Maid of Honor
Sister of the bride. Dedicated dog dad to Bijou. Often confused for Christina for some reason... even though they think they look nothing alike. Has been/will always be Christina's best friend. Catherine fits the maid of honor role perfectly (she is very used to picking up Christina's slack) - like the time Christina procrastinated her drivers Ed assignment and Catherine (as a 5th grader) wrote up 10 articles about lessons learned in drivers ed for Christina because she was going to fail drivers ed otherwise. She also has extensive past experience in wedding planning due to the lavish Barbie weddings that they put on circa 2000-2009 (Don't calculate how old they were when they stopped playing with Barbie dolls)
Best Man
Brother of the groom
Bridesmaid
Sister of the groom. Christina got so lucky that she now has another amazing little sister! Marina is the greatest hype woman. She is always on Christina's side to gang up on Kiro and keep him in check. #Girlssticktogether, She is always down for watching princess diaries late at night and pretending to be princesses while Kiro sleeps, learning Tik Tok Dances, and doing crafts. She is the hero of their proposal - driving up to Maine alone, 2 hours early, to set everything up and take photos. They will forever grateful!
Groomsman
Brother of the bride. When asked to write this caption he said "Current thorn in the side of the bride. Makes too many jokes that don’t land on the bride. Future brother in law of the groom. Current carpool mooch of the groom. Makes too many jokes that don’t land on the groom." - Both Christina and Kiro have no idea what it means, but there you have it.
Bridesmaid
Christina's bff/cousy/sister from another mister/worship team partner / cuddle buddy. These two have gotten themselves into (and most importantly out of) mischief for as long as they can both remember. When Christina needed a partner in crime Necol was on speed dial. They've spent many nights talking about their future husbands and their future weddings... and now it's a reality. They've had each others backs through thick and thin for forever and that wont ever change - only this time their husbands can tag along in the fun. Necol is the most #fiercelyloyal mama bear who watches over her flock doing whatever it takes to protect. The fact that Kiro made it through is a great sign.
Groomsman
John and Kiro are inseparable - to the point where John's parents call Kiro their adopted child because of how often he is at their house (Pre-Corona, that is). These two grew up together
Bridesmaid
From VBS, family vacations, convincing our camp counselor that we were twins (even though we had different last names) pool parties, college, and medical school, Rachel has been a source of reasoning and grounding for Christina. If anyone's interested in some good cooking/baking, Rachel's your go to girl. She's been feeding us all since she's been old enough to use an oven. In their pre-teen years Christina and Rachel often said that Rachel would marry Nick Jonas and Christina would marry Joe Jonas... as you probably now know... that did not happen.
Groomsman
A theologian who was disruptive as a child due to the amount of vowels in his last name, and the first kid in the history of the Coptic Church to be suspended from Sunday School
Bridesmaid
Mariam is the most cheerful, smiley person you will ever meet! She is a constant source of positivity and sunshine and Christina is so lucky to have grown up with her! Need a pep talk? Go to Mariam. Need some encouraging Bible verses? Go to Mariam. Need a cheesy joke to put a smile on your face? Go to Mariam. She is so dependable and such a constant to Christina that Christina couldn't imagine going through this whole process without her by her side.
Groomsman
Bridesmaid
Carol has a very special place in Christina's heart. Her calm and peaceful demeanor always made her one of Christina's favorite people. Everyone should have a Carol in their life. Supportive (even when Christina said she wanted to play hooky and skip class with Carol and get her ear pierced) , fun, loving, sweet, kind, and hilarious. Carol is Christina's home away from home.. 13 miles away to be exact. Life is more fun with Carol around! From Vacations to random shopping days to "I'm bored can I come over and do nothing" days, Carol was always Christina's go to person. Nothing would mean quite as much if Christina didn't have Carol by her side through every step of life
Groomsman
Bridesmaid
Christina remembers those late nights spent running around Rebekah's parents bakery where their parents sat around drinking cappuccinos and espressos and all the kids were running through the kitchen through aisles of dough (quick plug - Leonetti Pastry Shop). Bekah has the most contagious laugh and the most pure beautiful spirit. One of Christina's favorite memories with Bekah is driving around her cul da sac over and over and over and over and over again with the top down in Bekah's VW Buggy playing Justin Bieber with them laughing hysterically every time Bekah said "AGAIN!" and drove around another loop. Christina is so lucky to have Bekah in her life and she cant wait to make more memories with Bekah on her wedding day!
Groomsman
Acquired JP Morgan & Chase last week and hasn’t spent more than 3.50 on lunch in the last 7 months. He enjoys playing basketball, mixing tracks, and buying yeezys.
Bridesmaid
Joy. Joya. Batatis, Potato. If Christina wanted to take down the FBI (it's just a joke FBI person reading this.. we come in peace ✌️ )while simultaneously learning how to make a Bob Ross painting, Joy is the first person that would come to mind. This is one boss chica Christina is glad to have in her corner. She is organized, meticulous, funny, and extremely kind. Joy has always been a little sister to Christina, but there's something about fearing for your life together on an Italian Charter boat in the middle of the ocean that really brings people together 😂. If you see any beautiful calligraphy around the wedding, place your bets that the very talented Joy made it!
Groomsman
A deviant who enjoys snowboarding, reading, and eating foods that most members of society deem abhorrent. Example: Eggs and peanut butter
Bridesmaid
Sabrina is ready to strut down the aisle like she's always ready for the catwalk. #model. But what's even better about Sabrina is her beautiful heart. Christina felt an immediate warm, loving, connection with Sabrina from the moment that Peter brought her around. Since then, Sabrina has been the missing piece of the family they never knew they were missing! Christina stole Sabrina from Peter, who now gets very jealous when they hangout without inviting him... sorry Peter.
Groomsman
Glynn says that he and Kiro bicker like an old couple. Sorry to break it to you Glynn, but someone new is going to fulfill that role now 😛. These two friends met back in their high school days working at Walgreens. They couldn't take shifts together anymore at one point because they were always getting themselves into trouble and sneaking away to talk. Since then, their friendship has blossomed into yelling at each other while playing basketball, yelling at each other while playing NBA 2K... yelling at.... okay wow they really DO bicker like an old couple!
Bridesmaid
Fellow #schemer and best friend since the 8th grade. These two basically grew up together! They've always said they're twins. When something happened to Christina, it also happened to Taylor shortly after or vice versa. They've had some crazy ideas growing up, but the best thing about having a friendship like this one, is that they've always been standing right there through it all. Side note - they were also the reason why they each got "Disruptive in class" written on their report cards for the first and only time in 8th grade Spanish class....they both turned out okay.
Groomsman
Shree and Kiro have been friends ever since they met each other in the Chelmsford Public Library, where both their parents would drop them off to play on the computers and read books. Kiro would wait for Shree to come to the library every day. As they grew up they both coached a CYBL Rec league team and he gave him the basketball nickname airbuddha because he was good at bringing the ball up but his layups sucked (imagine chubby Buddha like kid thinking he got ups 😂) and ironically he uses that name now for all his gamer tags