Leah & Christian
Wedding Party
Kayla Wehner
Maid of Honor
Kayla and Leah met on a USC Roommate Search Facebook page before starting college. Since then, they've lived together all throughout college, have hosted multiple extravaganzas, traveled internationally together, and had freestyle rap battles. Hobbies include running marathons and over- hyping mediocre restaurants/places.
Kayelyn Hembree
Matron of Honor
Kayelyn is actaully my niece! We are so close in age, though, that we practically grew up as sisters. From spending summers on trampolines to now planning our weddings together, we have definitely been through it all. I am her Maid of Honor for her upcoming wedding, and she is no doubt going to be the best Matron of Honor!
Diana Bonilla
Bridesmaid
Diana and Leah met on their freshman college dorm floor and fondly compare themselves to Pooh and Piglet because of their height difference and tendency to always end up together in school. Diana has visited Leah in Tennessee and vice versa, and now she is living in San Francisco, where Leah will be visiting often. Hobbies include Latin dancing, bargaining for discounts, and leaving beans in water for three days.
Kira Chambers
Bridesmaid
Kira started out as Leah's Young Life leader in high school, and 8 years later, they are still close friends! Kira is a graphic design queen and designed the Save the Dates and invites for this wedding. Hobbies include ice skating and taking selfies with her cats.
Erin Grimm
Bridesmaid
Erin and Leah have been close friends since they took Spanish together in high school. From crying together over AP classes to meeting up in Los Angeles, Nashville, and Vegas, they have never let distance stop their friendship! Hobbies include traveling EVERYWHERE, teaching cycling classes, and being in 500 weddings a year.
Carrie Inman
Bridesmaid
Carrie and Leah met on New Year's Eve their freshman year of college because they recognized each other through having the same ex! They really bonded over that and continued to become close friends despite Carrie going to the University of Tennessee and Leah being in Los Angeles most of our friendship. In the summer of 2020, Carrie came out and visited Leah in LA with their friend Natalie, and now she will be next to Leah on her big day! Hobbies include being non-confrontational and also being the busiest person on the planet
Tia Kemp
Bridesmaid
Tia and Leah were also freshman friends at USC! Tia has been there for every major event in Leah's college career, so it only makes sense for her to be there with her on her wedding day! Leah describes Tia as her "butterfly friend" because she is the most free-spirited, whimsical person she knows. Hobbies include sending 3-minute Snapchat of herself dancing alone and cooking fine cuisine
Heather Knutson
Bridesmaid
Heather was a randomly- placed roommate Leah's junior year of college that turned into a best friend! They have spent many days at the beach and many nights losing at beer pong. Despite living in different states now, they still talk almost daily and are faithful pen pals. Hobbies include traveling the world and being the smartest person I know. Literally. She's a genius.
Tatiana Vaz
Bridesmaid
Leah and Tatiana met when Leah, in a desperate attempt to find a class buddy in forensics, walked up to her and asked for her number after class. Since then, Tatiana has become one of Leah's closest friends despite never having the same class again. They are surfing buddies and love to attempt surfing together whenever the waves aren't too big. Hobbies include starting non-profits and making beer out of bread.
Jess Williams
Bridesmaid
Jess and Leah met their freshman year at USC and were fast friends. After only meeting once, Jess spent 3 hours unexpectedly helping Leah package boxes for the homeless without batting an eye. Since then, she has been a true friend- always leaving notes and pastries for Leah on bad days and making sure to celebrate any type of milestone. Hobbies include cooking the smelliest salmon on the planet, running into things, and buying pastries for those (Leah) affected by the salmon smell
Laura Windler
Bridesmaid
Laura is also a freshman dorm hall friend, but Leah's first interaction with her was when she came to everyone's doors with homemade chocolate chip cookies to introduce herself. Laura is one of the craftiest people we know and can get her friends in or out of any situation. Literally any. Hobbies include eating macaroons, receiving mysterious free gifts, and lying about having homemade chocolate chip cookies that were really store-bought. Kept that last one up for four years
Adrian Filip
Best Man
A picture is worth a thousand words, and a grunt from Adrian tens of thousands. As the eldest born male in the Filip family he holds the birthright as the rightful heir to the throne should our father pass.
Nolan Bayer
Groomsman
Nolan once told me, “You’re the dumbest smart person I know.” I took that statement to heart and have carried it with me ever since. I responded in kind with “Well, you’re the smartest dumb person I know.” It seemed fitting that we should become friends, in a complementary sort of way. Though I’m not sure if ‘dumb’ is a fair descriptor of Nolan, given just about anything dumb he’s ever done has been while he’s been with me. I’m still attempting to find the common denominator.
Dean Briones
Groomsman
- Flips tables -Flips cups -Is weirdly good at drawing whales -Weirdly bad at drawing everything else -Instigated many events in the past that shouldn't be written or spoken of ever again
Tyler Ensrude
Groomsman
"He works on Halo And eats lots of pasta, yeah. He sleeps in till noon." - A Haiku about Tyler | Christian Filip (2021)
Sean Kim
Groomsman
Kind Brilliant Tactful Asian Fighter Jet Tall Katana Sean
Westin Koessel
Groomsman
Christian and Westin met while they were both competing on ABC's hit show, "So you think you can, Think You Can Dance?" where they placed 8th of 8 competing teams. They later went on to win the first, and only season of FOX's hit show "Got Crabs?". Westin can be described using words such as "Thoughtful", "White", and "Westin".
Sebastian Smith
Groomsman
The current contender for the champion title, Sebastian specializes in Jiu Jitsu and squeezing hands that are smaller than his way harder than necessary to prove a point (all hands are smaller than his). He was voted "Most Likely to Fight a Bear and then Befriend It". He was also 'Mr. February' in the 2016 Calender edition for "Vikings Monthly".
Matt Walterman
Groomsman
Matt and I met as pen pals.The twist here being that - I was attempting to catfish him, and he was attempting to catfish me. We were both pretending to be girls selling industrial vacuums, where in reality we were only boys selling industrial vacuums. The ruse fell apart of course when we finally met up. Since then, we’ve been inseparable.
Giovanni Gonzalez
Groomsman
His name is-a Gio! He make-a-da Pizza!