Elizabeth & Ryan
Wedding Party
Mary Nguyen
Maid of Honor
Shout out to AOL Instant Messaging for the start of our friendship back in 2005! Since then our friendship has been full of celebrating all of life's highs together and picking up one another during the lows. She was also my first friend with a real job and used to take me to eat pho (I LOVE PHO) with her paychecks. If that isn't true love, I don't know what is! #101505 4lyfe.
Stephen Huynh
Best Man
I met Stephen when we were kids and our friend brought him over to my house to play catch. According to him, I didn't say a word to him that day and to this day he won't let me live that down. We've come a long way since then, playing baseball and hoops in high school, to being roommates and making YouTube videos with Alex at UW, and to now being my Best Man.
Tamthy Le
Matron of Honor
Our mothers helped facilitate this friendship by organizing rides to/from Bryn Mawr Elementary. Spending mornings watching "The Wild Thornberry's" while Tamthy ate breakfast and got ready for school will forever be one of my favorite childhood memories. Fast forward to today, the only thing that's changed is we now watch "Grey's Anatomy" while eating dinner after work.
Alex Hu
Best Man
Alex and I were in the same classes during our first quarter at UW, where we became friends over our shared interest in basketball, and the rest is history. He moved in with Stephen and I in the Renaissance, where we became Slendermen 202 and my MC partner, making tons of people laugh....at us.
Mariko Tabile
Bridesmaid
Mariko was in my 3rd grade math class and I forced my friendship upon her sometime between learning multiplication and recess. Her family has become my second family, and I love her twin sons as if they were my own. Mariko and I were once mad at each other around Christmas time, but still bought each other Christmas presents because that's what real friends do.
Sarrel Kim
Groomsman
I’ve known Sarrel for all 31 years of my life as my older brother. We’ve had our ups and downs but have come a long way since the days he would bully me and my friends when we were kids, for fun. Through it all, I know I can always count on my bro to have my back and be there for me no matter what.
Tu-Anh Dinh
Bridesmaid
Tu-Anh is my oldest and dearest friend. We met in Kindergarten and would somehow talk on the phone for hours on end. After 22 years of friendship, I am thankful for all the talks and memories we have made since the days of being Thompson Tigers!
Fredrik Yumo
Groomsman
Fred and I met through Stephen in high school, but the first time I spoke to Fred was actually in an AIM chatroom, where I destroyed him in a freestyle battle 😂. All jokes aside, Fred's been a great friend for the past 15 years and I'm excited for him to be a part of this big day.
Khani Le
Bridesmaid
10 years of friendship is usually a prerequisite before becoming best friends, but Khani was different. We became fast friends and spent almost every moment of my undergraduate career together until she ditched me for New York. I'm still waiting for the day she comes back home to me.
Zach Nasu
Groomsman
I met Zach back in college through our friend Jason, and like many others we connected through sports, more specifically being part of the handful of Asians that played baseball. Since then, he’s become one of my closest friends and has saved my 2000 Maxima countless times! 😅
Trent Uomoto
Groomsman
I met Trent back in college when Alex would invite him to our parties to complete the 425 ➡️ 253 connection. Through the years Trent has become one of my closest friends. From countless Mariners games, nights out in cap hill, to chill hookah nights, I could always count on Trent to have a good time.