National Shrine of Our Lady of Prompt Succor, Ursuline Academy

Wedding Day

Wedding

The Cannery, Mid City, New Orleans

Reception

Our Wedding

Matthew &amp; Avin met at the NOAIDS Task Force while they were both volunteering with their respective colleges, Matthew at Tulane School oF Medicine and Avin as president of UNO's pre-law organization, Phi Alpha Delta. They didn't really talk much during the volunteering, but afterwards, all of their classmates left. Avin set off to leave but suddenly decided that she should stay and check out the neighborhood music scene. Unsure where to go, she stood in the street in front of the Maison and stared at their big calendar. That's when Matthew made his move. He came up behind Avin , said "hi" and invited her into the. Maison to listen to music with him. Avin happily accepted. That was Dec 17th, 2012 and they've been together ever since!Matthew invited Avin on their first real date the very next day, at the Canal Street Theaters

Chance Meeting

Our Story

Details

Much like Zoë, I consider Sara to be one of my very best girlfriends. I first met Sara when I gave her a tour of Ursuline my freshman year, as a student&nbsp;ambassador. When she came to Ursuline our sophomore year, we became good friends rather quickly.
She is a great listener and has been nothing but an amazing , fun loving friend from the moment we met.&nbsp;

Sara Goodman Dejong

Oh my dear Julie, what can one say about her. Well, we go wayyy back. She is the bridesmaid I've known the longest by far, but that's kind of obvious since she's my cousin. My mom and her dad are siblings.

    

Julie is one of the funniest, hardworking&nbsp;&nbsp;individuals I know. I can always rely on her for a good time and lots of laughs.&nbsp;

Julie Ricca Rodriguez

Patrick Fitzgerald

Zoë and I have been dear friends since high school. Despite going to different school, we've had many friends in common and she lived across the street from me when I lived with my parents. We became close and remained so throughout the years. Zoë has proven to be a loyal, dedicated and honest friend who has  been there for me in some of the toughest times.

Zoë Brauner

Roland Ricca

Bennett Squires

I met this lovely lady back in 2006 when we ended up in the same biology class at California State University Monterey Bay. I &nbsp;wasn't in Cali very long but Rachael and II have been lasting friends ever since. I had the honor to serve as a bridesmaid
in her wedding and she made the long trip out to NOLA when our oldest, Bennett, was born. Our special day wouldn't be complete without her!&nbsp;

Rachael Donner Rosenthal

Harry Ricca

James Hill

I only met Laurel fairly recently as she is a friend of Matthew's from back in Montana. Like Matt she is a medical student, but more impressively, she is the mom of seven little (and big) ones! &nbsp;She's been a kind, thoughtful friend since we met when
we visited her during a trip to visit Matt's parents in Tucson, where she now resides . I can't wait to spend some more time with another&nbsp;loving, dedicated mom when she comes to NOLA for our big day.

Avin & Matthew

Avin & Matthew

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