Kristine is Mel's other half. They met when friends introduced them at the end of Freshman year of college and proceeded to live together for the next two years. They spent a summer living at a fraternity house together, amongst numerous other adventures. Even though Kristine is now many miles away, they are still inseparable. Mel was a bridesmaid at Kristine's wedding in May 2009, and Kristine will now be the maid of honor for Mel's wedding in July 2010.
Kristen is Mel's cousin and has been a best friend since she was born. Kristen has been as close to a sister as Mel has ever had, due to their closeness in age and the strength of the family's bond. After years of playing together and running around each other's houses, Kristen is excited to be a bridesmaid in Mel's wedding as they embark on the next phase of their lives together.
Sarah was one of Mel's best friends throughout their years at Boston University. Sarah and Mel lived together not only sophomore year of college, but also spent the first half of Junior year living together in the beautiful city of London. Sarah and Mel traveled together throughout Europe and forged an everlasting friendship.
As a man with ninja turtle sheets, Dan Read is actually responsible for introducing Melanie and Kevin. After a cameo in high school as Melanie's boyfriend, once Dan went to school at URI, he kept in touch with Melanie and also met Kevin through joining ZBT together. Dan and Kevin lived together in college, and as Melanie went over to visit Dan, she became quite intrigued by this "Deebs" character he was friends with. The rest was history.
Straight from Chicago, Granger was Kevin's roommate for two years while attending URI. They lived at the infamous "Sandy Bottom" house with Dan Read where they became close friends. Despite coping with another year where the Cubs do not win the World Series, Granger is eager and excited to be a groomsman for the wedding.