Holy Family Catholic Church

Ceremony

Altadena Town & Country Club

Reception

Our Wedding

Schedule

Westin Pasadena pick up time 1:30Courtyard Marriot Pasadena Pick Up Time 1:45Arrive At Church 2:15Ceremony Starts 2:30Ceremony Concludes 3:30 Large group pictures on the front steps of the church.Plescia'sCurrie'sSon'sFriends Bus Leaves When Fully Loaded

The Big Day

It was move-in day to the freshman dorms and someone decided that everyone should meet by knocking on every door of the building. Adam has no recollection of this meeting.

The First Time Stephanie met Adam

Adam had volunteered to be a WOW (orientation week) driver for Stephanie’s roommate during that week. Her roommate then somehow convinced Adam that going line dancing would be a great idea.On the day in question Stephanie and Laura left to go dancing, leaving their roommate to be picked up by Adam. Upon arriving at the bar/club they noticed Adam standing to the side watching the dancers and quickly realized their roommate had not conveyed her plan correctly to Adam. Stephanie spent the evening making sure Adam was introduced to all of their friends and they had a great time.&nbsp;&nbsp;Over the next few months Stephanie and Adam started talking more and more.Adam finally asked Stephanie out and their first date was on a Friday at Panera Bread where they talked until they had to be told that the restaurant was closed.

 The real "Meet Cute"... One year later

The rest of college was filled with so many memories.

Lots of Line Dancing

Trips to Vegas, Disneyland, The Beach

Watched A Lot of Sports

And somewhere in between the falling in love we studied our butts off and in 2015 we both graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and moved to Mountain View CA.

We Made New Friends And and expanded our adventures far beyond what we could have ever imagined

We Have celebrated holidays

Saw even more Sporting events

Even More trips to vegas

watched a lot of Shows

Visited some amazing places

Made good use of our Passports

Through It all we have had each other and now we can't wait to say yes to forever and see what the world has in store for us next.

Our Story

Photos

The Bridal Party

Alyssa Villavicencio

Alyssa is the infamous younger sister, if you know… you know. Stephanie and I are pretty much opposites when it comes to most things in life. Like all sisters, that can sometimes lead to arguments - but it can also make us great at helping each other see things in a new way. At the end of the day, our love and loyalty to family is what constantly brings us together through the ups and downs of sisterhood. She’s put up with my antics over the years, like when I went through a phase in my early childhood where I NEEDED to be the first through the door at all times. Or when I would accidentally drop books on her in the middle of the night during our 15+ years of sharing bunk beds in our room. Don’t worry, in between those memories of me being the crazy younger sister, there are also many memories of cuddling on the couch, laughing until we cry, and dancing in our pajamas. I know, I can be a lot (but never enough in my opinion!). But all of those years of sister drama makes me extremely protective of my older sister. So obviously, I had to put Adam through a couple of tests when I first met him. Nearly 10 years later… you could say that he definitely passed the test. When I call my sister and Adam is in the background, I can always look forward to some witty back and forth with my soon-to-be brother-in-law. Not to mention he’s the designated person for all my tech-related questions, thanks Google. ;) Throughout the years, we’ve welcomed Adam into our crazy little world that is filled with so much love and laughter. From casual dinners on Sundays to big Plescia celebrations, we prove time and time again that every milestone in life is better when shared with others. And behind the occasional eye-rolls and looks of astonishment, I KNOW he secretly loves us all just as much as we love him. One day, he’ll join the all-time famous ‘Salad Can-Can’ dance on Christmas Day dinner with Marisa and me… maybe one day. Not only are these two madly in love, but they’ve done the work over the past decade to be a pretty good team as well. And that deserves to be celebrated!!

