Jesse’s Wedding Party

BEST MEN

James Parsells- Best Man- Groom’s Brother

James is jesse’s brother.  He is a graduate of fairleigh dickinson university and currently works at parsells printing, our family business.  James & jesse share more than just genetics…  they also share pretty much all of the same interests & passions! photography, movies, cars, boating, traveling, etc.

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Oh, and by the way…. James is also a very talented wedding officiant– he comes with the very highest recommendations!

Matthew Atwan- Best Man- Groom’s Friend

Matt is Jesse’s best friend, and has been for well over 20 years.  They met in sixth grade.  Matt recently married Sam, a canadian, and another of Jesse’s really good friends!  Matt did us the honor of coming to St John to witness us exchange vows.
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Currently Matt is living the dream as a house husband in lovely Ottawa, Ontario Canada. He spends his days learning french, ice skating, and cuddling with his cat, Tony.

GROOMSMEN

Michael Quilici

Mike is one of jesse’s best friends.  They have known each other for more than 15 years….  since Matt (who was mike’s house-mate in college) introduced him as “one of the coolest people you will ever meet.”  Mike and Natalie were amazing friends and made the trip to St John to witness jesse & cathy’s vow ceremony on the beach!

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Currently Mike works to distribute all sorts of delicious healthy & organic food to stores around the country.  He is married to Natalie, and they have an awesome 4-year-old son, Anthony.

Dave Wells

Dave is one of jesse’s best friends.  They have known each other since sophmore year of high school.  Dave is a sports aficionado and works to educate local young people in the art of gym.  Dave is the chess club coach for his middle school students.  He also coaches the Maywood boys middle school baseball team, and the head coach of hackensack’s boy’s varsity soccer.   Dave is care-free, up for anything, and somewhere between a screwdriver and a nut.  He is also jesse’s “poker twin”.

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Dave is married to Kim, and they have a beautiful 1-year-old daughter, Emily.  Kim is a fantastic artist, and has been wonderful enough to volunteer to help Jesse with various wedding planning & design.  Thank you SO MUCH!

Chris Farrell

Chris is one of jesse’s best friends.  They have known each other since freshman year of high school.  Chris is an awesome guitar player, a hardcore bicycle rider, and one of the funniest guys jesse knows.

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Chris is currently flying through the ranks of a local airline engine sales company.  He enjoys spending time with his girlfriend Tiffanie, and is a total pushover for her dog, Annie.

——  A big thank you to all of you who agreed to be a key part of our big day(s)!! …  Thank you for being there for us, and thank your for your help!

We love you all and are so grateful to have such special people in our lives.

xox – jesse & cathy