Wedding Party
Joshua Unger
Best Man
Pilot. Lifeguard. Fellow Boilermaker. Fellow Lilly Scholar. Fellow Lightning Baseball Champion. Blue Marlin Wrangler. Nicknamed Joshua Tree. High School Friend, College/Post-College Best Friend. Second Generation Friendship. Loves TGIF Happy Hour. Oozes Pure Aloha. Was the first to recognize Tashji as the Princess of the Islands. Pano Taking Abilities= 10/10. Sense of Danger = 0/10. He is great at staying in touch with people, and I am truly thankful for that, because I'm not as good at it. I moved 4,000 miles away from our Hometown (Wabash, IN), but that doesn't stop him from hanging out with me. He has already visited me here in the islands 14 times (and counting!), and each time is a new adventure.
Kiana Rodriguez
Maid of Honor
My favorite sister! Smart. Funny. Beautiful. Has a one-of-a-kind sense of humor. Always tried to play with my friends and me growing up. Will always be there for you. Will never let you down. Gryffindor. Top Harry Potter fan. Partner in crime. Hard worker. No one loves subway as much as she does. Hates anything to do with "red" foods. Amazing with animals but won't become a veterinarian (but if you have any questions call her because she is seriously just as good as one). Currently writing a book. Best partner to watch movies and shows with. Constantly introduces me to new music. I am so happy to have such an amazing little sister!
Wesley Kosel
Groomsman
Air Force Veteran. Past Tennis Teammate (TRC CHAMPIONS). Fellow Apache. Fellow Boilermaker. Amazing Father of Three. Nicknamed Whole Wheat Wes. Listed as my Brother on Facebook, which is accurate (Not by blood, but in the way it counts). Finding the Hottest Music 10/10. Ding Dong Ditching Capabilities 1/10. We both grew up in Wabash together. We have been friends for as long as I can remember (except in 3rd grade when I pulled a chair out from under him in Art Class... allegedly). Became forever best friends in high school through Tennis, hotnewhiphop.com, and homemade Jackass videos.
Gabrielle Sanehira
Matron of Honor
Auntie! Three weeks older. I do not call her Auntie Gabi. Raised like twins. Always made me play the guy role in any game that required a female and male role. Cleaner and neater than me. Creative. Hapa. Green thumb. Has a cat named Mouglie. Popular girl in school: voted winter ball queen/Voted 5th grade class president. Introduced me to the Harry Potter books. Organized. She is always there for me. Married to Dru (uncle!). Best pie maker. Fashion designer. Photographer. Hard worker. Planning to live on the same cul-de-sac one day.
Justin Honeycutt
Groomsman
Army Sergeant. Body Builder. Motivator. Past D-III Running Back. Fellow Apache. Nicknamed J-Honey, AKA J-Money, AKA J-Honeycutt, AKA J-Moneycutt, AKA Ya Boy, AKA Pretty Boy. Friends from Wabash, IN > Oahu, HI. There is a possibility he may steal your girlfriend if you're in the same 5th grade class as him. We have been friends since elementary, and grew up in the same neighborhood. One can throw a stone from my house to his back in Wabash. I moved out to Honolulu, and he happened to get stationed here for 3 years. It is amazing how small the world is.
Allegra Scribner
Bridesmaid
Name came before the medicine (She da OG!). Has a peanut allergy. Best of friends in middle school to present day! Used to pretend to be a dog (collar and all lol!). One of the three musketeers. Biggest Master and Commander fan. Long hair don't care. We planned to become badass air-force pilots. Then we decided not to become badass air-force pilots. CAP partner. Master of "Game of Life" bard game. Got in trouble for spilling mac and cheese on the Bibles and leaving without cleaning up. We bonded over our love of films and filmmaking. Extremely creative. Director of "The Chins". Ask to see her claymation shorts (they are incredible!). Fellow weiner dog owner. Surfer. Pidgin sistah. Designer of our wedding invitations. PS. Her birthday is May 1st! Don't forget to wish her a happy birthday!
Ashkan Mizani
Groomsman
Spin. Played Football at Purdue. College Roommate. Fellow Boilermaker. Nicknamed Armin. Member of the Mizani Squad. AJ's Burger Eating Contest Winner. Loves a Claaaassic Tyga Music Video. Tubing in the Ocean Capabilities= 2/10. Grill and Chill Capabilities = 10/10. We met at Purdue University through Wes (another Groomsman). I don't really remember how it happened, but we became best friends and then were roommates for two years. We had fun.
Hannah Smith
Bridesmaid
The other one of the three musketeers! Hip hop and zumba dance partner. Summer star days. Both love the Wicked soundtrack/play. First musketeer to get married. First musketeer to have beautiful kids (future babysitters?). Baker of cakes. Musically talented. Shoemaker. Gobler's Knob Road. Koke'e poker nights. Always has a great idea. Also goes by "hannah bear".