Marisa Plescia

Marisa Plescia is Stephanie’s favorite cousin…from South Pasadena! As Stephanie’s elder by almost 4 years, the day Stephanie was born was an exciting day for me as Stephanie was my “baby.” No seriously, I really did think that Stephanie was my new babydoll to take care of. I even skipped preschool that day to be at the hospital to welcome my new baby into the world! As my “baby” grew (aka Stephie), I was there every step of the way. From birthdays, to holidays, to school, to trips, to pasta dinners, we have been together and have been there for each other always. One favorite story I like to tell is when Stephanie was a toddler and learning to swim, she once reached out to me in the pool instead of George (her Dad) and I looked at George and said “See, she likes me more than you!” I was no more than 7 years old (apparently a brat as well) and already knew that I was her favorite!&nbsp; Over the past few years, however, it has become increasingly clear that there is a new “favorite” in Stephie’s life…and that is Adam. I remember when they first met in college and I admittedly&nbsp;stalked him on the very little social media he has. I saw a Facebook profile picture of this guy with one of those old Macbook Photobooth photos with the fake background and thought, “There’s NO way this guy is going to replace me?!” But oh wait, he has and I couldn’t be happier for the two of them. I have been very fortunate to get to know Adam over the last few years and spend time with them on trips (Vegas, baby!), up in the Bay Area, and over numerous pasta dinners and although I am fairly positive that the duo that is “Marisa and Alyssa” has both scared and scarred him many times, he has stuck around and that shows how much he loves Stephanie!&nbsp; I found an old school project from when I was 16 years old where apparently I had to write a younger relative a “letter of sisterhood.” All in a day’s work for someone that went to an all-girls high school highly focused on women empowerment. In this letter, which I am highly positive I never actually gave to Stephanie, I (in my wiser high school self) imparted my wisdom to Stephanie on her 13th birthday to become a “woman of the future. In a highly dramatic 1 page essay, I write that my wish for Stephanie is to grow up to be a “great woman.” And I am so proud of Stephanie as she is more than a great woman, she is an extraordinary woman. She also has a great man now to share her life with. I am so happy that Adam and Stephanie have found each other and wish them nothing more than a lifetime of happiness, love, and being each other's favorite.

Nicole Madden

This is not Stephanie’s first time walking down the aisle of Holy Family in a white dress alongside her best friend. I had the pleasure of doing so in the second grade for their First Holy Communion. Since that momentous occasion, Stephanie and I became lifelong friends who are always there to support one another. Whether it was to strengthen each other’s craft and design skills for school projects at Holy Family School, or to catch up on the latest gossip while carpooling to and from La Salle,&nbsp; or to always be available for a two hour video chat three time zones away, we are always there for each other. I am honored to be a bridesmaid for Stephanie and I’m thrilled that Adam can be Nicole’s personal tech support permanently!

Laura Schulz

Stephanie and I met freshman year of college moving into the dorms. Surprise! We were neighbors. After many sleepovers, Netflix marathons, club events, shopping sprees, and study sessions, it was inevitable we were going to be in each other’s lives for the long haul and even lived together the next 2 years at Cal Poly. It was such a joy getting to watch Stephanie and Adam’s relationship grow in real time, and as result, insert myself into Adam’s life at the same time. 10 years later, Adam is still my computer programing tutor, Stephanie and I still enjoy the underrated couch cuddle, and I am so excited to be a part of their wedding day!

Katie Karl

I’m Katie, Stephanie and I met technically when we were babies in the Messina-Doerning backyard summer bash. We aren’t sure when it was official but we know we’ve been around each other our whole lives. We started to get close when my family decided to join the choir at Holy Family. Our amazing choir director, Anna Delgado, asked if my sister and I were soprano or alto. My sister said soprano so I quickly said alto… sister stuff, ya know. That led to years of getting to see Stephanie every week and catch up on our lives. While we were hanging out, we never got close until after high school when we both realized we didn’t want to stop our catch up sessions. I would call Stephanie to complain about dumb friends, and she would complain about dumb men. The first time I met Adam, he was doing the most important duty of holding seats in church for Christmas. It was one of the first times he was publicly meeting everyone… and I mean EVERYONE. His hands were kind of clammy and he was panickly looking around for Stephanie. She was over with me pretending we owned the church and said he’d be fine! And he was. I remember he sat there, instinctively grabbed Stephanie’s hand and she squeezed his and gave him a faint smile. He took a breath and everything was right in the world again. So Adam, remember to take a breath and Stephanie, take his hand, together you two will get through anything life throws at you.

