The Future Mr. & Mrs. Chang
Wedding Party
Sarah Boyette
Maid of Honor
Sarah is one of Abigail's biggest cheerleaders and one of her greatest supporters during Abigail first moving out on her own and starting college. She has the gift of service and is constantly serving others. She is loyal, and kind, and reaches out to all. She has eyes for those in need and is a friend to the underdog and a role model to so many others (especially her little girl students who want to be "just like Miss Boyette" when they grow up:).
Tina Chege
Maid of Honor
Tina is Abigail's oldest friend! She has known Abigail for 17+ years now and has been a faithful friend through all the ups and downs of life. All who know Tina know that she is one of the sweetest and kindest people you'll ever meet! She is faithful, loyal, servant-hearted, and the type of friend that shows up:)
Audrey Snow
Bridesmaid
Audrey is Abigail's only younger sister, but is often educating Abigail on politics, news, and more recently - "homesteading." Audrey has a tender heart and a strong logical head on her shoulders (a rare combination;)! Audrey gives some of the best advice and is a great sounding board Abigail uses to bounce ideas off of. She has a heart for the Lord and loves her husband (Andrew), family and friends fiercely. She recently started a business with her husband's family called "Heavenly Homesteaders." She enjoys homemaking, her political work, working out, and hosting family and friends in their lovely home!:) Audrey has taken after her mother in the art of hospitality and is a gracious host :)
Joyce Chow
Bridesmaid
Joyce is Abigail's "walking friend" as much of their friendship developed from Joyce's mom asking Abigail to be "Joyce's walking buddy" when Joyce first moved to the neighborhood Abigail lived in. Abigail and Joyce met at church but have gotten to know each other well over the past 2 years of walking many miles;) First impressions of Joyce would have led Abigail to believe that she was shy, but time spent together quickly revealed that Joyce is a bold, direct, and faithful friend who is not afraid of speaking the truth in love. Joyce has been a huge source of encouragement and inspiration to Abigail through many seasons of life and is always helpful in hashing things out! Abigail got to live with Joyce for 6 sweet weeks this summer when she was in transition between houses.
Emily Jackson
Bridesmaid
Emily Jackson is an answer to a specific prayer that Abigail prayed when she was returning to UVA in the fall of 2023. Abigail specifically prayed for "a good FEMALE friend to suffer through engineering school together" since she was dating Vincent. Emily is a true blue and there is never a lack of laughter, hugs, jokes, and destressing amongst these two girls! Emily has horses, chickens and dogs and even gifted/is housing birthday chickens for Abigail until Vincent builds Abigail a chicken coop at their new house :)
Hannah Price
Bridesmaid
Hannah Price is a priceless friend;) Hannah has been a faithful friend to Abigail since they first meet in middle school 13+ years ago! No matter how much time passes, Hannah is the type of friend you can just pick up with and no time seems to have passed. She has one of the biggest hearts for service and shares being 1 of 7 siblings with Abigail. (Although, instead of 5 girls, and 2 boys, Hannah is one of two girls and 5 boys). Hannah faithfully prayed for Vincent and Abigail's relationship even before they started dating:) No matter how inconvenient, whenever Abigail is in the GA area, Hannah will rearrange her schedule to make catching up a priority!!
John Harris
Best Man
John and Vincent met the first day of kindergarten and have been friends ever sense. John has been with Vincent through many milestones of life and has helped Vincent through the hardest of times. John is the brother that Vincent so desperately wanted while growing up with only two older sisters. John has a special place in Vincent's heart as God truly used him to shape Vincent to be the man he is today.
William Cheng
Best Man
Will is Vincent's friend from high school where they both attended a specialized school for students in STEM. Will and Vincent had many adventures together from backpacking, mountain biking, and even repelling off sections of the largest waterfall on the east coast. Despite moving to the west coast after college, Will and Vincent still catch up and chew the fat while playing online games together.
