Emily & Ivan

June 5, 2021 • Vancouver, BC, Canada

Emily & Ivan

June 5, 2021 • Vancouver, BC, Canada
Finlay Pilcher
Finlay Pilcher - Maid of Honor
Finlay and Emily met in Edinburgh in 2010 and are the absolute best of friends. Finlay spent many years as a geotechnical civil engineer before deciding to change gears completely to study medicine. For this and a million other reasons, she is Emily's constant inspiration and delight. She currently lives in Burlington, Vermont with her dog, Cash.
Tom Decker
Tom Decker - Best Man
Tom and Ivan met in 1989 when Tom was born in Richmond B.C. The youngest of the Decker brothers, Tom has always been there for Ivan to help him remember movie quotes and also to blame damage to their childhood home on. He is adept at the visual arts and has the fewest allergies out of the three brothers.
Leo Decker
Leo Decker - Best Man
The eldest of the Decker brothers, Leo has been around for Ivan's entire life plus even a little more! He has always been happy to impart his extra year and a half of world experience into Ivan's life. He is an amazing father and a tremendous business person who operates one of the best residential and commercial concrete companies in North America.
Hilary Duholke
Hilary Duholke - Bridesmaid
Hilary is the middle sister and has perfected the role of bridge-builder between people. She is an expert at capturing beautiful moments, and supplying celebrity trivia. She and Emily shared time together in Kingston while both attending Queen's, and also share a love for exaggerated facial expressions and reactions. Hilary currently lives in North Vancouver and works as a paralegal at a global law firm.
Kevin Banner
Kevin Banner - Groomsman
Kevin Banner: The Duke of Sooke has been friends with Ivan since 2011 when they met performing stand up comedy on Vancouver Island. The Canadian dream and the son of a logger, Kevin is always there to remind Ivan what it means to be a true west coast boy. Also he is not, and never will be afraid of trees.
Julianna Duholke
Julianna Duholke - Bridesmaid
Julianna is the youngest and most fashionable Duholke sister (sorry, Hilary). She is also completely brilliant and ready to change the world. She is an excellent travel partner, confidante, and cook. Julianna is currently completing a bilingual law degree at McGill University in Montréal, Québec.
Peter Carlone
Peter Carlone - Groomsman
Peter and Ivan worked together at Science World for over half a decade. Peter is a very talented actor, comedian, and videographer. Ivan once hired Peter to make a video for the provincial government and after it was finished the province paid Peter to edit Ivan out of the final product entirely. Ivan and Peter co-host a podcast called "Science Us" which is very funny but hard to listen to because Peter and Ivan have the exact same voice.
Jordan Lee
Jordan Lee - Bridesman
Jordan and Emily met at Queen's University in 2008 where both were studying English Literature. Despite a shared love of reading, their taste in books is completely opposite. After overcoming this obstacle, they became great friends and now their time together almost always revolves around food. Jordan lives in Vancouver and works in enrolment services at UBC.
Amanda Wang
Amanda Wang - Bridesmaid
Amanda and Emily met at A&W in 2012 - both having joined the company that year. They very soon became inseparable - joined by a love of baseball and food, and a disdain for inadequacy. Amanda manages A&W's National Promotions and lives in North Vancouver.
Charles Demers
Charles Demers - Groomsman
Charles and Ivan have known each other since 2006 when they were both doing a set on an open mic at a Cuban/Jamaican fusion restaurant in a cave on Commercial Drive that has now become an organic supplement store. Charles is an unbelievably gifted comedian, singer, playwright, novelist, and father who knows and captures the city of Vancouver so well in everything he does.
Mason Decker
Mason Decker - Attendant
Ivy Decker
Ivy Decker - Flower Girl
Max Decker
Max Decker - Ring Bearer
Eli Decker
Eli Decker - Ring Bearer