Lizzy is Shannon's unique, beautiful, and spontaneous younger sister, who lives by the motto "life's too short not to be obsessed with yourself." Only 16 months apart, Shannon and Liz spent most of their childhood stealing each other's clothes, cheering each other on at all of their track and field meets, and Irish dancing in talent shows together. Lizzy is always the life of the party - you can expect she'll be the first one on the dance floor and the last one to leave! She is an amazing person and makes all of life's ordinary moments extraordinary. Shannon is so lucky to have Liz as her sister and best friend. She couldn't imagine having anyone else standing by her side as her maid of honor on her wedding day!
Fun Fact: Liz is a Gallup Strengths Finders Coach - her stop 5 strengths are WOO (Winning Others Over), Adaptability, Responsibility, Positivity, and Empathy.
Robert John Patrick O’Riordan Daniels is Shannon's younger brother, and the funniest of her four siblings. He is master of one liners that are guaranteed to leave your stomach sore. Robert is known to pick up interesting and somewhat obscure hobbies that he becomes extremely passionate about and invested in. Examples include spinning a basketball on his finger, solving the Rubik's cube, perfecting his card magic tricks, writing sketch comedy, and mastering the game of chess. In his remaining spare time, you'll find him running more than 50 miles a week on the beautiful trails of Bucks County. Shannon is lucky to call him a brother and is so excited to have him stand by her side on her wedding day.
Fun Fact: Robert can spin a basketball on his finger for one hour, and can solve the Rubik's cube in under a minute.
Brian is Shannon's not-so-little baby brother, whose physical stature is matched only by the size of his heart At 6 foot 6 inches, Brian towers above his siblings, making it a bit difficult for them to pick on him nowadays. Brian always considered Shannon to be his annoying, and slightly bossy, older sister. But ever since Aakash came into the picture, Brian has come to realize that Shannon is slightly less annoying than he originally thought. As a student at Drexel University, Brian lives right around the corner from Shannon and Aakash and frequently visits them to play Aakash in NBA 2K (Brian usually wins) and to hang out with his nephew, Oliver. Shannon is so excited that Brian agreed to be a bridesman and couldn't imagine saying yes without him by her side!
Fun Fact: Brian is a lover, not a fighter, and lives by the motto hakuna matata.
Given their strikingly similar resemblance, many confuse Aakash and Grayson for brothers. But in reality, they are friends whose story begins like any other: on the Broad Street Line in Philadelphia. Aakash and Grayson became fast friends those early days of law school and, no matter how many times Aakash loses to Grayson at FIFA (or Manchester United loses to Tottenham), they have stayed the best of friends ever since. One of Grayson's favorite pastimes is taking model photos of Aakash. If you're lucky, maybe you'll be able to see some of them at the wedding!
Fun Fact: Grayson was a Scripps National Spelling Bee Regional Champion - just kidding! But he was an extra in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. See if you can spot him in the trailer! Check it out here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7q51vwapBXE.
Sagar is Aakash's smarter and more level-headed younger brother. Although their mother will never admit this, Sagar is the favorite of her two sons even though Sagar, on numerous occasions in his youth, subjected her to bodily harm. Although Sagar has spent the last four years living in California, he recently decided to move back to the east coast, only further solidifying his number one son status. Aakash is so happy to have his mom's favorite son stand by him on his wedding day.
Fun Fact: Sagar is currently pursuing a masters degree in Data Science from New York University.
Sapan is Aakash's younger cousin, who Aakash has always considered to be more of a second brother. They spent the majority of their childhood together. Similar to Sagar, Sapan is the favorite of their grandparents' five grandchildren. For example, even though their grandfather owned many horses, Sapan was the old grandchild to be gifted a horse as a birthday gift. His favorite grandchild status aside, Aakash is thrilled to have Sapan as a groomsman on his wedding day.
Fun Fact - Sapan's Birthday is April 22nd, which is also the worldwide celebration of Earth Day. On an unrelated note, Sapan is avid car enthusiast with a special affinity for gasoline engines. In fact, a poster reading "Hybrids Cars are Ruining America" used to prominently be displayed in his childhood bedroom.
Bob and Clare are so grateful for the love that Shannon and Aakash share, and they are so delighted to welcome him into their big Irish family. Bob and Clare first met Aakash in October 2014 at the Justice For All 5K. Although they were not yet dating, Shannon’s parents absolutely adored Aakash from the moment they had their first conversation with him. Bob and Clare feel so blessed that Shannon and Aakash found each other, and know that they will experience a lifetime of love, laughter, and happiness together. They are looking forward to spending more time with Aakash’s family and to celebrating their daughter and son-in-law’s union of love.
Aakash's parents are very excited to welcome Shannon and the entire Daniels’ clan into their lives. They are so happy their son found someone so sweet and perfectly suited to spend the rest of his life with. As proud parents of Aakash, they look forward to sharing the joy, laughter, and love with their family and friends.
Shannon’s Aunt Beth has been one of her biggest fans since she arrived into this world. Shannon was so quiet and alert. She is thrilled to be present as Shannon and Aakash take this next step.
Fun Fact: Aunt Beth is Shannon's godmother.
Oliver is Shannon and Aakash's perfect, curious, joyful, and silly Havanese. Oliver has been a part of their family since March 2, 2019. He loves his mom and dad so much and is so excited that they are finally getting married! Oliver loves playing fetch in the basement, chasing Baby Legs around in circles, and giving his parents lots of cuddles and kisses!
Fun Fact: Baby Legs is Oliver's half-brother and best friend! Baby Legs is six months older than Oliver.
Baby Legs is Shannon's parents' sweet, cheerful, and playful Havanese, which makes him Shannon's brother. He is so excited to be a part of his sister's wedding and couldn't be happier that she found the perfect guy for her! Most importantly, he can't wait for their wedding weekend because it means that he gets to spend the entire weekend playing with his best friend, Oliver!
Fun Fact: Oliver is Baby Leg's half-brother and best friend! Oliver is six months younger than Baby legs.