we've had so many great memories makes it hard to pick just one."
Josh McCoy - Groomsman
"We tackled almost every hard business class together. I’ll always remember we had to contain ourselves with full laughter when Greg Krivacek started a theatrical performance in our accounting class saying “Quick! Run to the financial statement, take its picture, then hurry back home before supper gets cold!” We looked at each other knowing we wanted to just die laughing… of course we sat front row too! Too many memories to pick from but this was at the beginning of friendship, one that’ll last a lifetime, Congrats Justin and Melanie!"
Ryan Conti - Groomsman
"It's tough to choose just one favorite memory but I'd have to say it's been our pickleball journey. From winning at RMU to being humbled by the elderly, it's been a fun time regardless!"
Mike Fuchs - Groomsman
"My favorite memory with Justin was our first trip to Toronto and having our first “legal” drink together at jack astors. It was right after our first year of college and it was a great time going to the blue jays game and we just had a great trip overall."
Nate Schweitzer - Groomsman
"When I walked onto campus freshman year, Justin took me under his wing and taught me everything he knew. From reviewing my resume for internships to showing me the best workouts, I could always count on him. Some of my favorite memories with Justin are included in our photo album of all of the events we do together - intramural deck hockey, Steelers Training Camp, and most recently, his masters graduation. As we approach to their wedding celebration, I could not be more excited for Justin and Melanie. Their relationship embodies every characteristic of true love, and I look forward to seeing them grow together. Their BIG day can’t come soon enough!"
Matt Bosack - Groomsman
"A great memory with Justin is probably all the night drinking and having fires during COVID. Gave some sense of the normal world. Especially when we had probably the biggest fire ever going in my backyard."