Wedding Party

Team Bride

Rochelle Tkach

Bride

Sloane Gordon

Maid of Honour

Sloane and Rochelle met in Grade 9 business class at SWC HS by exchanging hotmail accounts. They survived Undergrad and TeacherEd at BrockU with many late night coffee dates and Real Sushi lunch hangouts.

Memorable Moments: Sloane and Rochelle have shared many core memories, including a springbreak vacay in Cuba, working at Tim Hortons, and an unforgettable girls trip to NYC!

Tina Sharifi

Bridesmaid

After meeting in Grade 1, Tina and Rochelle are each others' longest friendship. They attended Briardale PS, Oakridge PS, and a bit of SWC HS together!

Memorable Moments: Tina and Rochelle have grown up together hanging out at reccess, having late night homework phone calls, and attending each others' birthday parties. Now, they share biological doggie siblings, Fred and Oakley!

Liza Niesink

Bridesmaid

Liza and Rochelle met at SWC HS through mutual friends. Both of them had their first job at Avondale Dairy Bar where they worked and grew closer as friends!

Memorable Moments: Rochelle and Liza share many memorable moments throughout their University partying days, talking about boys and going to local clubs. Now, they spend their time going on chill walks or coffee dates catching up on life.

Emma Verstraete

Bridesmaid

Emma, Rochelle, and Nick met in a very happen stance way back when Willow and Minnie were at Pet Smart puppy taining. Between classes, our aussies crossed paths, and it was love at first puppy kiss.

Memorable Moments: Emma and Rochelle have had a lot of fun sharing hobbies with plant collecting, Animal Crossing, and camping. They have had many doggie hangouts and camping trips together.

Natasha Rogers

Bridesmaid

Natasha is Rochelle's soon to be sister-in-law! Over the years, their friendship has grown through their shared interest in environmental stewardship and a love of plants and animals.

Memorable Moments: Natasha, Nick, and Rochelle have had many fun nights competing in trivia nights at local breweries. Natasha works at Heartland Forest and sometimes Rochelle's ECO Club attends field trips when she is leading activities!

Wael El Assaad

Bridesman

Wael is Rochelle's most recent friend. While working at JAM PS, they grew close as teaching partners and hanging out a lot on weekends, enjoying games nights and having life chats.

Memorable Moments: Wael and Rochelle have had a reputation for acting like "siblings" at work. Their work banter and sarcasm with each other have lead to many laughs and stories. Willow and Oakley have grown very fond of Wael.

Team Groom

Nick Rogers

Groom

Rob Smith

Best Man

Nick and Rob have been best friends since Grade 7 at Dalewood, rowed together throughout high school, and have travelled together all over Atlantic Canada.

Memorable Moment: Nick was honoured to be the best man at Rob's Wedding with his wife, Kelsey. It was a wonderful ceremony at Ravine Winery (Nick’s former job) and an awesome reception filled with many friends in Nick’s groomsmen party.

Zach Hollingham

Groomsman

Natasha is Rochelle's soon to be sister-in-law! Over the years, their friendship has grown through their shared interest in environmental stewardship and a love of plants and animals.

Dylan Hannahson

Groomsman

Dylan and Nick were friends throughout middle and high school, and even though they went to different universities, they always made sure to visit each other and have some hilarious nights in London and Waterloo. Dylan now lives in Toronto, where the fun nights continue.

Memorable Moment: Alongside Rob and Zach, Dylan east coast road trip to see Nick’s family in Newfoundland. It was an incredible adventure, including a hike up Gros Morne, getting screeched in on George Street, and cod jigging with Nick’s grandfather. A lot of miles and smiles were shared on the trip.