Gadies and Lentlemen, the O&J Wedding
Wedding Party
Christian Olmstead
Monsieur of Honor
(He/Him) Christian is the beloved and beleaguered younger brother of the bride and both share the Olmstead weakness of debilitating ticklish spots. Growing up he wanted to spend every second of every day by his big sister’s side, which inevitably meant a lot of playing dress up and barbies. Nowadays, the siblings bond over books, anime, and TTRPGs while Jared and Christian lament over the sanding stage of woodworking.
Lauren Berman
Shield-maiden
(Any pronouns except He/Him) Lauren is the older sister of the groom and a Completely Normal Human™. To distract herself from the fact that she is trapped in a flesh prison, she studied poetry enough to get a Master’s in it and desperately wishes she could travel back in time to save Oscar Wilde from death. In addition, she enjoys cosplay, vampire literature, and David Bowie.
Kayla Hindle Ferguson
Bridesmaid
(She/Her) Kayla has known the bride since both preschool where they bonded over playing puppies at 3 years old. She still loves dogs and has a giant fluffball named Gimli. When she is not binge watching her favorite TV shows, she's outdoors spending quality time said dog, her social butterfly daughter, and her smart, devoted husband.
Grayson Adams
Groomsman
(He/Him) The groom's childhood friend turned Associate Marriage and Family Therapist, Grayson currently works with foster kids and in community mental health. He is an avid enjoyer of life, always seeking out new movies, games, and concerts to experience. His current obsession is “crushin’ loaf” at new restaurants in new places.
Ari Villalon
Bridesperson
(They/He) A monster friending fanatic -- bride once asked what their top 5 favorite Pokemon were and received 3 separate lists with explanations -- and passionately hates Palworld. Ari is an actor, a DnD siblings in arms, O&J's roommate, and a chronic member of the gay book rec trading club.
Auston Gessow
Groomsman
(He/Him) Auston is the groom’s highschool friend and now lives in Oregon with his adorable, little Cockatiel named Momo. The only time he was early was his birth and he’s never done it since. He loves cars and racing them. Bizarrely, the closest he’s come to death was not in a race, but while performing an oil change when the vehicle rolled off the ramp and on to him.
Marco Antonio Garcia Hernandez
Bridesman
(He/Him) The most sane and normal of the roommates, Marco enjoys eating strawberry ice cream with Cheetos, dabbling in both analog and digital photography, and listening to select scenes from the Transformers franchise at full volume. He is also a big fan of 80s movies like Back to the Future and Lady Gaga.
Gordon Hale
Groomsman
(He/Him) He co-owns an extremely cute, extremely small dog named Horchata with his girlfriend (both pictured). IMDb insists that he is the associate producer of a non-existent movie trilogy despite Gordon arguing for 7 years this is blatantly false; he works in lights. Lastly, he deals with the inescapable horror of mortality by making increasingly ambitious and delicious soups and stews.
Peyton Mergele
Bridesmaid
(She/Her) Peyton took a mental health day from work and never went back. She enjoys spending her mini-retirement indulging in learning new crafts just enough to be competent before moving on to the next shiny, new project. Peyton (correctly) believes that reading books and collecting books are 2 different hobbies, and that karaoke requires enthusiasm, not skill.
Peter Kingra-Mickelsen
Groomsman
(He/Him) Peter can be located in any room by softly meowing because he is part cat. He likes thinking about cameras so much, he does it professionally. He also has a talent for making jokes at the wrong time -- so at least, the groom is less alone.
Shoashanah
Officiant
(All pronouns) Shoashanah, known as Shoash to his friends and [REDACTED] to his enemies, is just a dude trying to chill and understand the mysteries of the universe. She can be found at the barricade with Jared at their favorite metal concerts, cuddled up with her two cats binging TV shows with Olivia, or gazing yearningly at the moon.
Mox Rockatansky
Ring & Flower Dog
(All prounouns) Known as Moxie to her friends, he is a retired street dog, happily entering into their fourth year of being a lazy house dog thanks to the bride and groom. Hobbies include bullying puppies, dirt-napping, and stealing poultry when no one is looking.