Amber & Jeffrey
Wedding Party
Amber Powell
Bride
Amber is a cool lady that is many people admire for her science and also suaveness. Amber grew up in Lake of the Ozarks (like the swamp thing) and could best be described as the coolest band nerd. She decided to up her cool when she chose to become a ceramics engineer at Missouri S&T. After college she went to Cincinnati for a job (but mainly to hang out with Jeff some more). After Jeff got his Master's, Amber needed to be better than Jeff in every way by going to get her PhD. This prompted the move to Dayton where they are today.
Jeff Josken
Groom
Jeff grew up in Naperville where he played sports and was a nerd. He went to Missouri S&T for... reasons? After college, he got a job at GE and got his Master's degree. His head hurt. Amber decided that she needed to go to Dayton, and Jeff was like, that sounds cool. So then they did, and Jeff got another job. He picked this awesome house, Amber didn't want it.
Lydia Griffith
Matron of Honor
Lydia and Amber met while roommates with Derek. Amber decided that Lydia was worth dealing with Derek, even after they weren't roommates. Lydia and Amber go together like tea and a blanket. Lydia is a super cool lady in general and is totally awesome. Some highlights of Amber and Lydia's adventures include: a ruptured appendix, Turks and Caicos, buying the same tiger shirt at Old Navy, and cutting an octopus at a Korean restaurant to Jeff's horror.
Cody Savage
Best Man
Cody and Jeff met in high school. Jeff doesn't really remember how they met, but they kept hanging out and playing video games until they became best friends. They also played rugby together before Cody decided to try and jump over a dude (it didn't go well). Jeff would also like to point out that he threw out Cody when he tried to steal second. Cody is the proud dad of 2 kids, but that doesn't stop him from talking with Jeff and reminiscing about how much fun Splinter Cell: Conviction was.
Derek Guenther
Groomsman
Derek and Jeff met while working at GE. Jeff was the perfect role model for Derek and he looked up to Jeff as a father figure. Derek will happily explain all of the ways that Jeff is the coolest. Derek was able to teach Jeff the joy of rock climbing, and Jeff was able to repay him with several high fives and many inspirational speeches. Derek currently resides in Houston with his lovely wife Lydia (her bio is up there!).
Alora Powell
Bridesmaid
After the 18 years of sharing a home with Amber and suffering through all the Harry Potter and Peter Pan role playing, Alora has recently moved back there from Colorado. Unfortunately the log acting as our pirate ship is no longer around but she has since moved on to bigger and better things. If you need a cocktail she is the one to ask. She's been in the restaurant biz for quite some time, currently assistant managing and making the cocktail menu at the Neon Taco. Alora and her bf Derek spend their time fishing, cooking, and going to concerts.
Coco
Dog
Coco is a dog. She is a good dog. Yes she is.
Greg Josken
Officiant
Greg is the type of person that will be offended by being below the dog, but will be happy he has his own bio. Greg is Jeff's brother, which means he holds some responsibility for the type of person that Jeff is today. Greg will also try to trick people into thinking he is a New Yorker, but he is from New Jersey. He is married to Gustavo, they have cats!
Deanna Powell
Mother of the Bride
Deanna likes comic books, board games, and a good cocktail. Why? There's nice art in them! Where is the art in a cocktail? You clearly haven't had a good cocktail. She's also hosting other art livestreams on facebook that have really good artist doing really cool things including making the art for her board game company PlayCo!
Jan Josken
Mother of the Groom
Mama J is a great mom. She is a pickleball expert and is also the HOA president. I guess you could say she's pretty famous. Jan gets really confused when playing board games with Jeff and Amber, but really tries and makes great snacks during the games.
Larry Powell
Father of the Bride
Larry passed away the summer of 2004. Besides being an architect and good dad he passed on his love of tinkering, gardening, cooking, and 80's rock.
Jerry Josken
Father of the Groom
Jerry did a good job of teaching Jeff to like good things such as baseball, engineering, and good food. He also taught him to curse while doing house projects. He's dope.