Keira & Will
October 20th, 2024
6:00 PM
The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
19 South 22nd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Dear Guests
Please wear any color that is not purple. You may even wear a white dress.
We love your children (and pets), but we have chosen to have an adult-only wedding. Thank you for understanding, and enjoy a night of relaxation and uninhibited revelry.
The Wedding Party
Maid of Honor
Jazy
Keira and Jasmine began as coworkers at the 9/11 Museum and quickly grew to be the dearest of friends. Jazy is always the first call to settle any disputes between Keira and Will. Once when sharing a tall scissor lift with Keira, she was bold enough to shake the vehicle just to prove that it wouldn’t tip over. That’s what fun looks like.
Best Man
TJ
Will met Teej by the playground in their childhood neighborhood during the latter years of elementary school. TJ knew his friend only by the fictional name Zovotain for many months until the two finally crossed paths at school. TJ and Will spent countless afternoons skateboarding after school, started their first band together, and continued to collab well into high school and beyond.
Bridesmaid
Mellisa
Keira met Mellisa in Pre-K, a time when making friends seems so hard and confusing. Mellisa was never concerned with what others thought of her, and helped Keira to gain that confidence. The two fondly remember running down the hill, screaming “BATMAN” repeatedly at the tops of their lungs. 30+ years later, Mellisa’s love for Batman remains as strong as ever.
Groomsman
Aaron
Fate dropped Aaron and Will in a dorm room together during their first semester at Berklee. A jock drummer and a geeky bassist, the odd couple made up a formidable rhythm section and an even better tag team in the 2012 Alcohol Olympics. They continue to write songs and make tremendous noise together.
Bridesmaid
Danielle
Keira has known Booger since she sprung from the womb. As kids these cousins did everything together, from embarrassingly dancing at their dads’ work holiday parties to listening to the Backstreet Boys inside cardboard box houses. Later in life they’d drive around with no particular destination, blaring mix CDs that Danielle crafted for their journeys, only to discover that all of the songs were love songs.
Groomsman
Marcus
Long before he was an Emmy-winning composer, Moose and Will shared a semester in a musical theatre orchestration class and rubbed elbows at a lot of musical theatre people parties. They would go on to collab on too many albums, podcasts, web series, concerts, film scores, and other projects to mention. But their most important collaborations would always be chillin’ hard. And, in Marcus’s case, late night acrobatics.
Bridesman
José
When Keira met Hoe in middle school, she found him a bit intimidating, but soon realized he was a big teddy bear. One night while jumping on a trampoline in a friend’s yard, Keira and José heard what they thought to be babies screaming and hauled ass to get inside. It turned out to be a fox.
Groomsman
Sam
When he first met Will, Sam was the pretty face of the band that would soon be called Hundred Yard Smash. After half a bajillion gigs together, Sam followed Will to Boston to pursue his dream—a degree in playin’ the blues. Some of their most cherished memories were made at 24-hour diners, in Mexican restaurants, and around the dining room table playing Train Game.
Bridesmaid
Julia
Keira met Love Muffin in middle school as well. It has been so long she can’t remember which class it was, but she knew from the beginning that this friendship would last. And it has. They remember sleepovers at Julia’s house, talking and laughing late into the night. Julia’s dad, it turns out, assumed that the girls were up all night getting high.
Groomsman
Danny
Danny and Will also met playing in Hundred Yard Smash, and have gone on to make lots of music and appear in a feature film together. Danny demonstrated his infallible driving skills when, in helping Keira and Will move into their house, he backed a U-Haul up their tiny driveway and climbed out the window of the truck whose doors had no chance of opening. Now he cruises the open road, playing the harmonica and listening to audiobooks and podcasts that he then recommends to Will.
Bridesmaid
Romana
Keira remembers meeting Romana in the Exhibitions A-Z class at Seton Hall, but it was actually at the museum program’s welcome picnic that the two first crossed paths. Part of a tight-knit group of grad students, Romana and Keira grew closer and closer as the years progressed. Romana has moved all around the country in the decade since, but always finds her way back to Keira in New Jersey.
Groomsman
John
Will has never been in a band with John, but he has worked as his employee. John met Will through his wife, Romana, and made a potent first impression. It wasn’t until their first day at work together that the guys revealed their true selves, and they became fast friends. John’s relentless sense of humor helps him disarm any crowd, and his dance moves are something to behold.
Officiant
Mr. Nuñez
Dave introduced Will to his longtime friend Keira one afternoon in Joppa Hall, the arts building at Harford Community College. Following a rocky first encounter, he convinced Keira that Will was, in fact, not a complete ass. Dave encouraged Keira to pursue Will but cautioned, “you have nothing in common.” Now ordained in the state of Pennsylvania, he will preside over their eternal union.
Accommodations
We have blocked a limited number of rooms at Sonesta Philadelphia Rittenhouse Square at a discounted rate of $289 per night. Please contact us for access to the private link. Guests must book their rooms before September 1st.
Sonesta Philadelphia Rittenhouse Square (Map)
1800 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Parking
2116 Market Street (Map)
Weekend Special: $16 up to 12 Hours
5 North 21st Street (Map)
Reserve in Advance
Registry
We just want to party with you! But if you feel inclined to get us a gift, we have a wedding registry at The Knot.