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Dana
Maid of Honor

Who she is: Sister of the groom (and now bride!)

Age: 23

Hometown: Mt. Kisco, NY

Current Home: NYC Baby!

How she spends her time: PR wench

Why we love her: She's punny, fun, beautiful, generous, and a member of the prestigious Barden gene-pool. And isn't she gorgeous??

 

 

 

Russell
Best Man
Who he is: Fraternity brother of Ben's, former housemate, foody. A brother to Ben.

Age: 25

Hometown: Huntington Valley, PA

Current Home: Philly

How he spends his time: Working at Toll Brothers Inc. and loving Sarah, eating.

Why we love him:
He's cuddly. He figured out peanutbutter-in-ice cream WAY before ColdStone Creamerys caught on. He's REALLY good at math. Future co-author and CFO of the Barden-Rochestie business plan. Susequently, Russ will also be co-captain of both our ocean and flying vessels (read "Yacht & Jet").

 

 

 

Dustin
Best Man

Who he is: Fraternity brother of Ben's, former housemate (yes, they are twins). A brother to Ben.

Age: 25

Hometown: Huntington Valley, PA

Current Home: Ft. Lauderdale, FL

How he spends his time: Studying for his Doctor of Osteopathy degree and searcing for the perfect girl . . .

Why we love him: Three words: German Apple Pancake. Personal fashion adivsor to Ben post-graduately.

Other interesting fact: Often thought to look more like Ben than his own twin brother, Dustin has agreed to stand in for Ben during the "eat cake out of your new wife's hands" portion of the wedding because of Ben's OCD.

 

 

 

Amanda
Bridesmaid
Who she is: Friend of Lauren's since 10th grade, former roommate of Ben's, fashion maven and personal shopper

Age: 25

Hometown: Broomfield, CO

Current Home: Marietta, GA

How she spends her time: Tax consulting and traveling for Ryan and Co., saving up for a fabulous condo, helping Lauren with dress shopping, and other sundry wedding preparation tasks

Why we love her: mostly because she's cute, but also because she is incredibly loyal, and approves all of Lauren's clothes before public wear. That, and she can live off of baked potatoes and mac'n cheese.

 

 

 

Julia
Bridesmaid
Who she is: Friend of Lauren's since 6th grade, member of the Jewish mafia

Age: 25

Hometown: Marietta, GA

Current Home: Springfield, MA

How she spends her time: Studying as a 3L law student, fighting for good causes, taking care of her cats

Why we love her: She always tells the truth (ALWAYS!)- and remembers everything (EVERYTHING!)

 

 

 

Sarah
Bridesmaid
Who she is: Lauren's next-door neighbor freshmen year in college, sophomore year roommate, junior and senior year housemate.

Age: 25

Hometown: Clayton, MO

Current Home: Washington D.C.

How she spends her time: Exploring DC, shopping, loving her cats, practicing law at her big-time DC firm.

Why we love her: She represents all things rational (unless it comes to her own romatic fantasies), she is a fabulous advice giver and supporter, the only other person to have seen "the dress". (Oh yeah, and Ben has a crush on her.)

 

 

 

Leslie
Bridesmaid
Who she is: Housemate of Lauren's for sophomore, junior, and senior year at Emory

Age: 25

Hometown: Omaha, NE

Current Home: New York, NY

How she spends her time: Running marathons, practicing Judaism, rating companies at her big-girl job.

Why we love her: She's a risk-taker, the most selfless person we know, and a "closet"

 

 

 

Becky
Bridesmaid
Who she is: Housemate of Lauren's for sophomore, junior, and senior year at Emory

Age: 25

Hometown: Sanbornville, NH

Current Home: Portland, ME

How she spends her time: Road tripping, coaching soccer, studying as a 3L law student, professional niece-and-nephew caretaker

Why we love her: She is the eternal power-hour-enforcer, a lover of all things Georgia, a world-traveler, and she looks good in EVERYTHING.

 

 

 

Rebecca
Bridesmaid

Who she is: Lauren's next-door neighbor freshmen year in college, sophomore, junior and senior year housemate.

Age: 25

Hometown: Wayne, NJ

Current Home: Memphis, TN

How she spends her time: Studying as a 3L law student, taking over Memphis, loving Tangy (and Blake)

Why we love her: She's quirky, fits neatly in a dorm-style clothes dryer, loves to laugh

 

 

 

Craig
Groomsman
Who he is: Brother of the bride

Age: 23

Hometown: Marietta, GA

Current Home: Mom and Dad's basement, Atlanta, GA

How he spends his time: Real Estating at his new job, enjoying the good rent-free life. Being liked.

Why we love him: Loves life, carefree, amazing sense of humor, and always up for dinner at Willy's. (and he still owes his generous sister $52)

 

 

 

Michael
Groomsman

Who he is: College roommate, fraternity brother, and former housemate of Ben's. A brother to Ben.

Age: 25

Hometown: Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Current Home: Ft. Lauderdale, FL

How he spends his time: "Studying", driving fast, flexing his muscles to take pictures like the one seen here.

Why we love him: He's not afraid to say what's on his mind (although we are often afraid to hear it). He once spent an entire semester gently poking Ben in the SAME spot on the SAME arm as part of a master plan to one-day be able to bring Ben to his knees in writhing pain with the use of just one finger. 6 months later....it worked. I mean seriously. As roommates, he ACTUALLY believed I was 'sleeping.'

 

 

 

Adam
Groomsman

Who he is: College roommate, fraternity brother, and former housemate of Ben's, swimming class comrade of Lauren's. A brother to Ben.

Age: 25

Hometown: Edison, NJ

Current Home: Edison, NJ . . but about to move to new apartment in NYC

How he spends his time: As a retail maven, working at Dave's in New York, chasing the perfect Dominica-Jewish bride.

Why we love him: He's a big animal, has an amazing sense of humor, and looks great in swim trunks. He can easily move big things. Lived on KETCHUP his senior year. He is 100% tact-free.

 

 

 

Josh
(aka 'Joshy')
Groomsman

Who he is: College roommate of Ben's (freshmen year and various summers). A brother to Ben.

Age: 25

Hometown: Conway, SC, where the Jewish Population = Josh.

Current Home: Charleston, SC

How he spends his time: 3 D's: Dentistry, Dating, Defending his right to add Bacon and Cheese to any food item.

Why we love him: He's supportive, hysterical, wonderfully goofy, and nursed Ben back to health during the Great Lung Collapse of '98.

 

 

 

Scott
Groomsman
Who he is: Former co-worker of Ben's, current lunching buddy.

Age: 25

Hometown: Claims he is from NY, but has lived in GA since he was 6pm.

Current Home: Norcross, GA (That's OTP for you Atlanta transplants).

How he spends his time: As a consulting monkey by day, as a comedy-snob and loving husband by night. Making slow-motion baseball glory films of himself at the batting cage (if only he could go back in time to '87). Withstanding near-constant insults to his self-esteem from Ben. Putting Netflix out of business.

 


 


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