Brendan & Ivy
Wedding Party
Sheila Ford
Best Person
History is full of great duos: Batman and Robin. Abbot and Costello. Biscuits and Gravy. These give you some idea of the august and indomitable pairing of Brendan and Sheila. Separated at birth by about seven years, these two share a psychic link which enables them to coordinate complex tasks without any communication discernible to observers, and thus were studied by scientists as an early model for the internet. It is little wonder, therefore, that Sheila would be the one standing by Brendan's side on the biggest day of his life. Sheila also enjoys mixing up creative cocktails, and long walks in the park with their dog Orla.
Leah Foley
Maid of Honor
As precocious third-graders, Leah and Ivy bonded over their shared love of animals and Avril Lavigne. They were also both part of an ill-fated Destination Imagination (DI) team whose tinfoil lunar lander collapsed unceremoniously in competition, causing them to receive no points and come in third place out of three teams. Many tears were shed, mostly by Ivy. Since then, Leah has distinguished herself as a doctor (!!), dog mom, and soon-to-be mom to an actual human child. Ivy is so grateful to Leah for agreeing to be her maid of honor during this wild, exciting time, and also for always answering her random medical questions with the same patience, warmth and grace she is sure she extends to her patients, who are very lucky to have her.
Sydney
Bridesmaid
Sydney is a self-proclaimed room gremlin with a passion for small shiny things and nature valley bars. Hobbies of this creature include: drawing, gardening, listening to mystery podcasts, staying up late, playing the ukulele, and enjoying LOTS of music in their headphones (maybe a tad bit more than would be considered healthy in most cases). They are also Ivy’s sister.
Sophia Heinecke
Officiant
After receiving accolades for her work as a playwright, poet, and journalist, Sophia Valera Heinecke believes that moving away from single authorship through dialogue is the best use of her life. So, she has decided to become a different person... Actually, maybe a few other people. Reprising her role as Trashlord, in addition to taking up the moniker of Chaplin Charlie, merging mime and spiritual work, she feels most at home now in the rolling hills of the old country where she has taken to herding humans. There she is known to the townspeople as Old Jarvis or Young Jarvis, depending how old the villager invoking her name is. When she is not herding humans, Sophia still spins yarns and rips time apart, unflinching in her belief that we can fill the negative space of life with Faith and recognize creativity as the ultimate tool to sustain our will to live.
Clara James
Bridesmaid
The Clara James (alias: Clark Janes) is a species of cryptid native to Baltimore, MD, though sightings have recently been reported as far south as Edisto Beach, South Carolina. Noted characteristics include a gentle nature, raucous laugh, and a deep, near-pathological love of beans.
Arra
Flower Girl
Arra is Ivy’s youngest sibling and certainly the most ferocious. Cats flock to her. Violets shrink before her. She is the steward of powerful magic, and the undisputed queen of many realms, both real and imagined.