Wedding Party
Grace McDonald
Maid of Honor
grace & julia have been best friends since 10th grade. through high school, college, many months apart in different cities or countries, & finally settling in california they’ve remained close. there’s no one else julia could imagine having as her maid of honor.
Katia Dergham
Best Woman
eli & katia have been best friends since middle school band. they both went off to college, but now they’re both in the LA area. eli always knew that katia would be his best woman!
Mackenzie Griffin
Matron of Honor
kenzie & julia were forced by their moms against their will to hang out one day in 2009, and have been hanging out ever since. they bicker and love like sisters, and never shut up when they’re together. can’t imagine this day without kenzie.
Dylan Rogers
Groomsman
eli & dylan are brothers. he’s known eli longer than anyone. they used to fight a lot growing up, and now they only fight occasionally. eli’s excited to have him standing next to him!
Brenda Kao
Bridesmaid
brenda & julia became coworkers a couple of years ago, and quickly became fast friends. their families spend almost every day together pretending they live in a commune together in LA. julia can’t imagine her day to day life without brenda in it!
Kayla Long
Groomswoman
eli & kayla are cousins! they didn’t grow up close, but in adulthood have become very close friends. since moving to the same city as julia’s parents, they’ve spent time & even traveled together!
Savanah Langley
Bridesmaid
savanah was one of julia's first friends after moving to LA. roller skating over covid, late night tj maxx runs, eating obscene amounts of food, and getting into shenanigans in and outside of work are some of the things that make up their friendship.
Nathan Rivera
Groomsman
nathan is julia's brother! eli's excited to have him in his wedding party. like their mom always said, one day julia and nathan would be each other's best friends, so julia is excited to have nathan in the wedding party too. :)
Jonathan Maiocco
Bridesman
jon & julia have known each other since beginning of high school, but their friendship grew even closer through college and moving to LA. they are friend soulmates.
Mike Long
Groomsman
eli & mike have grown close since he married into the family through kayla! he looks forward to spending more time with him as family and friends.
Sierra Todd
Bridesmaid
julia & sierra have been best friends since kindergarten! even though they lived across the country from each other from 9 years old on, they made an effort to stay close despite the distance. through hundreds of handwritten mailed letters, long phone calls, and yearly trips to see each other they've maintained a close friendship. they've been planning to stand next to each other on their wedding days for over 24 years.
Jimmy Koontz
Groomsman
eli & jimmy go way back! jimmy was eli's math tutor mentor during middle school and high school. since then they have become good friends. eli became jimmy's son's youth group leader!
Paula Victoria Dai
Bridesmaid
paula & julia are cousins, but only really met 5 years ago! it was wild to meet a family member so late in life and still have so much in common and feel so connected. julia feels lucky to have family she would choose to have as a friend.
Cole Maguire
Groomsman
cole & eli are cousins! they have recently become closer friends, now that they both live in the west. they've taken turns visiting each other in los angeles and colorado, and look forward to some fun trips together in the future!
Jacob Diaz
Bridesman
jacob was another one of julia's first friends she made when moving to LA. he's her go to guy for furniture assembly, IT needs, photoshop, rides, KBBQ, and too many tequila shots.
Arvin La Rosa
Groomsman
arvin is one of eli's newest, but very close friends! their families spend a lot of time together going out to eat and hanging out with the kids. he is excited to have arvin in his wedding party!
Cori Carter
Bridesmaid
julia and cori have been friends since college, and stayed fast friends. cori is one of her must-see friends when coming home to georgia. their late night heart to hearts are some one the things that has gotten julia through life. she's so excited to have her in the wedding party!
Enyi Liang
Groomswoman
enyi & eli met at supermileage in college at SLO. after many hours and late nights in the shop they became close friends, and have stayed connected since!