Gemma is my older sister. We have sometimes been mistaken for twins despite being four years apart in age. We were two peas in a pod as children. I wrote my college entrance essay on Gemma and how she's my favorite person. She has very high standards and it means the world to me she welcomed him into the family.

If Christina didn't chat with me alone during the time I visited Miami the fall break of my senior year in college, I don't know if we would be engaged today! I can't and won't share what she said to me, but it solidified that Tom is and always will be exactly who I've been looking for. Thank you, Christina!

Tom has been close friends with Alex since the sixth grade. They have a friendship built on common interests and lots of gaming, it's been a pleasure getting to know Alex and seeing how much fun Tom and Alex have together.

My beautiful matron of honor! Melanie and I met in kindergarten as we both stood at the end of our street waiting for the bus for the first day of school. We were destined to be bffs and share everything with each other. We had a notebook we passed back and forth in high school between classes specifically to write letters to each other! I'm incredibly thankful for our friendship that I can always count on through thick and thin. We'll always be like sisters no matter the distance.

Chris J and Tom get along so well and both of them have such analytical minds, watching them play games together is a hoot to watch. I'm happy to see such great friends in Tom's life.

May was the mysterious woman engineer in the corner office that was on my new team at work. She was on vacation when I joined, so I worried for weeks about whether or not she would like me! It turned out that May became one of my favorite people in the world. She just makes me happy whenever she's around. I'm ecstatic that she'll be there for the day and in the wedding party.

Philihp is my brother who was basically the man of the house for me growing up, so his blessing means the world to me. I personally see a lot of similarities between Tom and Philihp. Both are gamers, protective, loyal, and wicked smart! I think it's great Tom has already seen what it's like to have an older brother like Philihp in the time they've known each other.

Brendan is one of Tom's closest friends. We have this joke that he is our roommate because he's always online when Tom is playing games. Brendan can always be counted on and has been a rock to hold onto during the wedding planning madness!

Natalie was the only other woman engineer in the org at work when I started, so naturally, everyone wanted us to be best friends. We weren't instant friends like everyone wanted, but I slowly found myself copying Natalie's infectious positive attitude and embodying the Leadership Principles of course! Natalie always included me in outside work events and we bonded over having birthdays within a few weeks of each other. Also as an unofficial career mentor, Natalie has helped me so much in navigating all the complexities of work and always been a role model to me. I'm so happy she's in my life.

Sophie was one of the first people I met as one of "Tom's Friends" in Miami. I'll never forget how much I loved everyone and how natural it felt to be a part of such a wonderful group of people. I can count on Sophie to celebrate the good times and console me in the bad. Sophie treats everyone like family and has been a wonderful friend for the past few years.

Giles and Tom I'd say started out as concert friends. They liked the same kind of music and enjoyed going to concerts together, but it bloomed into so much more. Giles is our friendly panda and I couldn't imagine getting married without him there.

Brooke is one of the sweetest people I've ever met! I love how thoughtful she is and has always made me feel welcome in Tom's Friend group since day one. She has shared in our love of Disney World and Disney party planning!

Martin and Tom are solid friends. They met in middle school and Martin continues to be a friend we can always count on to be there for him no matter what.

Tom and Chris have been great friends for a very long time and it's always a party with Chris! Chris is a very positive person and I'm glad he will be there to celebrate with us on this special day. We can always count on him to bring the drinks and the party.

Tom's cousin (twice removed) is a true Disney princess! We're honored and excited to have her as our flower girl.

I called Roosevelt my "best work friend", for lack of better name, while he lived in the East side with us. Roosevelt and I became very close over the years of working and carpooling together, so much that he even became my emergency contact when I needed one that wasn't Tom. He's doing the honors of doing a reading for us!

I like to say I owe much of my career to Kai! I met him on the first day of my first Computer Science class in college and I learned pretty quickly he was the best ally I could ever ask for. He taught me so much, (mostly that he's always right! :P) and he helped make college some of the best memories of my life.

Uncle Lewis is Tom's godfather. He sponsored Tom's Confirmation, and he and his wife, Barbara, have been very supportive throughout Tom's life. Many a year, Tom would spend the summer in New Jersey with his grandparents, aunt, and uncles.

Kai S. joined the party as our ring bearer! He's a bundle of fun and ready to go!