Gisela & Stephen
Wedding Party
Marion Jacob
Matron of Honor
Gisela's bestie since her undergrad at Temple U. Often confused as Gisela's cousin! Our friendship revolves around techno, k-pop (Marion liked it first), food, boba, baby fever and music.
Dan Mutone
Best Man
Stephen's friend of 11 years. Dan allegedly introduced Stephen to FIFA, even though Stephen has no recollection of it. Stephen and Dan have lived together or within walking distance of each other for 5 of the last 8 years
Chrissy Lucivjansky
Bridesmaid
The Houston Twins. No, really. It happens too often. Even when working together or not seeing each other for months (thanks Rona) they will match clothes, unintentionally. BEST teacher bestie ever!!
Michael Tilghman
Groomsman
Stephen's tall friend of 11 years. Michael, or Tilghman as most people know him, loves to argue with his friends and make terrible bets.
Nataly Linares
Bridesmaid
*insert salsa music * Nataly is already dancing, oh, she's singing too, OH I guess I am dancing too! *gets dragged by Nataly* She has the most infectious laugh and will get you moving even if you feel you cannot dance. Our hangouts usually involve margaritas and lots of hugs!
Maurice Harari
Groomsman
Stephen's friend of 10 years. Mo trained Stephen in floor hockey. Once upon a time in 2013, Mo and Stephen built the best Lego beer pong machine at Rice at an engineering competition. Michael also once spent a lot of money to find out that Mo can indeed touch the rim.
Bonnie Diggs
Bridesmaid
Although Gisela and Bonnie had played several concerts together, their bond strengthened through many Sunday bagels during our weekly Sunday gig. From ranting about out of tune stand-partners, funny students and laughing about our life stories, Bonnie has always had the BEST and sassiest advice ever. Weekends are the best with her!
Jimmy Kim
Groomsman
Stephen's token Asian friend of 6 years. Jimmy once was "homeless" and lived on Stephen's couch for 3 weeks. Jimmy is also Cornelia's (Stephen and Gisela's dog) favorite uncle, possibly because she can't tell Stephen and Jimmy apart.
Sara Hook
Bridesmaid
From our Sunday weekly gigs, Sara and Gisela realized that we needed each other to be able to play one piece of music correctly (our rehearsal starts at 7:15am, no one's brain is working at that time!), to wake up each other right on time to play, or to whack Gisela starts to snore too loud in the middle of a church service. In the few years we have spent seated next to each other, I am so glad that is has been you!
Steven Moen
Groomsman
Stephen's friend of 11 years. The Steves met Day 1 at Rice. Steven, or Dirty Steve as his friends know him, is a Master of Science, and he is currently pursuing a PhD, much against Stephen's advice. Steven would love to talk to you about Statistics or Jazz.