Maria Luisa Cardenas Vinas & Matthew Koithan
Wedding Party
MariaLuisa Cardenas Vinas
Bride
History buff. Extremely passionate about green energy, and sustainable living. Likes League of Legumes[Legends].
Matthew Koithan
Groom
Loves 3D printing, say you need anything and he's ready with a 3D printed solution. Amazing father to Bast, Zahra and Anubis. The best mechanical engineer I've ever met(granted I'm a little biased)
Maria Isabel Viñas
Mother of the Bride
Loving, caring, sweet and incredibly hardworking person; but above that my mom. She has her own bookkeeping business, with over 100 accounts, bit of a workaholic. She supports us in all that we do, only wanting out happiness, even if it's leads us far from her.
Dyanne Williamson
Mother of the Groom
Her own boss of an amazing woman owned and led marketing company. An incredibly caring and smart person.
Alejandro Cardenas
Father of the Bride
Works for the monarch caterpillar, by selling milkweed [monarch butterfly food] and educating people about the importance of native plants. Helped regrow milkweed gardens in The Woodlands. "I seek knowledge I want to leave the world a little better than I found it"-Sorcerers Apprentice
Kevin Koithan
Father of the Groom
Easy going family guy, loving grandfather to Bast, Zahra, and Anubis. Knows a little something about computers, and is a master at making some delicious ribs.
Tyler
Man of Honor
An electrical engineering student at UTA who has always been a reliable friend. He is someone who is always there for you when you need him, and is always trying to liven up your day. He spends a lot of time playing games with us, but is also pretty handy in outdoor carpentry. Loves to learn new things, spend time with friends, and tries to be a better person with each day. He's also a pretty good Thresh main (League of Legends [it's a gamer thing]
Johnny
Best Man
Little brother, future Mechanical Engineer, hoping to go into renewable energy[a passion that Maria shares, and will always want to talk about if you're willing to listen]. Makes some pretty cool gingerbread houses.
Marin Cruz
Bridesmaid
Fellow cat lover, and with a darling fur baby named Lily, who is one of the most well behaved adorable dogs I have met. Working on her Masters in architecture in U of H.
Guha
Groomsman
Friend of the Groom since 3rd grade. He lives down the street from Matt's parents. We have played several games together but now adays our favorite things to do together are either play Smash ultimate or ping pong.
Alexandra
Bridesmaid
We met a long time ago, in orchestra. We learned how to play violin together, and always tried to be each other's stand partners'
Clara Thompson
Groomswoman
Clara and Maria met in 2020 right as lockdown started, and they played video games together to pass the time. Over the next few years, they became amazing friends. Clara is a future journalist, a baking enthusiast, and works and studies at the University of Texas at Arlington.
Zahra
Babygirl
Zahra found me on a cold winter day, when I was driving back home to Matt from Houston. I had stopped by the rest stop in Huntsville, she was extremely friendly and willing to go into my car, without hissing or trying to bite me.
Bast
Babyboy
From foster baby to foster fail, his favorite person is Matt much to the chagrin of Maria. He is our little boy, and how I knew Matt would be an amazing father, with the care that he takes care of Bast with.
Sphynx
Best Cat
A grumpy, and talkative old gentleman who will tell you all about his day. A great companion who has helped me through a great many things.
Anubis
Flower Child
A loud mischievous baby, our first puppy together.