We're getting married!
Wedding Party
Annie Bennett
Matron of Honor
Katie's "big" sister; she dressed Katie before Katie could get dressed herself, taught her how to do her makeup as an awkward tween/teen, exposed her to the best genres of music (80s/90s), and serves as a "life guru" for so much more than all of the latter.
Arthur Shaw
Best Man
Gabriel's best friend of over 10 years and former college roommate at UCSB.
Roe Fekade-Selassie
Maid of Honor
Katie's best friend from UC Berkeley (Go Bears!). She's got enough faith to hold anyone up when they need it and an amalgamation of accents/impersonations that will keep anyone laughing for days.
Stella Guevara Gibson
Groomswoman
Gabriel's nearest and dearest cousin.
Tamiko Jones
Bridesmaid
Katie's close friend since kindergarten. She is the mother of Katie's amazing Godchildren (see below) and a wicked athlete, mother, and friend (not necessarily in that order).
Lawrence Willis
Groomsman
Gabriel's good friend from UCD Medical School.
Suzy Henderson
Bridesmaid
Katie's cousin-in-law who was our housemate in Potrero Hill. She willingly watched horrible TV with us over a significant portion of Mitchell's ice cream for weeks on end, regularly made both of us feel very old, taught us a lot about Indian Cooking, and got booth of us addicted to everything Peloton.
Luis Carlos Lopez
Groomsman
Gabriel's cousin who lives in Arizona.
Marianne Doyle
Bridesmaid
Katie's chosen-sister who befriended Katie's "big" sister 27 years ago. She's been Katie's supervisor and mentor in social work and has the most outrageously contagious smile. Her heart is made of pure gold.
Alex Kaffka
Groomsman
Katie's brother and big fan of his sister's husband-to-be.
Emma Bennett
Flower Girl
Katie's niece, Emma Lilli, who turned six this year and started kindergarten. She loves to dance, sing, swim, and is super excited to be her auntie's flower girl.
Thresa Jones
Flower Girl
Katie's Goddaughter who shares kindness (and random dinosaur facts) wherever she goes (and random dinosaur facts), just like her mama, Tamiko.
Ryan Bennett
Ring Bearer
Katie's nephew who loves to play any game that has to do with kicking, hitting or throwing a ball. And he loves his "Gab-rhel!"
Tristan Jones
Ring Bearer
Katie's Godson and youngest of the four kiddos walking down the aisle. Also a complete "baller" with a smile that lasts for a lifetime-just like his daddy's!