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Our Wedding

In 2012, Sara (my bridesmaid/best friend) and&nbsp;I&nbsp;moved into a &nbsp;house in the foggy Outer Sunset district of San Francisco,&nbsp;CA&nbsp;while finishing up our last few years of&nbsp;college at San Francisco State University. A&nbsp;couple months later, 6 college guys moved directly across the street from us into what they&nbsp;famously referred to as "1559" and "the Lawton House."&nbsp;

While Sara and I&nbsp;were much too shy&nbsp;to try and become pals, we would occasionally&nbsp;say hi and I&nbsp;would notice&nbsp;one guy that seemed extra cute (yes you guessed it - Matt!).&nbsp; 















One day... about 6 months after the guys moved in... my dad was dropping me off after a nice dinner (where I may have had one too many), and he asked, "so those guys across the street, you talk to any of them," and I replied, "ew no." But of course as soon as I got out of the car I&nbsp;noticed the guys were exiting their front door and I yelled very loudly across the street, "IS&nbsp;FELIX&nbsp;HOME?" Apparently he wasn't but guess who was...















Matt ran across the street, came over to me, and said, "Felix isn't home, but we're having a party tonight if you want to come over, can I get your number?"&nbsp;I couldn't believe the guy I&nbsp;had a crush on for a while was finally paying attention. So of course I played it cool, gave him my number, but said I was tired (god knows how many glasses of wine I drank earlier), and that I wasn't sure I'd make it out.















Sure enough the wine hit me and I passed out not long after I got inside my house, but I was ecstatic to find a text from him the next&nbsp;morning letting me know I was still welcome over.&nbsp;I texted him back letting him know&nbsp;I fell asleep, blah blah blah, and he said, "We're having another party tonight, you should come over." So I did... but noticed, it was more a small get together and later on found it was just an excuse to hang out... :).















Anyways, the rest is history. After that we spent nearly every day together. We were,&nbsp;and have continued to be, the best of friends.&nbsp;

Corina's story

My 5 friends and I had just moved into our&nbsp;new place in the Outer Sunset in San Francisco. Upon moving in, it only took us a couple days (maybe hours)&nbsp;to realize we had some girls our age living directly across the street.

Instead of rushing over to say hi and introduce ourselves, we chose the calm and cool approach. Stare out our window through the curtains whenever we saw movement and eventually&nbsp;let Felix go break the ice and we wait until he invites them over.







Well, eventually Felix did invite them over, but it happened to be the night I was leaving for another work get together. I remember hearing a knock at the door and letting "The blonde neighbor", later identified as Corina,&nbsp;in and introducing myself, pointing her to where Felix was&nbsp;as I was leaving for the night. I remember being bitter&nbsp;that I had agreed to go out that night since I didn't get to hang out with the "girl next door". The next morning,&nbsp;my roommates hinted&nbsp;that Corina had asked about my whereabouts.







Fast forward a weekend or so and my roommates and I are having a party at our place. As we're walking back to the house carrying a 30 pack and a handle of Sailor Jerrys, I remember seeing her again and gave her my phone number since we were having a party that night and I wanted her to come. She stood me up.







The next day we decided to drink again and I invited her over again. This time she showed up with her bottle of Sky vodka and we all drank and played beer pong. I started to like the girl next door.&nbsp;







Then it was probably a week or 2 later when she stole my heart. We'd been texting a lot and then she decided it would be "Fun" to come over, to a house full of 6 guys, and make&nbsp;food. I remember eating a delicious guacamole and tacos&nbsp;and my groomsman/roommate&nbsp;Dario saying "You know what they say, the best way to a mans heart is through his stomach".&nbsp; 







I'd never heard something so true. Fast forward 5 years and she not only fills my heart with love, but my stomach&nbsp;too.

Matt's story

What to expect

Schedule day of wedding

Ceremony: Thee Olde Chapel at 3:30pm (doors open at 3); address&nbsp;3478 14th St, Riverside, CA 92501Reception: Tennies' Home Garden 4:30-10:00pm; address 1537 Saginaw Pl, Riverside, CA 92506Shuttle service provided (parking is extremely limited)Parking is extremely limited at&nbsp;the ceremony &nbsp;and reception locations&nbsp;and&nbsp;we want our guests to enjoy their evening&nbsp;and not worry about driving,&nbsp;so we have scheduled a shuttle service. Starting at 2:45, shuttles will pick guests up in front of the Mission Inn Hotel (an Usher will help point guests in the right direction), and drive guests to the ceremony. If you live in Riverside, we suggest taking an Uber, Lyft, etc. to the site. Shuttles will then take guests to the reception. One shuttle will start driving back to the Mission Inn Hotel at&nbsp;8:00pm.

