Wedding Party
David Boeckh
Mate of Honor
David and Annika, both organists, met his freshman and her senior year at Oberlin. They now have the same career as music directors and even briefly both worked in Chicago, when Annika was the Maid of Honor at David's wedding!
Matt Diana
Best Man
In first grade, noticing him silently eat a small baggie of cheerios, Matt asked Jason to be friends; 25 years later, Jason is honored to ask Matt to be his Best Man.
Max Butler
Bridesmate
Max and Annika became friends during winter term their freshman year at Oberlin when they designed their own class in American Sign Language. These days they keep up with their mutual interests: languages, Drag Race, Eurovision, and their cats.
Garrett Schaffel-Coghlan
Groomsman
Garrett (along with fellow groomsmen Len and Ryan) met Jason in college, where their shared interests in music and being the only English majors in a friend group of engineers cemented a lifelong friendship. From a summer abroad in London, to exploring Chicago by bike, Garrett and Jason are always looking for their next adventure.
Brent Taghap
Bridesmate
Annika and Brent completed their Master's and Performance Certificate degrees at DePaul, here in Chicago. So far, they have made it through orchestra concerts, chamber music recitals, gigs, and a pandemic together!
Ryan Schaitkin
Groomsman
Ryan and Jason met freshman year, living around the corner from each other. Surviving a litany of college disasters -- organic chemistry, housing that would go on to be condemned the next year -- their friendship remains rooted in a shared understanding of life's ups and downs.
Sofie Yang
Bridesmate
Sofie ALSO did her Master's and Certificate degrees with Annika and Brent at DePaul. Even though Sofie left Chicago, they are always sharing stories about crazy gigs, insufferable conductors, and unhinged colleagues.
Leonard Aronson
Groomsman
Len remains the most aggressively easygoing person in Jason's life.
Samara Wald
Flower Maiden
Samara is Jason's sister; this wedding means that she finally gets the sister she always wanted, AND fulfills a lifelong dream of being a flower girl!
