Madiha & Jonathan
Wedding Party
Sobia Shaikh
Maid of Honor
The sister Madiha never had. After meeting in an Econ class at university, Sobia and Madiha bonded over their incredible (-y strict) parents and their love for all things fun. Three years as flatmates, countless adventures, and a 2-week quarantine in Thailand have all confirmed one thing: there's never a dull moment with Sobia.
Louis Grawehr
Best Man
The second best looking half-asian from the UWCSEA class of 2009. Since leaving high school Louis and Jonathan's lives have run in parallel on the other side of the world - both studying and working in finance and now getting married within 2 weeks of each other
Zoya Zajac
Bridesmaid
Zoya and Madiha's relationship goes back 20 years to the beginning of high school and countless late nights... chatting on MSN. Despite living in different countries since 2010, they have kept in touch through freakishly long essays on FB messenger that would make Shakespeare proud. Fun fact: whilst Madiha may be better at Mario Kart, Zoya takes the cake when it comes to costumes - be sure to ask about her 2020 halloween costume...
Rob Filsinger
Groomsman
Another of Jonathan's good friends from high school in Singapore, at 6" 7' Rob was probably the tallest person in Singapore and definitely the tallest at this wedding. Rob is the most efficient and organised of all the friends (likely due to his German heritage), an important factor in him being selected as a groomsman.
Sanaa Mehra
Bridesmaid
Sanaa and Madiha's friendship flourished over daily emails as they began their corporate life journeys. Yes, daily emails on trivial (yet crucial) matters using our work email addresses - it's a miracle we still have our jobs. Our daily chat has now moved to iMessage, where Sanaa provides all the positivity and motivation one could ever need, all whilst being a boss at Citi and a mother to Anaya *cute baby alert*
Nick Van Horen
Groomsman
Nick Van Horen - storyteller, explorer and world traveler, its sometimes impossible to find a weekend where Nick isn't travelling the world. An Investment Banker by profession (and by personality), you might catch him on an important conference call or sending comments back to analysts. If you're lucky enough to see him at the wedding, make sure to ask him about his recent honeymoon in Botswana
Lisa Houston
Celebrant
Lisa is the reason we are all gathering (here today) - a real life Cupid, she worked her magic in setting Jonathan and Madiha up. Thinking back to her seemingly innocent "oh so do you think he's cute?" makes us smile today and we are forever grateful to Lisa for bringing us together. P.S. she also goes by the name DJ Houston.