Bride: Lisa Shaw Moriath (soon to be Lisa Moriath Brucken!)
Groom: Rowland Matthew Brucken (aka Rowly)
“Best people” (our name for bridal party) For Lisa: Jennifer Ritz, her cousin and life-long friend. For Rowly: Nicole Didomenico, close friend and Director of the Office of Volunteer Programs at Norwich.
Officiants: Todd Heady and Christina Oertel. Todd is from Kentucky and a running mate/nemesis of Rowly’s. Christina is a former co-worker of Lisa’s, was Grace’s midwife and a long time close friend.
Flower Girls: We have 6! Our daughters, Grace and Katherine, who are 7 and 8. Lilah and Rose Oertel, daughters of Christina and Mikeal, who are 3 and 5. Chloe and Natalie Ritz who are daughters of Jen and John Ritz, and are 5 and 8. They will all be so adorable!
Program Distributors: Arthur and Elliot, 5 year old twins of Lisa’s cousin Connie and her husband Gene. Sure to have smiles for everyone!
Parents of the Bride: Roberta and Ted Shaw of Natick, Massachusetts.
Parents of the Groom: Robert and Lois Brucken of Cleveland, Ohio.
Children of the Bride and Groom: Grace, 7, is the daughter of Lisa and in first grade. Katherine, and Caroline are Rowly’s daughters who live in Kentucky. Katherine is 8 and in second grade and Caroline is 16 months old.
Siblings of the Groom: Nancy Brucken of Ann Arbor, Michigan; Betsy Brucken of Knoxville, Tennesee; Gil Brucken and his wife, Karen, of Brunswick, Ohio.
Sister of the Bride: Andrea Staley, and her wife, Tonia Staley, and their children, Angel, 9, and Adam, 7.
Bunk/Tent Dad: Bill Marcinkowski, friend and children magnet. He’s agreed to be in charge of any kids who want to sleep out for the night. Bill is also a bee keeper, computer data guy and Northfield resident. His wife, Andrea and sons; Dylan and Adam, also accompany him often to events.
Photographer: Amy Putnam, a friend of Lisa’s from college. Say cheese! Check out some of her photography at www.ajputnam.com. She is a folk music and whale watching junkie.
Website god and creator: Mikeal Palulis, long time friend and former co-worker of Lisa’s. Husband of Christina, father of Lilah and Rose. (thank you!)