Our Story

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Emma, my middle sister, has so kindly taken on the demanding task of being my maid of honor. It's been a blessing growing up so close to this&nbsp;talented artist/fashion designer/independent woman. Being so close in age,&nbsp;we grew up sharing a bunk bed, screaming at each over "stealing"&nbsp;clothes, and already checked marked a&nbsp;raucous London trip off our bucket list&nbsp;(two guesses who the wild one on that trip was). There's no one I would rather have up there beside me.

Emma (Alex) Jordan

I wouldn't have anyone else stand by me on my big day. My brother and I have taken much different directions in life but one thing I can always count on is us being there for each other when we need it most. I look up to him and can't put into words how much I respect him and his service and dedication to our country. He is currently in the Airforce, providing support in Korea and is currently based in Misawa Japan. He will be flying in with his wife Hollee for the wedding.

Nick Tennies

Jason and I have been best friends since elementary school when we used to race to the basketball court to try and make the first shot to claim the court. He is one of the kindest and good spirited friends that I have. Whenever either of us need someone to talk to, I know I can count on Jason to answer the call (I only answer when I'm awake since I go to bed at 8:30PM).&nbsp;

Jason Aragon

Stephanie, my youngest sister, and&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;food, country music, Free People, Vampire Dairies loving partner,&nbsp;is my&nbsp;other maid of honor. She is by far one of the most&nbsp;sweetest&nbsp;women&nbsp;you'll ever meet (but don't let her sweet nature fool you, cause she's quite clever). I've been so blessed to watch her&nbsp;grow up, from a quiet young girl, to a clever, talented young adult. She left us for the University of Alabama and claims to be staying there forever (gosh I hope not), and is doing amazing.

Stephanie Jordan

Thomas Brady the 3rd, also known as "Tom Brady" by most&nbsp;ever since the Patriots QB became a thing. Tommy has been my best friend since elementary school. I remember the day I asked if I could be his friend and we were getting into trouble ever since. Tommy and I would hang out all the time growing up. As&nbsp;kids, we would&nbsp;would blast Slipknot, Pantera, Metallica, Lamb of God&nbsp;and other loud&nbsp;metal music while jumping around the couches with our wooden battle axes acting like they were guitars. In middle school, we would Toilette paper girls houses and in high school we were playing video games. His family now runs a successful cookie shoppe in Downtown Riverside.

Tommy Brady

Paige has been my&nbsp;friend since high school. We've traveled the world together (along with Hanna and Lisa), and&nbsp;lived in San Francisco at the same time. Paige is an extremely smart and talented individual having already received her masters at University of&nbsp;Amsterdam&nbsp;in International Development. She also sings like an angel&nbsp;- my favorite memory is a show she played in the front lawn near Del Playa during her UCSB days – she wore a very attractive top, her hair was&nbsp;pink/red, and her voice sounded like Mariah Carey (can you tell I have crush – sorry Matt). She&nbsp;consoles&nbsp;me through the tough times, laughs&nbsp;during the best, and always&nbsp;offers&nbsp;amazing advice. I'm so happy to have her in my life and with me on my big day!

Paige Rice

I remember officially meeting&nbsp;Dario in high school. Before that I only knew&nbsp;him ask the kid&nbsp;with long hair who played soccer&nbsp;that was a year younger than me. Dario is one of the kindest and most personable&nbsp;people you will ever meet. During high school, we would meet up after school to go play soccer or he would cook some amazing food by raiding his parents cabinet.&nbsp;Whenever I was under a lot of stress or having a bad day, I can remember Dario noticing and doing whatever he could to make me forget about the bad and focus on the good.&nbsp;

Dario Amici

Extremely creative&nbsp;and full of love, Sara has been my friend since high school. She’s my In-N-Out, TV-watching, all things interior design partner-in-crime.&nbsp; We lived together during college and kept the tidiest college house anyone has ever seen (probably to a fault).&nbsp;She opened my eyes to a whole new world of interior design;&nbsp;anyone who knows&nbsp;how particular I am about how my house looks can&nbsp;blame Sara :)! She also witnessed mine and Matt's&nbsp;relationship blossom – considering Matt spent quite some time eating the dinners&nbsp;Sara cooked for a family of 10. Both Matt and I love Sara!