Zac Christman
Groomsman
Fellow Boilermaker. Fellow Colts Fan. Fantasy Football Rival. Fellow Lover of Country Music and Fireball. He loooves Juicy J. I'm older than him by 3 days. He likes visiting other people's homes, even though he may not be invited. He grew up in the town next to me, but I didn't know him until we met at Purdue through Ashkan. He immediately became one of my best friends as we navigated through college together.
Blanca Ramos
Bridesmaid
We met in college when we both ended up in the all girl's dorm by mistake. Shawty (for real though... she's 5'2). We were known as the "Blanca & Tashji Show". Spanish teacher (para bailar la bamba!). Dance teacher. Would act in any short film I wanted to make. Introduced me to Yakima, WA. Loudest and spunkiest friend. Mother to a beautiful baby girl. Survivor of green hall. Taco bell partner. Hit the back of her car when I drove in snow for the first time (oops). Will always make me laugh. Helped me out of my shell when I left home for the first time. Daisheeky! Keep on eye on her on the dance floor... She's got moves!
Eric Mishler
Groomsman
Past Co-Worker. Forever Friend. Fellow BDUBS Blazing Challenge Survivor. Fellow Lover of Blue Moon. Fellow Chevy Colorado Owner. Nicknamed Moosey. Keeps Em Comin. Wipes. Barron 2044. We first met when I moved to Hawaii in 2014. We both were new hires to Nordic PCL and new to the island with no family or friends, so we quickly changed the latter. He is from Portland, and moved back there about a little over a year ago.
Monica Stricker
Bridesmaid
A Stricker (nuff said lol!). Old roomies in our Oahu days. Fellow ultrasound classmate. Waikiki and margaritas on the beach partner. First person to get me started on running. Personal grocery store shopper. Personal cook. Personal wine sommelier (lol). Personal echo sonographer. Knows how to nap like it's nobodies business. Local Haole girl. One of the wittiest people I know. Fellow netflix/hulu binger. Experienced crabbage, I mean, cribbage player. Always needs a jacket. Hates scary movies but will watch if I beg her. Became a Harry Potter/ Game of Thrones fan through me.Never pays for VIP passes or tables but somehow always ends up there. Lover of 80's music (oldies music to me ;) ) Still mad at me when I mentioned that the "Hey Mr. DJ" song by Madonna was an "oldie".
James Rodriguez
Father of the Bride
The man who taught me how I should be treated and also the one who taught me how to knock someone out if they mess with me lol! (just kidding... kinda). The first time my dad met Ethan he pulled into the driveway and walked out of the car before putting it in park. The car continued to roll forward, with Ethan and I still inside, and my dad ran and jumped in the front seat and stopped it right as it was about to hit the house. SO embarrassing! Needless to say, that definitely broke the ice for them. He is the best role model and is constantly teaching my sister and I something new. He also always has a great story to tell! Thank you for being the best dad ever! PS. If you are confused by his accent that's ok. It's Bronx, pidgin and english all mixed together lol!
Monica Farrell
Mother of the Bride
My mom! Such a beautiful and wise person. She always goes above and beyond for my sister and I, and she makes sure that everyone is happy and well cared for (aka making sure everyone is fed). She has always taught us to be the best person we can be everyday, and she definitely leads by example. She also taught us our family motto; fake it until you make it! Sounds corny but, take it from someone who has tried it out... It definitely works! The role on this page says "mother of the bride", however my mom has helped tremendously with putting this wedding together! There are no words to describe how thankful we are to have her help in all of this. I aspire to be just like her someday! Thank you mom for all that you do!
Susan Powell
Mother of the Groom
The #1 supporter of the Groom in all aspects of life. She is the one who kept me in line growing up. She always pushed me to do my best in everything that I do, and taught me the importance of a strong work ethic. She is a true Bionic woman, and nothing ever slows her down. She still lives in Wabash, IN with my Dad. (Hometown of the Groom).
Tom Powell
Father of the Groom
The man who gave me all my good looks and jokes. He raised me into the man I am today, and I can't say enough great things about him. He taught me many things: how to change a tire, shoot a gun, hit a baseball, fix literally anything around the house, and most importantly how to properly treat a woman. (My Mom and Dad's 42nd Wedding Anniversary is 5.6.20, so be sure to congratulate them! They got married on 5.6.78 - very clever)
Dain Spore
Officiant
Pastor at Kauai Christian Fellowship which is the church I grew up with. Ethan and I are very excited that he is able to officiate our wedding! Thank you Pastor Dain!
Juniper Smith
Flower Child
Hannah Smith's beautiful first baby girl, aka Allegra and I's future babysitter.