Julie & Rawls
Wedding Party
Kim Bowman
Maid of Honor
VCU PhD student, mezcal & tea enthusiast, and avid hiker & climber. Big sister and role model to the bride, despite her dance moves. Once shushed a man on his phone in the quiet car of a train, declaring it "Train Justice."
Molly Holmes
Maid of Honor
Montessori school teacher, nature-lover, and dual cat/dog mom. Oldest friend since 5 years old. Adventures spent together include stuffed animal weddings, snowboard lessons, and founding a high school quartet, "Honey Bunches O' Notes."
Joel White
Best Man
By day he is a UR Law Student. By night he moonlights as a thespian in Richmond Theatre. Once named Susan Bolton's favorite dinner guest. Laureate, limerick writer, spiritual member of House Lannister.
Shahrose Saleem
Best Man
Very high Speech Skill, a fierce competitor, and legendary Winner of Games. Challenge at your own risk. Famously won 11 stuffed animal prizes at the Virginia State Fair, emasculating friends (i.e. Rawls).
Rachel Lewis
Bridesmaid
Bonded together in high school choir and over theatre drama (pun-intended). Now an event manager badass in DC. Wine and food connoisseur, she has indulged in more brunches with the bride than anyone to date.
Hannah Dunn
Bridesmaid
Met Julie in high school, but truly bonded over a few weirdly themed college summer parties. Born one day apart resulting in Capricorn debauchery. Dog mom of two, science teacher, artist, and active participant of Julie & Hannah's #TreatYoSelfDay.
Genevieve Stack
Bridesmaid
Met Julie in their college sorority, where they became contractual lifelong friends. A co-founder of Concert Clüb, she once turned down a "yoga & brunch" date with Jake Gyllenhaal. Legendary listener, consultant & confidant of the bride.
Phil Gibbs
Groomsman
Student of environmental science and entomology. He's handled caterpillars and coupe glasses in a single day. Masterful mixologist and world traveler. An authority on good food, music, and Gwent.
Dylan Moon
Groomsman
Richmond once knew him as drummer for legendary rock band the Overtones, feat. Ryan on bass. Known to memorize fast food menus for optimal deals (Genius). A semi-retired laser tag competitor, actor, director, musician, renaissance man.
Dodson
Groomsman
Survivalist. Historian. Comics Enthusiast. Cat whisperer. Practicing Virginia Attorney. Human encyclopedia. Rawls' original roommate and the person voted most likely to save us in the event of a zombie apocalypse.
Ryan Gunn
Groomsman
First met Rawls in Mrs. Zalesiak's 3rd grade class. Would later survive being kicked off his top bunk in a vicious game of Super Smash Bros. (Ryan won.) Cinephile, Stephen King fanboy, dog daddy, and oldest friend.
Danny Bowman
Bridesman
Eldest son, tech-genius, and lead guitarist & vocalist for the Brooklyn-based Beach Boys cover-band. Spends his days perfecting hobbies you might find at a local senior center, such as bread-baking, fly-fishing, and antique button sourcing.
Josh Katz
Bridesman
Julie's brother-in-law and living embodiment of "Keep your friends close and your enemies closer." Encyclopedic knowledge of all things film. Movie reviewer for Blu-Ray. Won stuff at Oaxaca's 2016 Film Fest. Is ironically afraid of cats.
Deepa Subramaniam
Officiant
Julie’s sister-in-law. Works at the ACLU. Has a spreadsheet for everything in life. Avid surfer - prefers to hang five instead of ten because hanging ten is presumptuous. Spirit animal is a cross between an excitable puppy and a 1967 NorCal hippie activist.