Veekee & Ben
Wedding Party
Lyndee Eugenio Reyes
Matron of Honor
Lyndee is Ben & Veekee’s oldest daughter – and was their only child for 11 years. A graduate of CSU Long Beach and Pepperdine University, she now works at Suzuki in Brea, CA. She’s happily married to Mike, and a mom to their only daughter Annika. The family calls Yorba Linda home.
Michaelangelo Reyes
Groomsman
Mike is Ben & Veeke’s son-in-law, married to daughter Lyndee. He’s a graduate of CSU Long Beach, and a veteran of the Armed Forces (Air Force). He, along with wife Lyndee and daughter Annika, live in Yorba Linda.
Clare Eugenio Gaviola
Matron of Honor
Clare is Ben and Veekee’s younger daughter. She’s a graduate of UC Irvine and CSU Fullerton and now works and lives in San Diego with husband Elmer, and their 4 kids – Lauren, JP, Matthias, and AJ. A certified soccer mom for sure … it’s impressive how she’s able to juggle between her kids’ crazy school and sports schedules while attending to an infant and holding a full time job.
Elmer Gaviola
Groomsman
Elmer is Ben & Veekee’s other son-in-law, married to daughter Clare. A graduate of San Diego State, he works at Playstation (how cool is that?). He’s a very hands-on dad, and the family is definitely lucky to have him. Elmer and Clare live in San Diego with their brood of 4 kids.
Minda Aureus Gorospe
Principal Sponsor
Minda is Veekee’s oldest sister, fondly called Manang Min by many. She’s the epitome of the perfect homemaker – a great cook, baker, etc. She’s the proud mom of 3 grown up sons, Ramon, Raul, and Ramil. We are glad to have her back, after finally deciding to return to SoCal from Las Vegas to be closer to family.
Alfredo Ollada
Principal Sponsor
Freddie is near and dear to Veekee and Ben’s heart, and to the entire Aureus clan. The husband of the late Cora Ollada, whom the Aureus sisters considered their 4th sister.
Eden Aureus Marana
Principal Sponsor
Eden is Veekee’s other sister – the middle of the three Aureus girls. In contrast to Veekee’s hyper and vivacious personality – Eden is the calm, quiet, and reserved one. The voice of reason, and the pacifier among the 3 Aureus sisters. She’s the proud mom of 5 daughters, Marou, Maite, Maico, Maijo, and Maira.
Melvyn de Jesus
Principal Sponsor
Mel is Ben’s maternal first cousin, and one who’s always been close to the family, along with his wife Anna.
Raul Gorospe
Secondary Sponsor - Veil
Raul is one of Veekee’s nephews, Minda’s middle child. A graduate of UCLA and University of Minnesota, he now works and lives in San Jose. He travels around the world as a respite from his ever busy work schedule.
Maite Esguerra
Secondary Sponsor - Veil
Maite is Veekee’s niece, the second oldest daughter of Eden. Definitely small but terrible (so don’t mess with her) – she’s the proud mom of 3 boys – Kyle (23), Ryann (19) and Karl (12). She works and lives in Orange County.
Ramil Gorospe
Secondary Sponsor - Cord
Ramil is yet one of Veeke’s nephews, the youngest son of Minda. He works and lives in Orange County, and is a proud dad to Leila.
Maico Santiago
Secondary Sponsor - Cord
Maico is Veekee’s niece, the third of Eden’s 5 daughters. She’s a brand new mom to Anaya, who’s almost 2 years old. A graduate of CSU Long Beach, she retired from the corporate world upon the birth of their long-awaited bundle of joy. She and husband Jeff calls Mission Viejo home.
Lauren Gaviola
Flower Girl
Lauren is Ben & Veekee’s other granddaughter, the oldest of Clare & Elmer’s 4 kids. She is 10 years old and attends St Michael’s of Poway and is a great soccer player, not to mention an awesome big sister to brothers JP, Mattie, and AJ.
Kacey Chun
Escort
Kacey is the eldest son of Maijo, Veekee’s niece from sister Eden. This handsome and smart 10-year old loves basketball and consistently receives merit awards at school.
Satine Soria
Flower Girl
Satine is the second child of Ben & Veekee’s niece Marytom, and her husband Archie. This young lady has always been beautiful and poised. She’s 12 years old and is a 6th grader in San Diego where the Soria family resides.
Karl Esguerra
Escort
Karl is the youngest son of Maite, Veekee’s niece from sister Eden. This handsome and smart 12-year old basketball enthusiast plays junior varsity basketball for St Pius V School as well as for NJB. When finished with school work, he enjoys playing NBA Y2K on Xbox. He is mommy’s sweet little companion everywhere.
Leila Gorospe
Flower Girl
Leila is the one and only granddaughter of Veekee’s sister Minda – her son Ramil’s only daughter. She’s 9 years old, and outside of school enjoys participating in the girls scouts, as well as dance.
Joachim Patrick 'JP' Gaviola
Escort
JP is Ben & Veekee’s oldest grandson, Clare and Elmer’s 2nd child in a brood of 4. He is 8 years old, and like his older sister Lauren, attends St Michael’s and plays soccer pretty well! JP definitely has got that boy next door charm, and that dimple just makes him the cutest!
Kirra Austin
Flower Girl
Kirra is the only girl of four children from Annalisa Austin, Alfredo and Cora Ollada’s daughter. This pretty 6-year old girly girl loves art, dancing, and singing. She joyfully volunteers to help cook and organize, and loves going to plays and musicals with mom.
Kyler Chun
Escort
Kyler is Kacey’s little brother. This small but mighty 6-year old plays basketball like his older brother but also wants to try hockey and football. He made his parents proud with his recent patriot award from school as a Builder of God’s Kingdom.
Camilla Castro
Flower Girl
Camilla is the younger sibling of Caleb. This feisty 4-year old daughter of Maira and Rowell is into princesses, unicorns, and anything pretty. She is into gymnastics, and currently goes to preschool. Outside of that, she’s into playdates, and spending time with her family.
Caleb Castro
Escort
Caleb is Eden’s grandson, the oldest child of her youngest daughter Maira and husband Rowell.
Matthias Gaviola
Ring Bearer
Mattie, as he’s fondly called, is Ben & Veeke’s grandson, and was of course everybody’s baby until youngest AJ was born. If smiles could kill, this boy has got the killer smile!
Annika Reyes
Altar Server
Annika is Lyndee and Mike’s only daughter, who just turned 13 last November. She’s Ben & Veekee’s oldest grandchild. She’s a 7th grader at St. Francis of Assisi School and is doing very well in academics. She’s slowly transitioning into a very lovely teenager, and her parents couldn’t be any prouder.