Wedding Party
Elena
Maid of Honor
Since this is our website and we make the rules, I’m just gonna talk about how proud I am of my favorite sister. I admire everything that she is–wicked smart, gorgeous, kind, caring, to name a few–and everything she aspires to be. She’s crushing it at medical school, learning how to save lives, and even though that would’ve given her a perfectly valid excuse not to be an involved maid of honor, she still found time to bring everyone together for the bachelorette.
Arjun
Best Man
I met Arjun in 2000, a short while after he was born. We instantly took a liking to each other and resolved to become brothers (it helped that we had the same mother and father), building a relationship forged through Kumon sessions, pickleball tournaments, and impromptu wrestling matches. He’s always been my partner-in-crime, and no matter how far away he goes - for example, at med school in West Virginia - we are always there for each other. Decades later, I still get just as excited to see him as I was the day he was born, and I’m privileged to have him as my best man.
Devon
Bridesmaid
Devon welcomed me into her family so effortlessly when she married my brother, Brock. I hope I’ve returned the favor. If you ever want advice on anything, ask Devon, because she’s great at everything she does and always has everything together. Also tell her thank you for bringing Carson into the world and the family, because he’s the greatest.
Matt
Groomsman
The year was 2015. Matt and I locked eyes from across the freshman orientation circle. We were picking alliterative adjectives. I was “Rambunctious Rohan”. He said he was “Mad Matt”. Everyone thought his name was Max since Fury Road had just come out. He thought this was deeply clever of him. So did I. Fast-forward 3 futons, countless Taco Bell nights, sharing an Arlington apartment (shoutout Von & the Romneys), a spilled mini-keg, several viewings of Backstroke of the West, and 1,600 hours of Smash Bros, and Mad Matt continues to be a crazy special friend in my life.
Majesta-Doré
Bridesmaid
Majesta and I met in 6th grade and it didn’t take long for us to realize we matched. We started passing a notebook back and forth between classes to gossip about our enemies and draw random doodles and musings. We stuck together through middle and high school, were rudely kept apart by college, and both went to W&M for law school. Now, we mail the notebook between Jersey and Virginia.
Deniz
Groomswoman
In 2023, Erika and I moved to Jersey City, and I transferred to the NYC office for work. At a company happy hour in Central Park, I met a lot of friendly new people who were excited to network and talk shop, and another person who kept making fun of me. Naturally, I befriended the latter person - without a doubt one of the best decisions I could’ve ever made. Deniz’s boundless friendship gave Erika and I a whole group of people who have made New York beautiful for us. When we aren’t watching plays, or traveling, or reading books, or playing volleyball, then we’re probably distracting each other at work.
Emily
Bridesmaid
Emily and I met in college and sang a cappella together, and we quickly became the two peas in a pod in the soprano section. We roomed together sophomore, junior, and senior year and have stayed close due to our mutual love of music and of course, our cats. Zelda got her name from Mipha, Sidon (the original Zelda-themed duo) and Elena’s cat Link!
John
Groomsman
John and I met 100% online in 2020 over Xbox Live. Anyone who has ever played video games with John knows that he likes to analyze all possible options while in his menu. Luckily for me, this cautiousness does not extend to making friends, and we formed a friendship a thousand miles apart. I was thrilled to be a groomsman at his (and his awesome wife Emma’s) wedding - where, crazily, we met in-person for the first time (good news: no catfishing occurred). Even after several unforgettable trips together, we still love to hop on the phone with a controller in hand and catch up.
Megan
Bridesmaid
Megan and I are from the same town, Manassas, Virginia and have known each other for ages. We *finally* got to be close friends in high school, and we lived together freshman and senior year of college. Megan is an extremely caring, intelligent person, and I value every Halloween party and FaceTime Catan session.
Stephen
Groomsman
About 6-7 years ago, I crashed a man-date at a Tex-Mex restaurant in Pentagon City. It was here that Stephen and I hatched a fledgling friendship. During the pandemic, while I stayed in Virginia, Stephen took wing and moved to Utah, where he soared as both a judicial clerk and a bird watcher. One of my fondest memories is taking a cross-country lark to Stephen’s place in Utah and going hiking all over the Southwest. Later, when Stephen migrated to Astoria, Erika and I visited his nest and fell in love with the NYC area. Having him as one of my cardinal friends is a real feather in my cap.
Haarika
Bridesmaid
Haarika messaged me on the W&M Law School admitted students Facebook page and was excited about the possibility of rooming with a cat (my old man, Diego), and the rest was history. I got through law school and bar studying, with a pandemic in the middle of it all, with my sanity mostly intact and that’s in large part due to Haarika. She’s always ready to be a sounding board, share a cocktail recipe, or these days, send an adorable and/or chaotic video of her cats.
Jonah
Groomsman
I met Jonah my very first semester at William & Mary, when I joined the debate team. I always remember him as one of the friendliest faces in a club that was replete with arguing, awkward, know-it-all college kids. While I genuinely don’t remember when we went from being friendly to being friends, I am all the better that it happened. Jonah is one of the few people with whom I can chat about anything, everything, and nothing - basically, one of the best roommates ever. Even though we’ll often seek out things to debate, how great it’s been to have him in our life is inarguable.
Emma
Bridesmaid
Emma started out as Rohan’s roommate’s childhood friend’s girlfriend, and I’m thrilled that we’ve decreased our degrees of separation so I can simply call her my friend. During COVID, when Rohan and Matt (groomsman) lived together, I would visit from school, and we would all get on video calls so the boys (including Emma’s now-husband, John, also a groomsman) could play video games. The first time I met Emma in person was the day before her wedding after we drove cross-country to Omaha. We’ve since taken multiple trips together including a destination half-marathon in Yellowstone. Emma is one of the sweetest, goofiest, most genuine people I know.
Zach
Groomsman
At the end of 2019, my friend Emily asked Erika and I to come out on a double date with someone she had been seeing for a bit. Seeing their relationship grow alongside ours has been a unique experience, and I was incredibly honored to officiate their wedding! From that day at the mall to now, I have found Zach not only an awesome partner for Emily, but also a wonderful friend of my own. We’ve bonded over a shared love of cats, word puzzles, and online games, and carried on a rich friendship despite a (still) contentious disagreement over what constitutes a spoiler.
