Stephen and Jake were only 10 when they met in the Boy Scouts near Tampa, FL. They instantly became best friends and have held onto their friendship for over 27 years. Jake was the best man in Stephen and his wife, Jackie's wedding. Jake is also the godfather of their son Tommy. They now live in Sacramento, CA. Stephen and Jake notoriously have things go wrong together. One example being the night they decided to drive Stephen home from college. Being dumb and 18, Stephen and Jake decided to stay up all night and drive home from Denver. Prior to leaving, they stopped at the Village Inn next to Regis University to eat breakfast at 4 in the morning. While in the parking lot, with Stephen's black Jeep Wrangler packed up, Jake was standing outside the jeep reaching into the back when Stephen released the clutch and the jeep lurched forward knocking Jake to the ground. Ask them to tell you some other stories.

Marc and Tony met at George's Alibi, a bar in Albany, New York. They very quickly became best friends and have been since. They both enjoy doing similar things in their free time. Tony plays pickleball weekly with Jake and Marc and Tony and Marc spend many evenings gaming online with the great friends they have met over the years. Even though Tony moved to Florida before Marc met Jake, he moved to the same city as them in 2023. One of Tony's favorite memories with Marc was on one of their snowboarding days. They decided on a ski lift ride to determine if the word orange and porridge rhymed. Ask them if it does.

Jessie and Jake are twins and grew up together in the house the wedding is at. They both graduated from The University of South Florida. Jake is the best uncle to her kids, Ellie and Eli Followed by "Uncle Mo (Marc)". One of Jessie's favorite memories with Jake is spending Christmas Eve night together in her room as kids. They would try to sleep but the anticipation would keep them up. They both would check if the other was awake by quietly doing a tick tick tick sound. If the other replied, then they knew they were awake. They still call on Christmas Eve night and do the sound before bed.

Toree is Marc's sister and the youngest sibling of 3. Marc is the uncle to her kids, Ericca, Liam and Grady. Toree and Marc grew up together in Dubois, PA. One of Toree's favorite memories with Marc was at their yearly family reunion on the 4th of July. The reunion would have many events the family would participate in, however the talent show was the ultimate activity. Toree and Marc one year, in the late 90s, decided to bring their trampoline and boombox to the reunion to perform a choreographed routine to Mr. Boombastic. The act included coordinating outfits, flips and dances. They both believe, to this day, they brought the "Wow Factor" to the reunion and it still is the best talent performance at their family reunion since. Ask them to do the routine at the wedding.