Rehearsal Dinner

Hopmonk Tavern

Welcome Drinks

Viansa Winery

Wedding Day

Ceremony

Reception

Our Wedding

The Greatest Comeback of All Time

There’s the Red Sox coming back from down 0-3 to the Yankees.&nbsp;There’s Taylor Swift re-releasing every single one of her albums in spite of Scooter Brawn. Then there’s the story of Michelle Agroskin and Ryan Phillips.

The Initial Connection

Raise your hand if you’ve been personally victimized by dating app algorithms 🙋‍♀️ Anyone under the age of 40 (no shade to those older), I don’t need to tell you how bleak it is out there on social dating apps.&nbsp; Not for Michelle and Ryan.

“Something tells me our mothers would be happy about this match.” That’s the line from Ryan that started it all. These two connected on The League in the spring of 2019 and quickly arranged a first date at Peacekeeper, a hoppin' bar in Lower Nob Hill, San Francisco.

The Rejection

2 dates later and on a hungover flight back from his 5-year high school reunion, Ryan got the infamous text (below).

That could’ve been the end of this story,&nbsp;but it wasn’t.

The Comeback

Fortunately, both Ryan and Michelle couldn’t pass up an opportunity to keep tabs on who the other was hanging out with, so the two continued to follow each other on social media. (In recent months, we’ve revisited the instagram direct messages we exchanged between Spring and Fall 2019. To our surprise it was Michelle who often initiated conversations)

A few sushi dates and a cirque de soleil outing later, Ryan had turned things around. Michelle was starting to fall for him.

By the end of December, Michelle and Ryan were all but official, and with Ryan’s mom coming to San Francisco in mid-January, time was of the essence for Ryan to ask Michelle to formally be his girlfriend. On a cozy evening at a french bistro in Fidi, Ryan raised his glass to finally ask the question, but to his surprise, he was interrupted just before he could get the words of his lips.&nbsp; “Ryan, I need to get something off my chest.” Ryan’s heart skips a beat. “I don’t feel comfortable meeting your parents unless we’re official.”&nbsp;

“Well, Michelle… if you let me finish this toast I don’t think that will be a problem anymore!” On January 8, 2020, Ryan and Michelle’s relationship officially began.&nbsp;

Years Passed By

Years went by. Covid came and passed. We went through ups and downs. Our relationship grew stronger because of it.

We moved in together. We moved to New York together. We signed our first lease together. We learned what we loved about one another. We became each other’s best friends.&nbsp;

And on July 12, 2024, under the guise of heading into San Francisco to meet up with their friends, Ryan proposed to Michelle at Crissy Field with the San Francisco bay in the background, surrounded by their closest friends.&nbsp; The greatest comeback of all time was complete.

Our Story

Photos

Our Bridesmaids 

Michelle's best friend from college (fight on)! Survived living with Michelle for three years and the rest is history!

Allie Barreira

Michelle's best friend and roommate from San Francisco. Has drank more glasses of rose with Michelle than any other human. 

Emmie Woscoboinik

Michelle's sister-in-law. Has been the inspiration behind Michelle's wardrobe since Michelle could walk. 

Tara Agroskin

Michelle's friend from studying abroad in London. Have been doing monthly three hour phone calls ever since.

Carly Berger

Michelle's roommate in San Francisco. Interviewed her to fill a spot in their SF apartment and she passed! ;)

Alexa Cabrales

Michelle's friend from studying abroad in London. Knew their friendship couldn't end there... been doing long distance across many states ever since!

Serena Deutch

Michelle's friend from San Francisco (and Ryan's friend from college). Kindred spirits since the day they met.

Maura Mellis

Michelle's friend from New York (and Ryan's friend's wife). The definition of attached at the hip (find them at NY Pilates Club 7x a week).

Lauren Newman

Ryan's sister. Saved Ryan on multiple occasions from getting his mouth washed out with soap. 

Hilary Phillips

Michelle's friend from New York. Met at a walk from the top of Manhattan all the way to the bottom. Yapped the whole 10 hours. 

Leah Shapiro

Michelle's oldest friend. Met in fourth grade and have had all the ups, downs, and everything in the between. Nothing can get between them. 

Sara Bryk

Our Groomsman

Ryan's cousin. He had no choice in the matter here. Ryan's known him since birth.

Eric Nichols

Dan Agroskin

Ryan's best friend from high school. The 2nd best photographer that's ever come out of Avon Old Farms.

Patrick Fricke

Ryan friend from San Francisco. Found a fellow Longhorn in San Francisco to spend Shabbat with (and share troubled tummy stories with).

Kenneth Levy

Ryan's step-brother and Ryan's personal toilet advisor. Ask him about Kohler products.

Andrew Lowenthal

Ryan's step-brother. Constantly battling for who takes the title as "top lakehouse chef" at our family lakehouse in North Georgia.

Ben Lowenthal

Ryan's step-brother. Has been trying to get Ryan to "brave the shave" since Ryan lived with him and his wife, Julia, in Oakland upon moving to the Bay Area in 2018.

Danny Lowenthal

Ryan's first (and tallest) friend at Avon Old Farms. Bonded through our southern roots and have been best buds for 10+ years now.

Johnathan Rhyne III

Ryan's roommate in San Francisco. Gets all of his fashion sense from Ryan.

Michael Scaria

Ryan's friend from college (hook 'em)! Met on day 1 of rushing Texas ZBT #BROTHERHOOD

Dillon Shipper

Longhorn by birth, groomsman by choice. His wife spends more time at our apartment than his. 

Noah Sher -  Groomsman

Ryan's friend from New York (and Michelle's bestie from USC). We kept fighting over him so decided to make him split the duties!

Guy Topf

Wedding Party

FAQs

Buses for the wedding will pickup and dropoff at the hotels listed and Sonoma Square, so please plan your stay accordingly. Ubers are limited in Sonoma; we do not recommend relying on them for your transportation needs. If you're looking to split a rental car with people and want help coordinating, we're happy to help. Text Michelle at (408) 624-6895. Bus pickup:Fairmont pickup: 4pmEl Pueblo pickup: 4:15pmSonoma Square pickup: 4:30pm**Sonoma Plaza Casa Grande Parking Lot (363 1st Street East, Sonoma, CA 95476)**It's the parking lot behind the Sonoma State Historic Park Barracks. Lot in entrance adjacent to 363 1st St EastSonoma Valley Inn pickup: 4:35pmLodge pickup: 4:45pm

Use this booking link: <a href="https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/deeplink/?ctyhocn=STSVIUP&amp;groupCode=AGRO&amp;arrivaldate=2025-10-04&amp;departuredate=2025-10-06&amp;cid=OM,WW,HILTONLINK,EN,DirectLink&amp;fromId=HILTONLINKDIRECT" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/deeplink/?ctyhocn=STSVIUP&amp;groupCode=AGRO&amp;arrivaldate=2025-10-04&amp;departuredate=2025-10-06&amp;cid=OM,WW,HILTONLINK,EN,DirectLink&amp;fromId=HILTONLINKDIRECT</a>!!!!please copy/paste the URL, do not just click on it!!!*please let us know if you have issues booking or if they say they are full, we can resolve for you.

Sonoma Valley Inn, Hilton Tapestry Collection

Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa

The Lodge at Sonoma Resort, Autograph Collection

Travel & Accomodations

Things to Do

Registry

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Michelle & Ryan

Michelle & Ryan

Our Registry