Sussy & Austin
Wedding Party
Dot
Maid of Honor
There are not many people that Dot has kept in close touch with for almost 20 years, but Sussy has made it easy as Dot's close confidant, constant source of laughter, adventure buddy, and best friend. From elementary school to now, they've gone through so many major milestones together - sleepless sleepovers, birthday parties at the skating rink, mall excursions to purchase "stain-resistant" pants, world travel to Japan and waiting 6 hours for sushi...all those important moments in life ;). As this next milestone approaches, Dot can't wait to celebrate this next chapter of Sussy and Austin's life!
David
Best Man
As Austin’s older brother, David has had both the privilege and misfortune of knowing Austin for his entire existence. The two brothers were inseparable, but insufferable might be more apt: the two jousted, verbally and physically, like the world had never seen. But as the two grew and matured, they started to enjoy their time together, including vacations around the world and kicking aggressive cars. As Sussy entered Austin’s life, the Chang clan breathed a sigh of relief as everyone quickly realized that she would be a great complement to him in so many ways. David is looking forward to the wedding of the century.
Rae
Bridesmaid
Sussy's OG English teacher, Rae and Sussy met at the tender ages of seven and eight. Since then, they've shared 300 hours of volleyball court time, 250 hours of dancing while playing violin, 202 Facebook friends, 100 hours of Temple Run + Bejeweled, 60 Bonchon chicken wings, 50 tummy aches, 20 fish filets, 3 Flings, 2 trips to Mexico, and 1 makeshift nail salon/apartment in Murray Hill among others. After 20 years of shared memories and food babies, Rae can't wait to take part in and celebrate Sussy's special day with Austin!
Meng
Groomsman
Meng met Austin in sophomore year of nerd high - it was hard to miss the homing beacons that were his outfits of all-white or all-orange Adidas shirt and shorts. Over the next few years, the two got to know each other through Halo, ping pong, and of course senior year's beach week. After going their separate ways in college/careers, in an interesting turn of events Meng and Austin ran into each other in business school in Chicago. This was also where Meng first met Sussy and since then has enjoyed many epic moments with the couple, such as (1) Austin asking how to turn on a grill and how to pour salt onto a patty on said grill and (2) Sussy commandeering Meng's piano and asking to be left alone. Meng is honored to be part of the union of these two unique individuals.
Jenny
Bridesmaid
Who's Jenny? She met Sussy during New Student Orientation (NSO) of freshman year at a WAX (Wharton Asia Exchange) event and well naturally became her bestie after bonding over food and boys. So what is Jenny's claim to fame? She connected the bride and groom after an on-campus recruiting (OCR) event and on gchat the night before an OCR interview and they soon began "hanging out" and watching the bachelor together....and well we all know what happened next!
Andy
Groomsman
Austin and Andy met in freshmen year high school through their friend circle 'SARS' (Super Asian Ramen Slurpers). They found joy in simple things like basketball, dragon-style bowling, and impromptu SARS bathroom meetings. After lots of hair gel and axe, they somehow ended up in college, and planned a senior year Asia trip to explore and eat lots of food. Then Austin met Sussy. Andy at first was worried since the Asia trip party of 2 had now become party of 3. But then Andy had the pleasure of meeting Sussy and realized his worries were naught because she was great! She even played along with their weird sense of humor. Andy always looks forward to hanging out with Austin and Sussy, and can't wait for the wedding of these two supportive and wonderful human beings.
Amanda
Bridesmaid
Once upon a time - 9/15/2008 to be exact - a life-long relationship became official... Facebook official. That's right, y'all, we're talking about the beautiful bffl beginning of Amanda and Sussy who met during Penn's NSO and quickly bonded over a series of dates. Planned Econ study dates? Check. Actual froyo eating dates? Check. Planned Pottruck swimming dates? Check. Actual Springfield shopping dates? Check. And now - after witnessing the amazing love between the bride and groom, Amanda can't wait to be a part of what will truly be a happily-ever-after date with Sussy -- and Austin! :)
Richard
Groomsman
Austin had maybe two and a half friends in business school, and Richard was in third place. But, as the number one troll on Austin's list, there was no way Richard was missing the opportunity to help send him into married life. Richard will miss the days of "surfing apps" in the back of LEAD, trash-talking certain commercialized courses, and going on lunch dates that drew question marks from Sussy and other girls alike. But, at least they will have forever to watch Mikey Chen travel videos and continue the ever pointless debate of who went to the better high school.
Aki
Officiant
When Sussy met Aki at the bus stop their first week of high school, little did she know that she would soon be filling the role of Aki's chauffeur for the foreseeable future. Their car rides were filled with Jay Chou sing-alongs, Panera bagels, and calculus homework, but also laughter, tears, and the seeds of a lifelong friendship. Now, 14 years later, Aki is thrilled to be celebrating the love of Sussy and Austin with them and their friends and family...and if anyone's offering, he may need a ride to the wedding. Some things never change <3