Melinda & Rachel
Wedding Party
Jessica Peck
Maid of Honor
Best friend and "BA Sista" to Rachel. Jess and Rachel met back in 2006 and have been best friends ever since. Their friendship has taken them all over the country in the pursuit of adventure.
Mary Kayyal-Hathout
Maid of Honor
I have edited this section so many times because there is a word limit to and no matter how many times I tried to edit what I wrote, I always exceeded the word count by at least double. She's gloating right now. I am sure. So, here's my point. She taught me some of life’s most valuable lessons like there is more to food than a turkey sandwich with lettuce and mayonnaise, procrastination can still get you accepted into college even if you write your admission essays a day before they are due, and that not all relationships are something to run from. She was asked to be my maid of honor because she embraced me with unconditional love and support even when I wanted run away from it. She is my maid of honor because she embraced a lost soul and has helped shape the woman I became today.
Deanna Wambolt-Gulick
Bridesmaid
Also known as "Gamer D" Deanna can school anyone in video games. Deanna and Rachel met in high school and bonded over punk rock bands.
Kristen Houchanthara
Bridesmaid
Kristen is brutally honest with facial expressions that could burn right through your soul. She can be intimidating but she compliments me by being able to say what I can’t. Don’t let this scare you though because she is my best friend for a reason. She is the kind of friend that makes me sticky rice with a side of soy sauce every time I’m hungry because she knows it’s my favorite. She is the kind of friend who values our friendship more than the men she has dated. She is the kind of friend that gave me a key to her house, never asked for it back, and made me feel like it was just as much as my home as it was hers. She stuck beside me through some of my darkest days and never once judged me. I asked Kristen to be my bridesmaid because she is my best friend for all the right reasons.
Whooty Bond
Bridesmaid
With a big heart and even bigger ass, Whooty's nickname is derived from the rap song about a "white girl with a booty." Watch out for this one's dance moves!
Shessica Moretti
Bridesmaid
Do you know how difficult it is to make friends in sixth grade as a new kid? It’s like trying to figure out phases of the moon and converting Celsius to Fahrenheit when basic math was a struggle (sorry, Shessica). In our defense, we were way too interested in our new mechanical pencils, ultimate frisbee, and how cool our science teacher was. Once again, we both moved out of New Hampshire and found ourselves over a thousand miles away from each other. Distance became irrelevant because here we are, seventeen years later, and our friendship is still as strong as the first day we met. I asked Shessica to be my bridesmaid because even though we still talk about the phases of the moon and our science teacher, we became best friends in a time where we needed each other the most.