Allison is a cousin of the bride. Growing up down the road from each other, Natalie and Ali were raised like sisters. They dubbed themselves as "sister-cousins" as neither have a sister of their own. They've been close from childhood to adulthood, offering each other advice, baking for family functions and shopping of course! Ali is finishing her Masters in Speech-Language Pathology.
Will Hollis - Best Man
Will is the older brother of the Groom. He was 6 years old when he met Mark and has been brothers with him ever since. We enjoy doing some of our favorite activities together such as playing N64, listening to music and 3-putting. Will is the father of our flower girl Katarina!
Alexis Banner - Bridesmaid
Lexi is a younger cousin of the bride. She's an avid singer and lover of horses. She and Natalie share a love for the musical, "Mamma Mia!", eating donuts and the beach. She's currently attending Edinboro to pursue a degree in nursing.
Evan Kilroy - Groomsman
Evan is a friend of the Groom. He and Mark met in middle school, both heroically navigating through the Wild West of Xbox public lobbies. Evan is the only one that knows Mark secretly wanted to play lacrosse instead of baseball. He currently lives in NYC with the most adorable dog, Clementine.
Katie Banner - Bridesmaid
Katie is a younger cousin of the Bride. She's currently finishing high school at Titusville HS. She loves animals, especially dogs and horses. She aspires to be a Veterinarian or Nurse Anesthetist when she's older!
Gino Caputo - Groomsman
Gino is a friend of the groom. They met in 7th grade and quickly became friends after discovering each other's identical sense of humor. Through the years they have spent countless hours playing video games and slamming down buffalo chicken pizzas together. Even though Gino left Pgh to pursue the Hollywood life, the two remain close as ever and never fail to make each other laugh.
Lauren Wood - Bridesmaid
Lauren is a friend of the bride. They met freshman year at Duquesne! Lived together Sophomore year and were also roommates while studying abroad in Italy! They share a love of shopping, Benny Fierro's pizza, and mojitos. Lauren is completing her degree for Acute Care Nurse Practitioner.
John Witherel - Groomsman
John is a friend of the Groom. They met in middle school and have survived many ordeals including matches on a virtual battlefield, intense games of release that shook the neighborhood and sports pickup games that left many bruises. John is "Mama Hollis' favorite" as quoted from a reliable source. He is an engineer and currently living in Maryland.
Maddie Hanaway - Bridesmaid
Maddie is a friend of the Bride. They met at their first nursing job at AGH Neuro ICU. They bonded over learning and navigating the world of nursing and sassing back to the neurosurgeons. They enjoy trips to Home Goods and drinking Pumpkin Cream Cold Brews together.
Kevin Higgins - Groomsman
Kevin is a friend of the Groom. Kevin and Mark have been friends from the beginning. From running around the neighborhood playing Batman as kids, then jamming in Mark's car to and from high school, now planning yearly golf outings together. Kevin resides in Pittsburgh with his wife Kate and cat, Koop!
Elizabeth Smialek - Bridesmaid
Liz is a friend of the bride. They first met at freshman orientation, then spent the next four years of college connected at the hip, to now planning play dates for their cats. bffs circa 2016! Liz is an ICU nurse at UPMC Presby with aspirations to be a Nurse Practitioner of Psychiatry.
Tyler Cahill - Groomsman
Mark and Tyler became friends back in 7th grade Spanish class as Marcus y Pablo. They've been close ever since and have played countless hours of video games together, some where Tyler would listen to Mark scream at his tv so loud, one would think the neighbors could hear. Tyler lives in Pittsburgh with his wife Emily and their baby (dog) Milo.
Rachel Reed - Bridesmaid
Rachel is a friend of the Bride. She and Natalie met during nursing school and have been close friends ever since. They lived together for 2 years after graduation and go on vacations every year together! Rachel recently began her graduate degree for Nurse Anesthetist.
Ben Karis - Groomsman
Ben is a friend of the Groom. They met in 8th grade where they discovered a shared love of Trident Layers gum. Living a quick bike ride away, they became close friends staying up late spending countless hours on video games. Ben lives in Pittsburgh and plans to go back to school in 2025.
Isabella Curran - Junior Bridesmaid
Bella is a younger cousin of the bride. She lives her young life to the fullest and loves anything pink!
Our Little Ones
Hank Clark - Ring Bearer
Hank is the youngest cousin of the Bride and nephew of the Maid of Honor. Hank LOVES his Pap, hunting wolves and driving on his four-wheeler.
Henry D'Souza - Ring Bearer
Henry is nephew of the Bride. He loves the movie Cars, flying in airplanes, and zooming around on his scooter.
Katarina Hollis - Flower Girl
Kat is niece of the Groom. She loves Paw Patrol and her dog Abbey. She is newly a big sister to baby Lukas!