Sara Berkowitz

I remember fist meeting john aka "Flynnzo" while playing Call of Duty 4. We were both so addicted that eventually one day one of us asked if we wanted to hang out and from there we became best friends. Everyday after high school, his mom would pay us hourly to do household chores and after working, you could find us&nbsp;playing Fifa. Throughout high school and college, whenever we would meet someone new&nbsp;they&nbsp;thought that John and I were brothers because we hung out so much and had such big heads. We don't get to hangout as much anymore, but anytime we are in&nbsp;the same room, you'll be sure to hear us laughing at our own jokes.

John Flynn

One might say we were&nbsp;the&nbsp;outcasts&nbsp;when we both moved to Danville halfway through&nbsp;middle school - and instantly became best friends!&nbsp;In high school, we spent hours at Hanna's&nbsp;house wondering when our next crush would text us, driving her mom nuts, and running around downtown Danville laughing our heads off.&nbsp;Recently, Matt and I visited Hanna in&nbsp;Amsterdam (where she's receiving her PhD at&nbsp;Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)&nbsp;for King’s Day. I was immediately met with her big bright smile, kind spirit, and party-all-night ways. If only she would move back to the states!&nbsp;I can't say enough about&nbsp;how Hanna is the kindest, funniest friend a girl could ever have.

Hanna Dijkstra

Friends since middle school, Lisa is one of the most adventurist people I’ve ever met. She’s constantly off rafting, hiking, or doing some other outdoors-y thing (she just got back from living in Australia!). Lisa is extremely talkative and never fails to tell a funny story. In high school, we spent our summers walking our dogs along Greenbrook's trails&nbsp;while talking for hours;&nbsp;tanning&nbsp;at our community pools&nbsp;while talking for hours;&nbsp;and hanging at each others house doing what every other teen&nbsp;at the time was doing&hellip; browsing our classmates Facebook pages&nbsp;while "talking" for hours.&nbsp;There's not one thing&nbsp;Lisa and I haven’t talked about in our 14+ years of friendship, and I’m so happy to have her support me on my big day!

Lisa Judd

Taylor was the first roommate I ever had and was the first person I met in college. Right off the bat,&nbsp;Taylor and I had one main thing in common. We were ready to party. Through the late nights and late mornings at the dining center, we became best friends. I wasn't someone who enjoyed having roommates very much, but Taylor and I got along just fine.&nbsp;We both put school first, enjoyed a clean space and found time to drink from time to time. Taylor eventually transferred to further his studies at UC&nbsp;Berkeley and graduated with a degree in Economics. Although we're both busy&nbsp;getting our lives off the ground, we always find time to catch up and it's like we're back in college.

Taylor James

Maya, my two year old&nbsp;second-cousin, will help prepare the isle with beautiful flower petals.&nbsp;

Maya Oceguera

Humphrey, our fur baby, howled when we asked him to be our&nbsp;ring bearer. We took that as a yes! There's not one day that goes by&nbsp;without us mentioning this precious lil' pup to&nbsp;our family, friends, and colleagues. Since this is such a big task for such a small baby, Corina's cousin,&nbsp;Diego, has&nbsp;graciously agreed to watch over him during the ceremony.&nbsp;

Humphrey Jordan (soon to be Tennies)

Darcy: My fiery red-headed two year old cousin, and a darling older sister, is also going to help prep&nbsp;the aisle!

Leah: I witnessed this sweet little girl take her first step at the historic German beer hall Schroeder's, last year. Now she's ready to walk down the aisle!

Darcy & Leah Hulme

Wedding Party

Registry

Q + A

If flying, this is the closest airport to Mission Inn Hotel / Riverside. Might also consider Burbank or LAX&nbsp;

Corina & Matthew

Corina & Matthew

Travel

Ontario International Airport

Mission Inn Hotel & Spa

Marriott Riverside at the Convention Center