The Wedding Party

The Men

• Luis Hilerio, Best Man, brother-like to groom. Luis Hilerio
  Best Man
  
  Luis has always been part of the Giblin clan. Dave and he met as kids in grade school and progressed through the school system together. They shared the same classes and were both actively involved in the theater department in high school. Now, Luis and his wife, Sue, live above Dave in their multifamily house (although we can probably leave out the multi). Due back from his deployment to Afghanistan in late fall, Luis serves as a communications technician/expert in the US Air Force. He also has a keen eye for photography and a fun-loving personality for film and theater.

• William Giblin, Groomsman, brother of the groom. Will Giblin
  Groomsman
  
  Dave's next older brother, Will, lives in Meriden, CT, with his wife, Lisa, and their kids, Willie and Emily. Will and Dave were instrumental in renovating the cottage in which their parents now live. Needless to say, they have tackled many projects together. Will was the first brother to whom Dave introduced Karen, on their second date.

• George Giblin, IV, Groomsman, brother of the groom. George Giblin
  Groomsman
  
  Dave's oldest brother George recently earned his MBA and is working at Medifast in Owings Mills, MD. He lives in Shrewsberry, PA, with his wife, Kim, daughter, Kelly, and youngest brother Mark. George is also part of a top-notch band called Ivy Mike, where he holds down keyboards and vocals.

• Jonathan Giblin, Groomsman and Organist Extraordinaire, brother of the groom. Jon Giblin
  Groomsman/Organist
  
  Dave's next younger brother, Jon, spent much of his early adulthood with Dave at the University of Connecticut, where the two were always going halves on the most affordable rental units that surrounded Storrs. Jon went off to Cincinnati, OH, to do his grad degrees in organ performance, and is now director of music and organist at John-Wesley United Methodist Church in Hagerstown, MD.

• Mark Giblin, Groomsman, brother of the groom. Mark Giblin
  Groomsman
  
  The youngest of Dave's brothers, Mark, has been squeezing some sweet tunes out of his saxophone ever since high school. He joined the US Marine Corps to play sax in the band. Somewhere in there he learned some hardcore Marine stuff. He served in Afghanistan and Iraq and became an expert rifle marksman (that just sounds cool). He did 8 years, got out, started school, and still wails on his horn in the band Ivy Mike.

• Adam Bergeron, Groomsman. Adam Bergeron
  Groomsman
  
  Adam and Dave have been friends since their undergraduate studies at UConn. Thank goodness thermodynamics was so mind-blowing the first time they saw it! Otherwise they would have never spent as much time in their study group working out all the details of each homework. Adam and Dave were also teamed up for their senior design project. Adam works at DST Output, and lives in South Windsor, CT, with his wife, Ruth, and their son, Shane.

• Willie Giblin, Ring Bearer, nephew of the groom. Willie Giblin
  Ring Bearer
  
  Willie, who turned six in November, is Dave's only nephew. He lives in Meriden, CT, with his parents, Will and Lisa, and his little sister, Emily. Willie loves to play Nintendo Wii and has to be reminded from time to time that he can't beat Uncle Dave in Mario Kart (although he may have won last time).

• Jonah Sela, Ring Bearer, nephew of the bride. Jonah Sela
  Ring Bearer
  
  Jonah Sela, who turned six in September, is Karen's only nephew. He lives in Powell, OH, with his parents, Amitai and Rebecca Sela, where he is in first grade. Jonah is arguably the biggest Star Wars fan born this millennium.