Bryce Niedoba
Groomsman
Bryce and Vincent met through college ministry (CRU) at West Virginia University. Despite Bryce being 16 at the time they met, Bryce's maturity convinced Vincent that he would be a good roommate. Their year as roommates were filled with encouraging conversations and times of praise. It was not uncommon to find Bryce and Vincent lounging around in the living room singing hymns.
Drew Mongold
Groomsman
Drew and Vincent met through church and grew closer through homegroup. Mutual friends said that Drew and Vincent were on the same wave length as they are both engineers and would often win games if they were put on the same team. Drew is very social and often invited Vincent snowboarding, bouldering, and other activities. Drew is musically talented and serves his church through the worship team.
Zac Hoopes
Groomsman
Zac and Vincent grew as friends while they attended the same church. Zac and Vincent also share many of the same hobbies such as design and additive manufacturing (3d Printing). The cherry on top is that Zac and Vincent suffer from the same addiction that has been known to financially drain people to a point of no recovery. This addiction is disc golf.
Alan Alimario
Groomsman
Alan and Vincent met through church while Vincent attended West Virginia University. Alan and Vincent had great conversation from the first time they met and instantly became "Brudas". Even though Alan and Vincent did not know each other for that long, Alan gave Vincent the honor to be a groomsman at his own wedding.
Edith Goad
Flower Girl
Edith has the personality the size of Texas and Abigail got to know her well when she babysat her for the summer 2 years ago:) One recent story that sums up Edith’s personality is as follows: At the beginning of April, Edith saw Vincent at church and said to him: Edith: “you’re married to Abigail, right?!” Vincent replied: “No Edith, I am trying to though.” Edith exclaimed emphatically while pointing her little finger at him: “Then MARRY HER!!!” and ran off to play with her friends. …and so Vincent had no other choice but to listen to Edith and propose to Abigail ;)
Jones Brothers
Ring Bearers
Cute pic of all the Jones brothers at Christmas!
Elliot Jones
Ring Bearer
Elliot is the eldest of the Jones’ family boys (4 in total!) and 1 of Abigail’s 5 nephews. Elliot loves learning, soccer, building things with his dad and wrestling with his brother Ari. He has a level of confidence that surpasses many of those in his age group. He is tender hearted towards his baby brothers and is very proud of “getting stronger!” As he exclaimed to Aunt Abigail the last time she saw him:) A fun story that sums up Elliot’s confidence is when he confidently responded “I can learn calculus easily as long as my dad shows me how.” (Keep in mind, this was when Elliot was 5 years old. He is now 7.5 years;).
Ari Jones
Ring Bearer
Ari is the second born of Don & Lydia Jones (Abigail’s older sister) and has a sweet disposition that is often looking for ways to help out! Ari has a taste for living life in the edge and is often found putting his life at risk due to pursing curiosity;) At age 2, Ari’s curious George personality lead him to swallow a pack of Orbeez (gel beads that expand in water) which was only revealed to his parents upon changing his diaper over the course of the following week! Imagine their surprise at the revelation XD
Theodor Jones
Ring Bearer
Theodor is what Lydia (Theo’s mama) calls her “big baby” since he is only 18 months older that his little baby brother Bennett. Theodor is an absolutely scrumptious little boy who is often seen giving hugs to newly met friends and kisses to family. He has the cutest little voice and brings so much Joy to the Jones and Boyette households. One cute story from the past weekend of having his Boyette Aunts, Uncle Andrew, Vincent and Nanna visit was that he thoughtfully his dad: I want to hug Elliot, Mamma, Ari, Bennet, AND Nanna!
Bennet Jones
Ring Bearer
Little Bennet is the youngest of Abigail's nephews and has the sweetest disposition! He is very loved by his older brothers and is only 18 months younger than his brother Theo. :) He is over 8 months old (DOB: Nov 2022) and is eager to grow to wrestle with his brothers!