Wedding Party

Cherí Escalante

Bride

Jacob Gonwa

Groom

Annika Palm

Maid of Honor

I met Cheri (or Grace, as I know her) when I was only 2, and she was 5. My grandmother was her neighbor, so every summer I visited, I grew up with her as the big sister I never had. She was the first person I called when I got into Harvard (although she’ll tell you it’s Ivy Tech). I’ve taken her dream job as a barista now, but she’ll always be the older sister that I’m trying to be more like.

Benjamin Waltho

Best Man

Jacob and I have been best friends since before we were even born; our families made sure of that long before we had a say in it. You could say this friendship was written into our DNA from the start. So when Jake asked me to be his best man, there was really only one possible answer. I did briefly wonder if this meant we were breaking up, but of course, I said yes.