Vanessa & Lucas
Wedding Party
Ashley Delapaz
Matron of Honor
Ashley and Vanessa have been primas since the beginning of time. Ashley is a graduate of NIU with a degree in psychology. When she's not wearing her therapist hat and spending hours on the phone giving great life advice to Vanessa, she's snuggling up with her dog, Macie. Although Ashley is technically Vanessa's cousin, she is also Vanessa's best friend and Vanessa could not get married without Ashley by her side.
Nicholas Polster
Best Man
Luke's younger brother and actor of the family. Luke has known Nick for his younger brother's entire life and grew up close bonding over such classics such as Pokémon and Super Smash Brothers. Luke has watched with pride as he's become a bird philanthropist while he studies to become a doctor on the side. Truth be told Luke does love and appreciate his brother and has been enjoying living closer to him near Indy.
Ashlee Sierra
Bridesmaid
Ashlee and Vanessa have been best friends since first grade when Ashlee wrote "best friends" on an eraser, broke the eraser in half, and gave Vanessa the half that read "friends". When they went to different schools in 6th grade, Ashlee and Vanessa remained close by calling each other on cord phones. They are more like sisters than anything else. Ashlee also helped Vanessa and Luke's relationship further when she accompanied Vanessa to one of Luke's parties.
Wilson Piguing
Groomsman
Fellow Jimmy John's Gargantuan connoisseur. Luke and Wilson have been close friends since physics class in high school and the friendship took off with a big bang. Without Wilson in Luke's life there's about a zero percent chance his pc would still work and Luke continues to be grateful for his charity. Definitely one of the nicest guys out there and one day they'll all head to the Philippines. The prince and emperor you could say.
Ashley Pabey
Bridesmaid
This is the last of the Ashley's in this bridal party, I swear. Ashley Pabey and Vanessa met their freshman year of high school through a mutual friend. They became close when they were locked in their high school together overnight. It was a friendship that blossomed out of survival mode, but lasted for years because of genuine love for one another. Also, if it wasn't for Ashley Pabey, Vanessa and Luke might not have had their first kiss as she is the one who pushed them close together on the 'Where Else' dance floor.
Nicholas Christensen
Groomsman
'Big Nick' as he's affectionately known by Luke's family has also been Luke's friend for what seems like forever as they grew up playing baseball and went to Purdue together. Some say that Nick's always led by example and they've had countless good times together when he's decided on a course of action. He's been with Luke for some very special moments including leading Vanessa and Luke to the Where Else dance floor where their relationship took off.
Katelyn Lipa
Bridesmaid
Katie and Vanessa met in Freshman biology class back in high school. Katie chose Vanessa to be her lab partner and then later said "want to be friends?" From that day on, Vanessa and Katie became close and Katie later introduced Vanessa to Ashley Pabey. The 3 of them were inseparable and still are to this day. Katie has made Vanessa an aunt to her son, Ethan who Vanessa named. She and Vanessa created a tradition where they go to every Taylor Swift concert together. It has cost them both a ton of money, but the memories they create are worth it.
Benjamin Carpenter
Groomsman
Man of the people and gentle laborer. Ben and Luke have been close since the two started pursuing a weightlifting career together while in college that has since tragically all but ended. They famously went to Las Vegas together and somehow overcame the odds and returned alive with no parental supervision. Realistically Luke has always enjoyed having Ben as a close friend and has many unique memories that he'll cherish.
Jessica Ibares
Bridesmaid
Jessica is Vanessa's other prima through marriage. Jessica and Vanessa have recently gotten close when they started to go to hot yoga classes together. Although Vanessa hates going to hot yoga classes, she loves spending time with her prima and getting brunch afterwards. Jessica takes such good care of her family and Vanessa loves having her as part of the Delapaz family. Vanessa hopes to be as great of a cook as Jessica is one day and she knows she can always go to Jessica for cooking recipes and advice on adulting.
Adam Johnston
Groomsman
High school swim star turned amateur disc golf extraordinaire. World class support in more ways than one. Adam has been Luke's friend since elementary school, continued to be a part of his life through some adventures at Purdue, and is set to continue as Luke joined him in the Indy area. Adam's a great guy with a big personality and it's always Luke's pleasure to hang around with and catch up.
Anais Mosqueda
Bridesmaid
Anais is Vanessa's older prima. They have spent a lot of their time dancing at Spanish clubs and getting into all sorts of trouble. They have a tradition where they go St. Patrick's Day bar crawling every year and they always have a fun time. Although Anais now lives in Texas, they both still find time to see each other. Anais and Vanessa love having prima nights which is a sleepover party. Although they like to think they're the life of the party, they both agree that their cousin, Ashley Delapaz, is the true party girl.
Michael Anderson
Groomsman
'Magnanimous Mike' as self-declared in 7th grade. Luke and Mike have been friends since middle school despite Mike attending that other college in Indiana. Mike's always been an outstanding friend often serving as the responsible one of us that made sure none of us hurt ourselves. He's most recently moved to Colorado but the two continue to speak almost daily and one day Luke will work up the courage to visit him out there and go skiing.
Christiana Miranda
Bridesmaid
Christiana is Vanessa's little sister. She is a fun and energic girl. She brings Vanessa so much happiness. Although Christiana can also get on her big sister's nerves, Vanessa wouldn't trade her for anything in the world! Christiana and Vanessa love to watch movies together, drink hot chocolate, and fight over their dog Po. Christiana is very intelligent and mature for her age and Vanessa is extremely proud of her. Christiana plans to be an engineer one day and Vanessa plans to make sure she succeeds.
John Chant
Groomsman
Luke's oldest friend and one of the best teachers in the greater Valparaiso area. The world's most accurate weather man regarding storms. John and Luke have truly been through it all over the years and now spend more time than they'd care to admit being chased by the likes of Freddy Kreuger and demogorgons. Luke has always felt that John was the most genuine person in the room and Luke couldn't be happier to have him as a friend.