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Our story began on December 24 2017 with a slight introduction through Marvin during Christmas service at church. Bryston was living in Las Vegas at that time and was in town for vacation. Bryston wanted to hang out with Marvin one on one during his vacation but Marvin always insisted on bringing Cha along because she was always down, and that she was. Marvin would always hint that we would be good for each other, and thus the seed was planted. 	The night of New Year’s Eve, Bryston got so drunk and it was Chalyn who took care of him, sat through him crying on the bathroom floor, to him being grossed out that his head was in the toilet. Bryston left to go back to Vegas and a group text was formed between Chalyn, Bryston, and Marvin and the two eventually stopped texting in the group and opted to just text each other. Good morning and Goodnight texts became a daily thing, smiling whenever a text notification popped up, surely love was in the air for the two. 	Hesitant to act upon their feelings, they went to their church mentors and close friends for guidance and all signs concluded that it was going to be okay. Fast forward to July, Bryston came back home for a wedding and on the first day back he asked her to be official... Only to be rejected LOL. Bryston made it clear that the ball was now in her court and that he wasn’t going to ask again. July 9th was when Bryston was supposed to fly back but mistakenly bought the wrong date so he had to stay one more night. If that one mistake didn’t happen then Chalyn wouldn’t have asked him to be her boyfriend the next day. 	They both agreed to do long distance for the time being with no actual timeline. Life went south in Vegas for Bryston and it was clear for him to move back home after almost 4 years of living in the desert. 	Having done long distance for a short while, communication was well developed between the two and both knowing each other's intentions beforehand had laid the foundation of their relationship and not once did that foundation crack. After 6 years, we can’t wait to celebrate with you all on October 25 2024. See you soon!

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Bride Tribe

The older sister of the bride, Chandelle has supported Chalyn in EVERY aspect and milestone of life, and remains super close, even with an 11 year age gap. Chalyn loves spending time with her Sastor and will always be forever grateful for all that she does. There are so many memories, that I could probably write a whole book about all the adventures we've had from graduating at the same time, traveling (with lots of walking), baking, eating all the goods, outings with the doggos etc. We can't wait for this journey ahead.

Chandelle

Niece of the bride. Kaiya absolutely adores her aunty and loves when she comes over to spend time with her. Kaiya would like to say, “thank you everyone for coming & celebrating my aunty and uncle”

Kaiya

Cousin of the bride, our “fit queen”, Lauren is the other half of Chalyn’s brain and partner in crime. You can often find these two together (with Alyssa) acting on last minute plans but always having a good time. “I can’t recall my favorite memory with Cha, but I love that she’s always down for whatever, whenever. Our best memories are the most spontaneous ones. Whether it’s going shopping, eating out, randomly deciding to get piercings with the cousins or even random tattoos at a gas station for her birthday bc YOLO. I’ll always cherish those late night game nights at her house or even doing homework at a bar. It’s definitely never a dull moment with her, but to say the least, I am so happy on this new chapter for her & Brycie, may you both bring each other as much happiness as you both have brought into my life - and more! Wishing you both a lifetime of love, joy, and lots of laughter 🤍🥹🫶🏽”

Lauren-Ashley

Cousin of the bride, Alyssa, is the level-headed / voice of reason to Chalyn, but Alyssa is always up for spontaneous adventures ! Alyssa is also the most emotional, so you can definitely catch her crying at any moment LOL “There’s just too many memories to choose from!! But I’ll just say I’m so excited for this new chapter for Cha & Brycie to enter in together. Who would’ve thought, but God knew. Marriage is definitely a wild ride, but the best one! Especially with your best friend at your side :) Praying for a wedding you would never forget & for you to love each other more every day. Love you, Comesario’s!!! 🤍🤧”

Alyssa-Jacelyn

Cousin of the bride (IYKYK), Leila is the definition of a true ride or die friend! She is down for anything and tries her best to show up ! Leila is the creative one, and is always helping Chalyn to get her own creative juices flowing. 
Leila's favorite memory with Chalyn : "I couldn't pick one, I have two favorite memories😘 The first is the night before Aly's wedding where I held Cha's hand as she had a bunch of baby powder on her eye brows before getting them waxed and we couldn't stop laughing. I even took a picture and it's in my favorites album FOR LIFE LOL. Second, the morning of Aly's wedding. I'm usually the one taking care of others all the time but Cha offered to blow dry my hair and it was such a heartfelt thing for me that really meant a lot❤️ Simple things but I wouldn't trade them for the world✨ I love Chalyn as if she's my own blood🫶🏽 I'm so excited for this next chapter in her life💍! "

Leila

THE BOIZ

 Inseparable and comfort is what defines their relationship.  Joeryl’s favorite line when they were both young kids was “if you don’t follow me, I won’t be your friend anymore.” 

