Meet Barrett, one of the many sailing friends of the wedding party. Chris and Barrett met on the Drexel sailing team. With some some friendships it's hard to pinpoint the beginning, but in this case its pretty safe to say that when Chris and team convinced Barrett, whom they had only recently met, to join them on a crazy ski trip to the French alps something good was starting. Many crazy, spontaneous trips later and he's still surprising us (like buying a boat to live on for the summer!).

This guy right here is Drew, and yes, his wife is frequently jealous of the bromance. The two met when Drew was an assistant coach and recent graduate of the Sailing team. The real bond, though, was formed after Drew introduced Chris to rock climbing and everything that goes along with it. Since Drew moved to Virginia, they're just as likely to meet in West Virginia to share a smelly tent climbing as they are to see each other back in Philly.

Iain is one of Chris's lifelong friends from growing up in Kennett Square. They spent countless hours together on the wrestling team, sharing all the the ups and downs of tournaments, cutting weight, ruthless practices, and hard fought victories. Speaking of victories, the proudest victory of all is probably their team taking home the first ever Kennett High School Dodgeball tournament championship win. Represent.

Another member of team dodgeball champions, Keigo and Chris grew up together at Kennett. Aside from some thrilling times in the orchestra, they also shared music interests outside of school and were frequent concert buddies. In fact, Keigo deserves special mention for inspiring the years of DJ Boss Status at the infamous Club 256. 

Meet Noah (middle) and Josh (right), the future brother in laws! Chris has known these guys for a while now, and its been pretty special that he could watch them grow up over the past 7 plus years. They've enjoyed too many overly competitive games of putt-putt, trivial pursuit, Harry Potter trivia, and the like. It goes without saying these three are already brothers, but come October 14th they'll have even more reason to say so!

Steve is another Drexel sailor, but the friendship between him and Chris goes way beyond that. From years of spending too much time together on the water, as roommates, or just "doing something stupid", they formed a special bond that can only be described as somewhere between a brother and a best friend. He's one of the few people Chris knows he could count on no matter what the circumstance. Also, congrats to Steve on getting married this September!

The picture says it all... when Chris wants to do something badass and adventurous, Kuba is the guy he calls. Never one to back down from a challenge, the two have shared more crazy adventures than most. More often than not, these are "Type II Fun" adventures: Miserable while you're doing it, but fun to brag about at the bar later. Kuba is another Drexel sailor and true friend to Chris, and another of the few Chris knows he could count on for anything, no questions asked.