Wedding VIPs
Ashwani Kumar
Father of the Groom
Paa loves to spend time with family, make jokes, and take care of the garden. He is great at badminton and Uno, and when Paa and Mum visited the states, we played a lot of both!
Todd Freeman
Father of the Bride
Dad is full of jokes and love. His favorite activities include watching Duke basketball games, hanging out with folks from church, and spending time with family, especially mom!
Madhu Kanwar
Mother of the Groom
Full of love and life, you'll find Mum dancing, laughing, and cooking amazing food. She is a determined person, and when she decides to do something, she'll make it happen!
Cindy Freeman
Mother of the Bride
Lydia's mom is of the kindest women you could meet. She enjoys learning, eating fruits and vegetables, reading books, and spending time with her family. Mom also has a surprisingly goofy and adventurous side!
Puneet, Gunjan, and Aadhya
Groom's second family
Puneet is Abhi's brother-in-law and has a dry sense of humor. He will be the last man standing at any party. When not with his family, he loves to explore new businesses with a strong focus on sustainability. Gunjan (Dee, that's what Abhi calls her) is smart, intelligent, fun, and your go-to person for any and all cultural questions. She works for Honda and loves to collect watches. Aadhya is the coolest niece ever! She swims, builds legos with ease which is supposed to be far more difficult for her age, helps her parents in the house, plays basketball, and sings in a choir. And she is not even 10! How cool is that! They all are currently enjoying living in Bangkok.
Jennifer Arnold
Maid of Honor
Jennifer and Lydia met teaching, and they've been the best of friends. They travel the world together and enjoy pondering life's deep questions, running one half-marathon per year together, and taking long walks with no real destination.
Manoj Sanda
Best Man
Manoj is a world-traveler, skydiver, brilliant and thoughtful friend. Abhi and Manoj have taken some great adventures together, and Manoj always shows up for the people in his life.
Paige Roseman
Matron of Honor
Paige, and her husband, Joe, are friends who act like family. Paige and Lydia are always swapping books and poems, contemplating life, and thinking deeply. Joe won’t be at the wedding cause he’s staying back in the states to take care of their beautiful daughter, Rory.
Mohit Kanwar
Groomsman
Mohit is Abhi's cousin. He has always been an introvert from his childhood, however, he has grown into a man of strong caring for people around him. Abhi can always count on him for literally anything. He is the sweetest person we know.
Celia Jones
Bridesmaid
This gem of a person has given Lydia tons of artwork that will become a part of Abhi and Lydia's home! Celia and Lydia went to college together. Celia is thoughtful, intentional, and a whole lotta fun!
Aman Singh
Groomsman
Aman and Abhi met during their first job after college. They became great friends and then roommates. This led to some late nights of video games, skipping office, getting called out by their boss ... and in a strange turn of events, a better relationship with their boss and work.
Erin Darnell
Bridesmaid
Other than Lydia's parents, Erin is the person who is traveling to India for the wedding and who has known Lydia for the longest! She's seen Lydia through a stage of very bad driving, long nights of studying, days spent laughing, and so much else!
Garvit Thakral
Groomsman
Garvit and Abhi also went to the same undergraduate university, but they didn't become friends until they were roommates in Mangalore, India. One of Abhi's favorite memories with Garvit are road trips in places like Colorado, California, Goa, Austin, and Blue Ridge Parkway.
Cortney "Pip" Hughes
Bridesmaid
Pip is fun, tough, and cool. Lydia and Pip are redhead best friends and went to college together. Pip's most looking forward to the part of the ceremony where Abhi will ride down the street on a white horse, and then he will have to bargain with her to get into the house where Lydia will be waiting.
Anshul Bhatia
Groomsman
Anshul and Abhi have known each other since undergrad, but their friendship blossomed when they became roommates in Mangalore, India. One of Abhi's favorite memories with Anshul during this time involves traveling to Hampi! And about Hampi ... Abhi always says that Hampi is the best thing ever. Nothing can beat Hampi.
Emily Sears Cook
Bridesmaid
Emily and Lydia met in a creative writing class. They both love writing poetry and reading it with a dramatic flair. Notably, Lydia attributes a large part of her love of dancing to Emily.