Stephanie & Johnny
Wedding Party
Christine Chen
Maid of Honor
Christine and Stephanie have been friends since elementary school. They were roommates and attended the same grad school. Christine is a passionate person and loves kittens and puppies ( so much so she is a veterinarian!) She and Stephanie enjoy anything that can be best described as shenanigans. She also will not tell you the secret ingredient to her famous oxtail soup until at least 10 years of friendship.
Michelle Tsai
Matron of Honor
Michelle and Stephanie have been friends since elementary school. They enjoy hanging out and talking about life, usually over an organic meal that Michelle prepared. Michelle is professionally an architect and can design a heck of a good cupcake. She is kind, loving and raising baby Riley and older baby Noah.
Jenny Chen
Bridesmaid
Jenny and Stephanie are sister-in-laws. Jenny is momma to baby Jack Ryder. She is hilarious and Stephanie enjoys her dark, outlandish sense of humor. Known to be seen with boba-nated beverage in hand, Jenny is sweet, athletic and hikes mountains for fun. Jenny is a talented artist, having done Stephanie's high school prom makeup, wedding signage and engagement photos.
Emily Thai
Bridesmaid
Emily and Stephanie were dental school besties. They coordinated and volunteered many dental outreach events together. Emily is an avid dancer, having been in a dance crew in UC Irvine and leading dance workshops in dental school. Emily enjoys cooking and exploring new foods. One summer break, they travelled Taiwan and Japan together where they got fat and immersed in the otaku lifestyle.
Lyle Arrian Carlos
Bridesman
Lyle and Stephanie met first year in dental school. He is known for his amazing, stylized hair and running the show during karaoke nights. As a well spoken man, he can hold in depth conversations about anything from car mechanics to the best foundation for your skin type. He is also a wonderful cat caretaker to his cat Bay and to Steph's cats, having babysat them on numerous occasions.
Sarah Liu
Bridesmaid
Sarah and Stephanie met first year of dental school and became friends since they were both from the 626. Sarah and Stephanie bonded over the swole life by lifting at the gym and packing protein together. They were also teammates in intramural volleyball. They rewarded their workouts with BBQ, dimsum and AYCE anything. Fun fact: Sarah is a black belt in Hapkido.
Sally Ly
Bridesmaid
Sally and Stephanie were both members of the Suite C Dynasty in dental school. Their professor often confused them for each other, because the professor was of an certain age, and they were the only two Asian girls in the suite. Sally is organized, yet forgetful and loves spicy food.
Richard Chen
Man of Honor
Richard is Stephanie's favorite and only brother. He enjoys vacuuming, is good at art and lives a puntastic life. He is father, husband and dentist. Don't mess with him, otherwise he will own you in Star Wars Trivia or any trivia in general. But not really, because he is very nice and will probably let you win.
Sergio Chen
Best Man
Sergio is Johnny's younger brother by one year. Johnny and Sergio are best pals. They lived together a couple years to work in Silicon Valley. They have both relocated to Southern California. Sergio was in a Korean dance crew in UC Irvine.
Joseph Wong
Groomsman
Joseph is Christine Chen's fiance. Joseph is a medical doctor. Joseph and Johnny like to talk tech and cars. He likes anime and is fluent in Japanese. They also like to bond over the fact they have overbearing fiances.
Rocky Chen
Groomsman
Rocky is Johnny's older cousin on his dad's side. Rocky is a civil engineer, working in Sylmar, CA. Rocky enjoys photography and marathon runner. He and his wife Maria love and care for their first child Aira.
Jason Chen
Groomsman
Jason is Johnny's youngest brother by 10 yrs. He is currently attending UC Santa Cruz. He enjoys gaming and excels in computer science. Jason appears skinny, but can eat a lot.