Meet the Wedding Party
The “Best Women”
Alaina
Christopher and ‘Baina have had a coast-to-coast friendship since they met in September of 2004 on their first day of Undergrad. They have been best friends ever since; she often describes her relationship with Christopher as “the Will to her Grace.”
Alaina & Christopher at the Tower Bridge; London, October, 2019
Cassandra
Cassandra and Andrew had a chance meeting through mutual friends—in a parking lot after work—that turned into a 13 year friendship. Bonded by our love for dogs, musicals, and friends. If it weren’t for Christopher, they would probably have continued living together, have more dogs, and grown old together; they often refer to themselves as each other’s OHLP (Opposite Homosexual Life Partners).
Andrew and Cassandra with Athena and Belle; December, 2014
Christopher’s Groomsmen
Brandon
Brandon is Christopher’s oldest (best) friend, going all the way back to when he moved to Vernon Hills in the second grade. Growing up a block apart they were practically inseparable for all of Middle School, until they both moved East in seventh grade.
Brandon & Christopher at Wrigley Field for World Series Game 5; October, 2016
Bryan
Bryan is the only friend to both go to school and work with Christopher. He has tried to get Christopher interested in both comic books and soccer; it seems to be working with the latter.
Bryan & Christopher at the first (and last) LAFC home game of the 2020 regular season
Andrew’s Groomspeople
Therrie
Therrie is one of Andrew’s oldest friends, having met when Andrew started his first high school job at Panera. The two have stayed close as their lives have changed and grown over the last 15 years. Both avid foodies, they spend a lot of their time going on new and exciting food adventures!
Andrew & Therrie, in Fullerton; April 2012
Chris
Chris’ late sister Lindsay was one of Andrew’s closest friends, a relationship that brought Chris’s friendship into his life. That friendship introduced Andrew into a crazy new world of competitive drum corps. Since then Andrew has seen Chris perform with different indoor/outdoor drum corps.
Cassandra, Chris & Andrew after a drum corps performance; 2011
Our Celebrant
Jason
Jason met Christopher (and Alaina) on their first night of Undergrad in 2004, and was one of the first friends Christopher introduced to Andrew once they started “getting serious.”
Jason trying SNUBA in Maui with Andrew & Christopher, 2017