Kevin & Lauren
Wedding Party
Suresh Kothapalli
Best Man
Suresh and Kevin met 17 years ago at Mccormick and Schmick's when Suresh called him "funny guy" and bought him a shot, the first of many over the years. They have been all over the world together, Australia, Costa Rica and on handicapped scooters in Las Vegas. Suresh is quite literally the Best Man and the only thing he can't do is swim.
Goli Shamsian
Maid of Honor
Goli and Lauren are the best of friends, and their bond is strengthened daily by the bags of clothes they leave for each other on their respective front porches. When they do spend time together, it is accompanied by laughter, dancing, and wine. Goli is an incredible mom and always finds time for her friends, even when Lauren invites herself over. They will be making their return to Thailand to finish what they started. Also to find that puppy Amanda tried to kidnap.
Justin Kungvanwong
Best Man
Justin and Kevin met a couple months before they started high school and have been close for over 20 years. They even remained friends while Justin was gone for 6 years in the Navy and Kevin did absolutely nothing. Now they work together which should ensure their friendship will end within the calendar year.
Laura O'Donnell
Matron of Honor
Laura is a real life fairytale princess turned mad scientist. She could quite literally be the most driven, hard working, creative person on the planet. She picked Lauren up in Philadelphia on Lauren's layover to Rome and the rest is history. Laura calls Lauren her "it girl" for her brand Zala Moon and everyone should go check out her stuff on zalamoon.com. #sponsored
Miguel Gurza
Groomsman
Miguel and Kevin's shared love for the Dodgers and their unbreakable bond has made them the greatest Fantasy Football co-owners in the history of sport, perhaps in the history of recorded thought. Miguel was the front man for the wildly successful band "Side Effect" and the only thing stronger than his band naming abilities are his chances of developing type 2 diabetes.
Cassie McIntire
Bridesmaid
Cassie and Lauren have had many great adventures over the years from getting Wicky Whacked to riding scooters on the Vegas strip, all while speaking their own language to each other. Cassie and Lauren both love dogs more than anything in the entire world even though Cassie doesn't have one--and has to steal her friends' dogs to stay sane. Cassie is going to have the best time of her WHOLE LIFE at Lauren’s wedding and is definitely NOT going to make fun of Lauren for saying that.
Reno Ministrelli
Groomsman
Reno and Kevin became friends over a decade ago when they started dating which caused heartbreak and anger with Kevin's other friends and most of Southern California. Eventually he was accepted and even considered somewhat of a pal to those same friends. Reno is known for his love of Taco Bell, his dog Q and women who get pregnant immediately after dating him.
Arnica Tillisch
Bridesmaid
Lauren and Arnica met on match.com almost 6 years ago where they absolutely fell head over heels in love. Arnica got Lauren the job at the 900 Club where you can usually find the two of them working, drinking, and laughing. Nicknamed Tiny Hiny, she might be a little lady but don't let that fool you. Her energy and laugh could fill a room. If you can't find her at any point in Thailand she will be at her hotel with a book and a bubble bath.
Mike Lowe
Groomsman
Mike opened a "Restaurant" called Blue32 a few years ago and started a series of events that would shape the lives of almost everyone attending this wedding. He and Kevin have been close friends from that day on, and Mike will still staple a receipt to your arm if he has had more than one drink.
Brittany Field
Bridesmaid
Nicknamed "The North Wind" (because she's cold as ice) Brittany might not be the easiest cookie to crack, but once Lauren weaseled her way into her life, they have been joined at the hip ever since. She is excellent at FASHUN, giving decent life advice and has a heart of solid platinum. (Because gold probably didn't match.) You can find her at the reception doing magic tricks and sleight of hand.
Rick Guadiana
Groomsman
Rick and Kevin were obviously drawn to each other at first because of their superior hair but soon found out they had much more in common. This wedding will mark the return to southeast asia for them as Rick is making the trip only to find the German DJ he fell in love with in Hong Kong and the bird that took a human sized crap on him in that same city.
Chelsea Dean
Bridesman
Chelsea and Lauren became close working together every Thursday for the better part of 5 years, braving the storm of members' awful stories, ridiculous requests, and Eric Markgraf's feet. Chelsea is now a trainer at Coreology where she is sculpting Lauren's abs to the likes of those from Greek mythology. When people ask if Lauren and Chelsea are sisters, Lauren emphatically yells "YES" over Chelsea's ever subdued "ha, no."
Erick Conway
Groomsman
Erick and Kevin became friends on the floor of a crowded restaurant in South Redondo about 15 years ago. They were wrestling to secure dominance in the newly formed group of idiots and after a hard fought stalemate, they have been living in loving symbiosis ever since.
Amy Kredo
Bridesmaid
Amy is one of Lauren's funniest and most eccentric friends, but she "doesn't want to make a rug about it." She says she forgives Lauren for locking her out of their Airbnb at 2 am in the freezing Canadian winter night, which shows the depths of her sweetness and grace. Lauren hopes this Halloween will be better than those of Amy's past, and foam machines will be absolutely prohibited on the dance floor. No exceptions.
Sienna Moon O’Donnell
Flower Girl
Sienna is Lauren’s BFF and one of the gals. She has the best dance moves and definitely parties harder than anyone else (before 9pm). Lauren’s wedding party would not be complete without Sia!
Jackson Doram
Ring Bearer
Jackson is the newest member of the group but only because of his age. He’s more social than the rest of the wedding party but needs less naps.
War Child
Best Boy
He's a good boy
Pastor Page
Officiant
Malibu Biff takes Thailand
Dave Goncher
Father of the Bride
Dave is a product integrity specialist turned rugged outdoorsman. He has worked his whole life so he could enjoy the solitude of the Rockies on his own mountain (probably with his shirt off). You can see him coming a mile away in his huge white pickup truck and hear him cursing the narrow southbay streets when he visits his daughter. He recalls the moment Lauren was born as it was interrupting a riveting episode of Miami vice. Lauren is beyond excited to be escorted down the aisle by one of her favorite people she has ever known. Dave is hands down the best Dad on the planet, and has the mustache to prove it.
Sheri Goncher
Mother of the Bride
Nicknamed Sharesy, Sheri Goncher is one of the kindest most generous people you will ever meet. She can’t help giving complete strangers compliments, or talking to them...about anything... ALL the time. She will pull out a picture of Lauren from 10 years ago when she worked at Disney to anyone who looks remotely in her direction. She also loves call-back jokes because they are always funnier the four-hundredth time around. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. She has flown out five separate times to help Lauren with her dress, and even took a trip with Dave to Thailand to make sure the ÀNI wasn’t too good to be true. Lauren loves when people say she and Sheri look the same. Lauren says that even though you can’t pick your parents, if she could she would pick Sheri again every time.