"Family is not an important thing. It's everything".
The Zirbes Family
Meet Emily’s dad John and mom Cindy, who live in upsate New York, both originally hail from Long Island. As a child, John wore lederhosen as a nod to his German roots, and has been known to carry around his own piece of vinyl to bust out choice break dancing moves on a Saturday night. Cindy is a total “Mom Boss” and is busy building her empire. Their favorite roles these days is that of “Oma” and “Opa” to their grand kids.
Emily’s brother Matt works for the VA and currently moonlights as Tom Brady’s stunt double (pay no mind to his Packers shirt, he loves the Patriots!) His wife Andrea also works at the VA, and together they take care of the two shining stars of the family, (Emily’s nephews), Johnathan (7) and Max (3), who live just outside of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Jonathan and Max love a good party and have agreed to be the ring-bearers in exchange for hot chocolate. Also keep an eye out for Emily’s brother Matt at the alter, he will be presiding over the ceremony (also in exchange for hot chocolate).
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The Benedict / Greenwood Family
Meet the Benedict/Greenwood family! Day’s mother Pamela lives in New London, NH, where her epic flowers and strawbale garden are the envy of all who visit “Whitney Brook Farm”. Day’s dad David is no longer with us in body, but will undoubtedly be there is spirit. He would often say “Family is everything”, and we couldn’t agree more. Those who knew him can attest to his great generosity, mischievous sense of humor, his desire to always “help out” in any way he could, and of course, his love for family.
Day’s brother Ken lives in Chapel Hill, NC with his wife Jodi and two children, Nicholas and Allison. Chris lives and works in Boston and is a proud senior member of the Mad River Ski Patrol. Day’s sister Jen lives on Nantucket Island and runs her own AMAZING jewelry studio, filled with beautiful one-of-a-kind pieces that you are sure to catch a glimpse of, adorning certain wedding-goers. Jen’s other half, Jeff, is an extremely talented musician who has toured with the likes of Lou Reed and the Original Wailers, and has recently recorded a brand new album in Nashville.
Always last, but never least, is Julia, the youngest in the family, who lives in Princeton, NJ and has just welcomed a baby of her own with her husband Jared! Jax (short for Jacqueline) will be taking on the important role of flower girl at the ripe old age of 7 months. (we didn’t even have to bribe her with hot chocolate!) Jared, who works in the music industry as well, has promised to bring lots of famous friends, but they will be keeping a low-profile, so you may not actually see them…
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