St. Faustina Catholic Church

Ceremony

White Oaks on the Bayou

Reception

Welcome, we're glad you're here!

Jeremy and I are SO excited for our big day and cannot wait to celebrate with everyone of you! Please refer to our website for all our wedding guest details, our cash fund and any questions you may have.

Please RSVP by Saturday, November 13th.

Our Wedding

Our Story

So there was this new nurse on my unit, right? Before I've even meet her, another nurse comes at me with a hot tip that she's single. Thanks tita Phoebe but why would you even tell me that? Maybe a week later, I'm around Kristen for the first time. We don't share any patients, but I'm nearby. She's with another nurse and I overhear them talking about restaurants that I like and I think "oh, we have similar taste in food. that's cool."Later on in the shift, I overhear her talking about Harry Potter with another nurse and I think "ok she's into nerdy stuff, me too".At some point in my eavesdropping, I realize she is also into board games and "ok this is happening now." So I wait til she's alone and I muster up some courage to talk to her. I ask her some inane question about what kind of board games she likes to play and that's how we started talking. The next day I trick her into adding me on Facebook (with some story about putting together a Harry Potter trivia team), and the day after that I slide in her DMs. The week after that, we went on four dates. Riding off of the momentum of those four dates, I proposed sixteen months later!

How we met - His side

I was minding my own business, working in a new unit when I spotted a guy who looked like my friend Nelson. This guy randomly started talking to me about board games and eventually figured out that I'm a big Harry Potter nerd. He used this info against me, stalked me on the unit, and invited me to a Harry Potter Trivia night with his friends - so I gave him my fb. Eventually we started talking and when there was a lull in our conversation he blurted out "Hey, so...are you single?"

How we met - Her side:

Sometime in 2019, Kris dragged me out of bed to go to the Houston Arboretum and we took pictures next to this neat tree. There was nothing particularly special about that day except that I wanted to sleep, and she wanted us to go for a walk in the park. She won that tug of war. I decided months later that that tree was where I wanted to propose. Great! I'll just walk around the arboretum and look for it. My memory of that day is pretty hazy from sleep deprivation, but it'll be fine. I couldn't find it. I looked for months. I'd sneak off to the arboretum while she's at work and I'd walk around for hours cocking my head at every tree that MIGHT just be the tree that I saw in a dream once. I have photo evidence it exists but it's not helping. God damnit why is it suddenly so frustrating that trees all look the same? "Whatever," I think to myself. "I bought the ring already and the return policy is almost up so let's just propose already. I'll look for it with her. Maybe she'll remember where it is." So we go to the Houston Arboretum together for the first time in a year and she found it in less than twenty minutes. I proposed on the spot.

How he did it - His side:

The morning of started off like any other - an ass-kicking workout with Jethrina by Rose. Jeremy and I were looking for our first apartment together. Jeremy could tell I was getting overwhelmed with the options and suggested that we take a break after touring and walk around the Houston Arboretum. He invited our friend Chris Ly (our best man!) to hang out with us and I even joked if he was ok with me third wheeling. We walked around the arboretum and tried to find this tree Jer and I had found a year earlier on one of our dates. I found it within 5 mins, and within another 5 mins we were engaged!

How he did it - Her side:

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See the full video of the proposal here:

Sister and forever ride-or-die. We think and cackle the same. One time I almost killed her with the same dish Jeremy almost killed his brother with. Oops.

Larissa Ybanez

Nursing school workout buddies and dancing fiends. We've slept in wet tents, worked on the same unit, and even lived together. Kathy has seem me through so many stages of life, it would be impossible to get married without her!

Kathy Sudarma

We were roommates in hell...I mean nursing school.  One time we had a nursing school breakdown at the same time and didn't even know it. This girl as seen me through that and more and has become one of my favorite travel buddies.

Carissa Concepcion

The boba king and probably the bougiest in the bridal party.  We gossip in broken mandarin  and reminisce over old choreo videos. But mostly we just love to eat expensive food and not look at the bill when we pay.

Jordan Chang

My last roommate before I had to move in with a boy.  This girl amazes me with her knowledge of HH places of which I take full advantage of. From acquaintances moving in together to going on multiple trips together, including our first medical mission trip; my life would certainly not be the same if she hadn't roped me into moving in with her. 

Noelle Bragado

The most recent lady in my tribe. Without her my fitness journey would have ended a LONG time ago. My daily partner in crime for all the fuckery we afoot.

Jethrina Santos

It all started with her randomly walking into my apartment uninvited. A sleepover with 2 types of queso and a whole "study group" later she's still stuck with me and helping me plan this whole shebang. She made me a Ninang so I made her a bridesmaid <3

Karla Nacionales

There were a couple of times when we were teenagers where we almost got into car crashes. It's these kind of life or death situations that really bring people together, and that's why Chris is my best friend.

Christopher Ly

One time when we were kids, I tried to steal a slice of his pizza so he grabbed it out of my hand, spit on it, and threw it in the trash. I don't mess with him any more except in board games.

Jonathan Fernandez

Never have I known another man who could sleep through school and who I still respect highly for his intelligence. Also the father to a future NBA center.

Ryan Tierney

Loyal and kind with biceps like a stallion.  A couple of 90s guys like us could run this wedding.

Marshall Bailey

Highly critical about all of the decisions I've made in my life, except for my choice in spouse. The perfect older sister.

Jessie Zhao

To this day I have no idea why we're friends because this guy is awful. If I had to guess, it's probably because of his tsundere charm. 

Isaac Mendez

Likes long walks on the beach and passionate fights over the go board.  Our hobby was taken over by AI but our friendship has persisted like triple ko. 

Sai Yan

Wedding Party

Please directly call the hotel and request to book a room under the, "Fernandez Wedding Block."

La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham-Brookshire-West Katy

Please call in directly and ask to book under the "Fernandez Wedding Block"

Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Houston Katy

Wedding block is labeled "JK Fernandez Wedding Block" Complimentary Breakfast, internet and parking included in the room

La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham

Travel

1:30PM-2:30PM atSt. Faustina Catholic ChurchFulshear, Texas, 77441, United States

5:00PM-9:30PM atWhite Oaks on the Bayou7920 Farm to Market 1489, Simonton, TX 77476

Kristen & Jeremy

Kristen & Jeremy

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