The Cast
Andrea Harrington is the bride’s older sister; the two have shared everything through the years and continue to talk daily. Andrea enjoys dancing, karaoke, country concerts and shots of Jaeger. She currently works at CMJ, LLP as an accountant and lives in Hebron, NY with her husband and their two children, Alyce and Joshua.
Derek Peters and the groom wanted to fight each other in 8th grade, but have grown to be the best of friends. Both Derek and Jonathan are only children. Derek is a die hard “Phish-head” that enjoys sleeping in, playing organized softball, answering trivia questions and watching the Oakland Raiders lose. He is currently employed by Fenimore’s as a bartender. Although Derek is Jonathan’s best friend, he is an even better friend of his nephew, Ryan Wood.
Kari Lemery is the bride’s younger sister. Kari and Kristen enjoyed playing softball and volleyball together and continue to enjoy spending as much of their free time together as possible. Kari is ALWAYS up for a good party or night out. She loves the beach and black raspberry ice cream (preferably soft serve). She works at Applebee’s and is pursuing a career in Nursing. Kari resides in Hudson Falls with her two children, Ryan and Samantha.
Todd Barton and the groom are best friends and cousins. Todd has been honorably discharged as a Sergeant from the United States Marine Corps, after serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom from 2-19-03 to 5-21-03. Todd loves hunting, fishing, double Jack n’ Cokes, ripped flannel shirts and bonfires. Todd works with Levi at Adirondack Mechanical Services and lives in Hudson Falls with his wife Lindsay and their two children, Emma and Dane.
Brooke Ashe is one of Kristen’s longest friends dating back to first grade at Dix Avenue Elementary. Brooke and Kristen together with Max and Meghan called themselves the “Fab 4” and still have t-shirts that were made for them in high school. Brooke enjoys reality television and Mexican food. She lives in Poughkeepsie with her fiancé Paul and puppy Bogie. She is a Social Studies teacher in the Carmel School District.
Chris Didio is the groom’s oldest, most loyal friend. Jonathan and Chris met each other in 1st grade and have been friends ever since. Chris enjoys “borrowing” his parent’s boat, fishing in Lake George, and snowboarding. He is currently employed as a cook by The Queensbury Hotel. Also, Chris does not believe in cable television…he makes his own fun.
Maxine Saville is another one of Kristen’s long-time friends dating back to Junior High. Maxine loves to ride her Harley, a good micro-brew, bleu cheese dressing, and the Coffeehouse Café station on her Sirius radio. She is a pre-school teacher and lives in Shoreham Vermont with her husband Matt and their English bulldog, Diesel.
Levi Brewer and Jonathan first met in 7th grade technology class where the two designed one of several unsuccessful “egg-drop parachutes”. Levi lives in Hudson Falls with his wife Hillary and is currently employed by Adirondack Mechanical Services. He enjoys losing video games to Derek, spending time with his daughter Madison, drinking any kind of light beer, and dancing the two-step to Michael Jackson.
Katie Santandera has been Kristen’s most constant friend for the past 8 years. The two have shared nearly everything; they roomed together through graduate school and currently see each other daily working as Physical Therapists in the same department at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center. She enjoys traveling, the outdoors and trips to NYC to see Broadway Musicals. She lives in Sand Lake with her husband Drew.
Jeremy Harrington is the groom’s brother-in-law. They have known each other for close to 10 year now. Jeremy is a volunteer fireman and an avid hunter. He loves the Pittsburgh Steelers and pulling his customized tractor at the local fair. Jeremy is employed as a mechanic at Salem Farm Supply and resides in Hebron, New York with his wife Andrea and their 2 children, Alyce and Joshua. He is also very particular about his shirt collars.
Andrea Hurin was the first friend Kristen made in college. Their friendship blossomed over the waffle maker in the Sage cafeteria freshman year. Andrea enjoys shopping, gardening and a good Apple martini. Andrea works as a Physical Therapist at Columbia Memorial Hospital and resides in West Sand Lake with her fiancé Steven. They will be tying the knot in September. Congratulations An and Steve!!
Matt “Macker” McCann is one of Jonathan and Kristen’s closest friends. Matt has known Kristen since grade school and has been calling her “dork” ever since. Jonathan and matt became friends through sports at Hudson Falls Senior High School. Matt loves to golf, eat chicken wings, drink Bombay Gin, and smoke fine cigars. Unfortunately for all you in attendance, he will be the one that steals the microphone from the D.J. tonight and sings Frank Sinatra’s “That’s Life”.
Meghan Hardwick is one of Kristen’s closest friends from High School. The two share countless memories of slumber parties, sneaking out and working together (with Max and Brooke) at their first job at Dunkin Donuts. This is the location where the four friends made a vow to be “friends forever’ as well as bridesmaids in each other’s weddings. Megs enjoys shopping and playing with her beautiful son, Jayden. She works at Tribune Media as a Computer Programmer and resides in Hudson Falls with her husband Chaunsey and their son.
Jason Ryerson and the groom have been friends ever since Junior High Basketball. Jason was the first members of the “Fab 5” to get his driver’s license. The two have very fond memories of cruisin’ the streets in the P.O.S.C. and punching holes in its roof. Jason scored over 1,000 points as the starting point guard for Green Mountain College in Vermont. He has an infatuation with Subway’s pickles, spotless shoes, and Michael Jordan. Jason lives in Burlington, Vermont and works for Enterprise Rent-a-Car.
Alyce Harrington is four years old. She loves Hannah Montana, singing and dogs.
Ryan Wood is four years old. He loves all super heroes, especially Superman and playing outdoors. He will be starting kindergarten in the fall.
Samantha Wood is three years old. She loves princesses, the color pink and chap stick.
Joshua Harrington is two years old. He loves all farm animals, Thomas the Tank Engine and Cars, the movie.
“Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart”
~ Eleanor Roosevelt