Caroline & Michael
Wedding Party
Emily Flaherty
Maid of Honor
Emily and Caroline have been friends since their first year of medical school when they shared a house full of study flashcards, memories, and pets. Emily is now a general surgery resident at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota.
Amazi West
Best Man
Amazi and Michael met on September 13th, 2009 when Amazi bestowed onto Michael the title of "big brother." Amazi is currently in 8th grade at Day Creek Intermediate School.
Abby Mathier
Maid of Honor
Abby and Caroline started out as roommates in medical school (along with Emily), where she was a huge proponent of bonding through late night movies. They have since become lifelong friends. She is currently a pediatrics resident at Emory in Atlanta.
Christian White
Best Man
Christian and Michael first met in Physics 100 during their first year at Yale and have been peers, colleagues, and brothers since then. Christian is in the final months of obtaining his PhD from UC Berkeley and will soon be starting a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Argonne National Laboratory.
Richard Brown
Bridesman
Richard and Caroline met during admitted students weekend for Pitt Med and have been friends since! He graduates medical school this year and will be staying in Pittsburgh for his ophthalmology residency.
Tunde Ahmad
Groomsman
Tunde and Michael met 10 years ago during their first year at Yale, and bonded over their shared love of West Coast music. Tunde currently lives in LA and works in the venture space, started a sustainable fashion line, and co-founded a cafe and wine bar in his hometown of Oakland, CA.
Deanna Cortina
Bridesmaid
Deanna and Caroline met in history class freshman year of high school (15 years ago!) and have stayed friends since. Deanna works as a healthcare software consultant and lives in Seattle.
William Ayinon
Groomsman
Will is Caroline's younger brother and has loved getting to know Michael over the years. He is a college student at Harvard and a member of the swim team. Will is very excited to welcome Michael into the family as his brother-in-law!
Becky Kalish
Bridesmaid
Becky and Caroline became friends toward the latter years of high school and have stayed close ever since through all of life's ups and downs. Becky currently lives in NYC and works in marketing/communications at a nonprofit focused on youth development.
Travis Brady
Groomsman
Travis and Michael met each other during college and cemented their friendship in engineering courses. Travis is now pursuing a PhD in biomedical engineering at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.
Gemma Lurie
Bridesmaid
Gemma and Caroline met over ten years ago in high school and have stayed friends since! She has been living in Los Angeles since then and is currently working as a community forestry project manager.
Tim Dawson
Groomsman
Mike and Tim have been brothers since they met on their official football visit to Yale in 2013. Tim is currently living in LA and pursuing his MD with hopes of becoming a neurosurgeon.
Al Nurani
Bridesman
Al and Caroline have been friends since the early days of college after living in the same dorm freshman year. He currently lives in NYC and works in public health research centered around substance use and harm reduction.
Spencer Munroe
Groomsman
Spencer and Michael first became friends as roommates while working as summer counselors at Yale following their sophomore year. Spencer currently lives in NYC working in product management.
Radha Sharma
Bridesmaid
Radha and Caroline met in high school and became lifelong friends through college and beyond. Radha lives in the Boston area and is pursuing a graduate degree in Biopharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs at Northeastern University.
Craig Wojtala
Groomsman
Craig and Michael first met in the Madrid airport after a summer of studying abroad following freshman year of college. They became lifelong friends thanks to the shared hardship of a mechanical engineering degree and several post-grad years in Boston watching UFC fights nearly every weekend. Craig lives in NYC and works in strategy and business development for Ubiquiti.