Rehearsal Dinner

Wedding Day

Shades of Green

Ceremony

Reception

Our Wedding

Molly and Connor met in 2017, when they were both fairly new to the USF St. Pete Army ROTC program. Molly's first sight of Connor was watching him almost throw up over the seawall after a difficult run, but she liked knowing he was someone that was on her "newbie" level. Their relationship grew through ROTC, as they trained together. After many attempts to get Connor to hang out, he finally agreed when Molly invited him over for dinner - Mom's famous spaghetti. Connor was excited for a homemade meal, and even more excited to meet the family cat, Lucy... "I did not like cats, but she was so fat and cuddly!" That evening sparked a strong friendship between Molly, Connor and Lucy the cat. For a long time, their relationship was just that - a friendship. They hung out a lot, seeing movies, playing video games, doing ROTC together. Connor warmed up to Molly, thinking, "This is the best girl ever. She's a change of pace and refreshing." Molly warmed up to Connor, thinking, "He has my back, he calms me down... he's a good friend. A true friend." "It seemed they had always been, and would always be, friends. Time could change much, but not that." - Winnie the Pooh FINALLY... Connor made the move, or as he put it, "things just finally fell into place." He had Molly over for dinner, making her chicken parm from scratch, then gifted her with her favorite Spiderman movie on DVD... along with a note about how much he loved her. They quickly made their dating status official the next morning over breakfast at Cracker Barrel! From there... you could say the rest is history! On a trip to Disney World on September 19th, 2021, Connor proposed. Molly figured it was coming, but started to worry as the evening was coming to an end and he still hadn't gotten down on one knee. BUT... they found a quiet spot by the castle, in front of Cinderella's wishing well, where Connor asked Molly to marry him (after much struggle to get the ring from his pocket). "Here together, friends forever. Some things were just meant to be." - Winnie the Pooh

"We didn't realize we were making memories. We just knew we were having fun." - Winnie the Pooh

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Molly and I met at St. Paul’s Catholic School and have been best friends since kindergarten. We attended St. Paul’s up until 8th grade, then went on to attend St. Pete High together. College was the first time we lived more than a 5 mile radius from each other, but we didn’t let that affect our friendship. Today, we live in two separate states and still maintain such a strong friendship. I’m so grateful and delighted that Molly found someone as incredible as Connor! It feels surreal to be a part of Molly and Connor’s special day, especially since this is something Molly and I have been dreaming of since we were little girls. Wishing them a happy new chapter of life!

Sara Cappelli

Connor and I have known each other for at least 12 years, we’ve been best friends since day one, lived together for a year and not one friend has had more impact in my life than he has. I am beyond honored to be his best man.  Countless sleepovers or trips, metal shows, typical teenage shenanigans, magic the gathering games, we got up to it all. 

Chandler Miller

Molly is my little sister! Need I say more?
I am so very excited for Molly and Connor, but more importantly, I am excited to add another sibling to my collection - welcome to the family, Connor!

Vickie Zubek

I'm Ben Zubek. There's not much to know about me - I'm just a good looking guy who is happy to be here. I married Molly's sister, Vickie, last year. I'm very honored to be a part of this celebration. Vickie and I are looking forward to welcoming Connor into the family!

Ben Zubek

I met Molly and Connor one evening when my husband Rudy told me that he was having some friends from ROTC come over to our apartment for an evening of beer, games, and eventually drunk karaoke. Connor wasted no time making himself at home in our kitchen and cooking up food for the party, making friends with our dog the whole time by slipping him snacks. Molly and I immediately bonded over babysitting two grown men whenever they were in a room together. Fast forward a couple years, Molly and Connor were the first people we told when Rudy and I found out we were pregnant!


Neely Fleischmann

I first met Connor my second year of college. It was the first day of our first ROTC class together and I was nervous. Sergeant First Class Mutter, our instructor, had already made his first impression that morning by running all us cadets into the ground during PT. When class started, SGT Mutter went around the room and asked us what we all wanted to do in the Army, chuckling and silently judging anyone who didn't say that they wanted to blow shit up and kick ass (nerds). Connor and I immediately bonded over our mutual desire to do cool stuff on the government's dime, and for the next three years it was a full time job for Molly and my wife Neely to keep the two of us out of trouble. 

Like Connor, I met Molly through ROTC as well. She was a year behind Connor and I, and at first most of our interactions were centered around office shenanigans and surviving SGT Mutter. I knew she and Connor had chemistry, and I wasn't surprised when the two of them finally started dating! I got to watch their relationship slowly grow over the next three years and I am incredibly grateful to have them both as my friends. 


Molly & Connor

Molly & Connor

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