Christy-Lee & Jake
Wedding Party
Nikita Patel
Maid of Honor
We met nearly a decade ago when we joined Alpha Delta Pi. Despite opposing majors, our shared ideology and spirit brings us together. As roommates in our senior year, our bond grew through sarcasm, puns, baking, and later, travels through Germany! We’re goofballs and have just a slight proclivity for shopping. After a few years of bouncing around the world and practicing law in Chicago and New York, Nikita eventually moved back to Los Angeles where we all love to meet up for hikes, oysters, and lots of laughs.... Like, reminiscing on the time my credit card was stolen/lost in Germany- MY reaction was, “How will I pay for my Michelin meals when I get to Paris?” HER reaction was nonstop laughter at my reaction.
Alexa Marnae Illingworth
Maid of Honor
Nearly a decade ago, we met on the first move-in day to the UCLA dorms. It was an instant friendship! We were finishing each others sentences after knowing each other for less than a few hours. We rushed sororities together, had the same top two choices and got into eachother’s top pick. Despite the demands of college, we found ourselves regularly dancing and making friends from Santa Monica to Hollywood, and Vegas to Cabo. We saw each other a few days after I first met Jake, and despite me trying to downplay it, Alexa KNEW wedding bells were on the way!
Ben Smith
Best Man
Ben is not only my younger, taller brother and Best Man, but he has always been one of the funniest people I know. We have spent most of our lives laughing together (more like giggling, really) from reminiscing about old cartoons, making silly voices and faces, and laughing at inside jokes like only brothers can. Since he's returned back to the Bay Area, we mostly see each other when we are skiing in Tahoe. Say hi to Ben if you could use a laugh, are a fan of skiing, or think cartoons have gone downhill since the '90s.