“It’s really intimate for me. But it’s my seniors last day in front of the band room, Brys cried so much and that moment really showed me not only how much I mean to you, but also the impact that I never knew I would have with someone in my life ❤️”

Joeryl

Not only is he Bryston’s younger brother, he’s also one of his best friends.  Bryston wasn’t always the best older brother to him but Jae looked up to him in so many ways.  As they got older, the closer they grew together.
“The biggest memory I have is just always wanting to copy you growing up. When you’d get piercings, I'd copy. when you’d get blond strips, I had Tyler give me a blond strip 😂 I wanted to try copying bboying, but that didn’t work out. All the way down to how I would dress up to freshmen year, it was always similar to they way you would dress 😂 some of the stuff I'm interested in developed from you, like anime and games 😂 guess you can say you were an influence to a lot for me 😂 “

Jae 

The newest member of the pack, Bryston & Chalyn adopted Chopper in November 2023 and since then has added so much joy, excitement, cuddles, and kisses to their lives. 

Chopper

Kevin is a role model to Bryston, and someone who Brys looks up to when life gets rough.  Kev has shown what hard work looked like and taught me to never give up, no matter how tough life would get.
“We've been friends for so long there's too much memories to choose. Coming from a decade long friendship, my fondest memory would be him and Zach performing at kayden's first birthday (my son). Being young and immature still, I'm glad my boys were able to give some entertainment for their nephew. The song was your guardian angel and it was nice cause I feel like we were each other's keeper and now they'll be kayden's keeper.”

Kevin

YERRRRRR! The clown of the group, never a dull moment with this guy.  He’s always making everyone laugh and is so easy to be around.  Suga makes life so much more enjoyable. 

“Every time I see the pokemon Venasaur I think about Brys. There was a time I had to pick up Brys at the fiesta market area in Waipahu for some reason don’t remember why. I would pick up Brys from everywhere . Brys jumped in my car and said “yo I gotta show you this video” we started watching and maybe 5 seconds into the video I was already dying of laughter outside the amount of raves, car rides, and thousands of hours of league of legends that we’ve played that one stands out the most, love you brother 💛”

Anthony

The token Hawaiian in the group LOL.  You feel nothing but love coming from this guy, so if he’s being loud, just know that he’s just happy! To Bryston, Keoni is considered a safe place and someone he can confide in. " THIS ONE TIME me, braddah Brys and braddah Joeryl went to Jack in the Box Waipahu.  We were drinking at Joeryl's parent's house cruising before Joeryl was leaving for Vegas.  Maybe after three hours drinking we decided to go on a BOYS TRIP to Jack in the Box.  Au’buss we hopped into the car to go get some munchie meals at like one-two in the morning.  After grabbing our food at the window, we decided to CHARGE UM 🤙🏽 over the curb cuz CAN! Turns out the curb was way too high and we got stuck.  We tried pumping the gas pedal but all we were doing was burning rubber in the drive thru right in front of the window.  Me and Joeryl went hop out the car, and Brys hopped the driver seat.  Brys was gassing it in reverse while me and Joeryl was lifting the front.  All of a sudden the back wheels went catch and Brys went launching backwards toward the drive thru almost whacking the building.  Then we jumped into the car real fast cuz so SHAME, and Brys booked it out of there!  That’s when we learned no can just charge um every time. Good young buss up times!"

Keoni

Tyler is the older brother Bryston never had.  If there was one person on this planet that could set him straight, it would definitely be Tyler.

“Fondest memory that solidified our friendship was telling his mom I would lie straight to her face to cover for him. Stupidly, I need to be on same page. I was at the mall and Bryston’s mom, - aunty Kathy -  asked me where Brys was and I said, "I don’t know where he is confidently." Obviously he got in trouble and does his typical "Dammit Tyler," stomped his foot and scratched his head. 😂 Next time I was over at the house visiting, Aunty Kathy said (in you’re typical island aunty fashion) “Eh why, you would lie to me to and cover for him again if he did that?” I instantly responded, “Hell yeah I would, he’s my boy! Idiot just didn’t tell me ahead of time”.  2 things to take away from this story, 1, communication is key. And 2, Chalyn, just so you know he’s my boy, but we’re adults now and I’ll slap him upside his head if he needs it. “

Tyler

One of Bryston’s oldest friends, he was the one that actually introduced them together.  Marvin is one of the few that knows Bryston inside and out.
“I just do the time where I just bought the truck and wanted to take it out on the sand. I didn’t know how to use the 4x4 that time but we went to yokes and got buried in the sand 🤣 then we asked a total stranger to drive it out for us and thankfully he did lmao “ 