Brandie & Kritish
Wedding Party
Tempest Lowe
Matron of Honor
Tempest and Brandie met while pledging Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. Gamma Upsilon Chapter on the campus of Savannah State University. After being initiated, Tempest and Brandie worked together to plan AKA week 2010 and realized they had similar taste and worked as a team excellently. Tempest and Brandie have been besties since, and their bond over the past 11 years continues to grow stronger, they even have secret choreography to Beyonce's "Love on Top".
Clarice Gordy
Maid of Honor
Clarice and Brandie met in the 9th grade at Central High School in Macon, GA and their friendship grew closer in the summer of 06' when they became roommates at Upward Bound. Clarice and Brandie reached bestie status when Clarice joined Brandie in enrolling at Savannah State University. By the time they graduated these two were known as the AKA/Delta duo and were literally addressed as a pair "Anybody seen Clarice and Brandie?"
Courtney "Muppet" Thompson
Bridesmaid
Brandie met Courtney freshmen year at Savannah State University. They would always run into each other at the communal microwave and Courtney ALWAYS said hello and asked Brandie how she was doing. One day Brandie invited Courtney to join her for lunch with some other friends and she has been a part of the crew since! Brandie is also the person who gave Courtney the nickname "Muppet Baby" or just "Muppet" for short because of Courtney's sweet and soft voice.
Kristen Stewart
Bridesmaid
Brandie met Kristen while pledging Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. Gamma Upsilon Chapter at Savannah State University. Kristen and Brandie grew closer through all the fun road trips they took visiting different campuses and attending all the Greek parties! Kristen also became the official ATL New Year's Eve host, allowing the crew to crash whenever they came to town to party. But don't let all the good times fool you, Kristen is known in the crew as the hustler always working and getting to her coin!
Yagyesh D Karki
Best Man
Kritish and Yagyesh met in 7th grade when Kritish joined KU High School and their friendship grew closer when they became roommates in class 9 and 10, especially after working together on a project that took them on their first international trip to Bangladesh. They have remained close ever since to support each other through struggles and to celebrate their successes from Kathmandu to Chicago and beyond.
Swarup Paudel
Groomsman
Kritish and Swarup became friends when they were desk-mates in high school and bonded over their shared love for Pink Floyd. After graduating college in 2012, they both started their first jobs in Nepal at the same time and would hang out every day after work. Even after coming to the US, they continue to meet up whether in New Orleans, Omaha, or Chicago.
Anup Khanal
Groomsman
Kritish and Anup met in the 7th grade and bonded over science projects that they did together. They kept in touch after they both moved to the US for college. Anup hosted Kritish several times when he visited New York city, often during winter holidays, and celebrated many New Year’s Eve's together in the Big Apple.