Lauren & Johnny
Wedding Party
Megan Lee
Maid of Honor
My memory with unni consists only of the most ridiculous things: sneaking out of our bedroom window to unintentionally burn some Hawaiian chocolate for mom's birthday, staying up all night having Hello Kitty pillow fights to take a nickel as a prize, passing secret notes within the same room to make each other the one to get mom's permission to watch more TV, having absurd standards of seeing how close we were to falling asleep every night, and remixing Beethoven songs only to sing them nonstop on our family road trip. Thankful for those memories that define our childhood and I glad to have a sister who is as silly as I am.
Jimmy Kim
Best Man
I don’t know if I can write the most ridiculous thing I’ve done with Johnny without bashing him. I can’t do that to my brother, he is getting married. So I’ll bash Lauren. I’ve known Lauren almost my entire life and probably know things about her that people don’t know about – like how she murders every plant at home and how Johnny’s and Lauren's birthday dates are the same if they were flipped backwards. But, I have to say - I don’t know if she remembers MY birthday. So 5 years ago in 5/16, which happens to be 2 days after HER OWN birthday. She forgot my birthday because she was at the Knicks game with Johnny. Ridiculous, I know. It’s a constant battle to remind her that my birthday never changes. It has been and will always be 2 days after Lauren’s birthday. She scarred me for life.
Michelle Lee
Maid of Honor
Here is a concise attempt at a list of the most ridiculous things I've ever done with the bride*: - Create business ideas for everything under the sun - Jump into the (at the time) terrifying abyss that was freelance life together - Pretend it was my birthday when we went to a bar so her coworkers wouldn't judge her for going out on a Monday night - Show each other the best, worst, and weirdest versions of ourselves (in that order) And of course, the moment that started it all... - Run through a torrential storm sharing a tiny, flimsy umbrella to get McDonald's soft-serve *List edited for the sake of Lauren's reputation
Mike Du
Best Man
The most ridiculous thing that I have done with Johnny.....after 10 years of knowing and hanging out with this guy...I don't even know where to begin. From skipping class together (I guess rather normal and not so ridiculous) in high school to driving from North Carolina to NYC and back in 48 hours, the list goes on and on. The most ridiculous might have to be the number of hours we spent at the outdoor basketball court at West Van rec. This was our spot. In grade 12, we played almost every day, hours at a time, non stop. Nothing stopped us. There were no lights so when it got dark, we used our cars' headlights to light up the court and keep playing. It really was Ball Is Life.
Susan Im
Bridesmaid
Lauren and I don't have many memories of being ridiculous because we represent the kind of friendship that mainly makes one feel still and safe :)! I love seeing when I make her laugh though with something I said. She laughs a lot :) Most ridiculous thing? Taking leaps of faith in our own selves and embarking on entrepreneurial journeys as young women-- us being proud about losing sleep over work-- simultaneously understanding how rewarding, testing, pride-filling, and self-mutilating the work we were doing has been for the other without saying a word. Laughing over Christian jokes too much. Our friendship is ridiculous because our friendship is out of this world! Love, Susan
Jeff Fitzgerald
Groomsman
The most ridiculous thing I’ve done with Johnny is playing basketball in the middle of winter in the snow when we were kids (gloves and toques included) and renting a grizzly bear costume twice so we could film our 9th grade social studies video like we were Steven Spielberg hahaha
Halim Kim
Bridesmaid
After enjoying the beautiful countryside in Croatia, we realized we had missed the last bus back to our airbnb. Left with no choice, we ended up hopping into a strange man’s car. As we watched the man drive us through secluded roads and cliffs, we suddenly started to notice the scars on his hands. And his threatening silence. We quietly looked at each other with faces which expressed a thousand words: we. are. going. to. die. Both of us were internally screaming, sweats down our spine, plotting to pull Liam Neeson moves. Then within a moment, he stopped the car and we realized we were safely back to our destination… turning into two big balls of mixed emotions. Good times! Let’s make it clear though that it was not funny at all at that moment.
Alex Kane
Groomsman
The most ridiculous thing I ever did with Johnny was remain in law school for our second year. The second most ridiculous thing I ever did with Johnny was remain in law school for our third year. The third most ridiculous thing I ever did with Johnny was pursuing a career in a law even after going through law school.
Emma Oh
Bridesmaid
10 minutes into meeting Lauren for the first time, I asked if I could visit her in Dubai, and two months later, I was flying over the skies of United Arab Emirates. Despite my extroverted personality,I always found it hard to make good friends who I could just be myself with. But Lauren, as usual, charmed me with her kind, warm heart and that laugh of hers that spreads faster than the flu to the people around her. It really was ridiculosu for me to casually spend a couple hundred bucks to stay at someone’s house whom I’ve only met a few minutes ago. And I'll always fly over which ever part of the world to see her.
John Kim
Groomsman
I guess I was a good friend who didn't really do anything ridiculous with Johnny 😉 but one thing that I continue to think about and thank Johnny is his home-made kimchi friend rice that he cooked for me when I broke up with my ex-girlfriend. It had taste of my mom's and it really helped me go through that low point of my life❤️ If Johnny has big fights with Lauren (I doubt) in the future, I feel committed and responsible to let him sleep over at my place and cook for him. Thank you Johnny.
Jenny Kwon
Bridesmaid
That time we stalked an indie band backstage to get pictures with the lead singer who neither of us listen to anymore; that time yours truly scored free tickets to Governor’s Ball and we cried in the pouring rain to Miguel’s butter smooth voice while eating tacos (yes, simultaneously); that time Lauren got us invited to a (literal) royal yacht party for New Year’s and we fought both seasickness and fatigue to dance barefoot all night. All I can say is that we both share the spontaneous and adventure-seeking spirit, as well as an extraordinary appetite, that has allowed us to stretch our stomaches and conquer the world together. I can’t wait for all the more ridiculous memories to come, now with Johnny in them too!
JJ Pristanski
Groomsman
In three years of law school, Johnny and I spent more time studying rock gods than we did learning the law (Sorry Mrs. Kim). We saw The Killers, Foo Fighters, U2, Nickelback, and Liam Gallagher (frontman of the legendary Oasis). Throw in over a dozen (and counting) Wolves games, a couple trips to Target Field to see our home country Blue Jays when they came to town, and a bone crushing tackle at Club Jager, it’s no wonder I snuck my way into this wedding party.
Peter Ahn
Bridesman
A few years back, Lauren and I wanted to start a travel blog through which we would take over the world and be successful enough to retire at the age of 30. Although we still have some time to figure it out, I think it’s safe to say that our evil plan didn’t work out.