The Groomsmen

Orlando Marquez

Adam and I met at an at-home poker game organized a fellow Googler (so essentially we kinda-sorta met through work, since the game was all Googlers.) I am Sr. QA Analyst who is a father of 2 daughters! We have bonded over the years playing poker in my garage with our friends, to&nbsp; sharing stories about all the characters we have met at the casinos (trust me, we've seen a few :) to rock climbing together, to long bike rides alongside the Levi's stadium / Great America, to having lunch on a regular basis at work and even just talking for hours over Zoom.I think Adam appreciates my sense of humor because you have to be a special kind of person to truly enjoy our personalities, which is why Adam and I get along so well. Brothers to the end!

Daniel Nishsi

Adam and I met at Cal Poly and we got to know each other over a carpool to go interview at Workday (I got a ride, he got a gas card, and we both got job offers we didn't end up accepting 😉). When we saw each other around campus senior year, he was an engaged listener for my various rants about traditional vs Roth IRAs and megadoor Roth 401(k)s, explained in full with hand drawn diagrams — classic college student talk. As a random happenstance, Stephanie's parents got to meet mine during our graduation because they happened to be sitting next to each other and they're all chatty. After we all moved to the Bay Area, we started hanging out, having board game nights "catered" by Google, and going on Vegas vacations while wearing matching swimwear. As for me, I'm a pretty quirky guy. People are quick to think "that's very Daniel" when they hear about things I do or say. Taking several vodka shots every day for several weeks to get a statistically significant blind vodka taste test? Very Daniel. Buying synthetic coffee made from plant waste? Very Daniel. Trying to convince Adam to buy a tech doodad he doesn't need over Stephanie's opposition? Very Daniel.

Spencer Lewson

Hello, I’m Spencer, and I’m Adam’s most favoritest groomsmen (shhh, don’t tell the others!)&nbsp; Adam and I met back in college, but we truly became friends when we both moved to the bay and he introduced me to his lovely bride Stephanie and close friend Daniel.&nbsp; We began playing board games as a group on a weekly basis, during which Adam and I secretly plotted together to overthrow Daniel’s evil reign as board game champion as his constant victories were quite the nuisance.&nbsp; Any game that ended with Daniel not having the highest score was considered a victory on our parts.&nbsp; Over the years our friendship grew and I established myself as the jokester of the group, not feeling satisfied until Stephanie giggled and Adam rolled his eyes in disbelief.&nbsp; I also like to pull friendly pranks such as holding their vacation packages ransom for cookies and while I promise to behave during the ceremony, all bets are off for the reception — so consider yourself warned ❤️.&nbsp; On that note, congratulations to Adam and Stephanie, I’m super excited for you two, and I recommend you open my present outside or in a well-ventilated area.

Lincoln Currie

Lincoln is the Gen Z youngest brother. I don’t remember the exact first time we met. In our younger years, Adam and I bonded over our shared love of sports and video games, especially playing Madden together, where he always seemed to beat me (later, I figured out this was because he could see which plays I was calling). Since he went to college and moved to California, we have kept in touch over text and by playing Xbox, which usually involves me carrying Adam in Call of Duty: Warzone. We mainly talk about our love/hate (mostly hate) relationship with the Minnesota Vikings, poker, or funny tweets that we see. I usually try to make him laugh with my outlandish remarks, and I workshop all my hot takes on him before taking them public. Adam and I have gotten closer during some of the vacations we have taken together, most recently a Vegas trip for my 21st birthday. During that trip, I could not convince Adam that putting a lot of money on one number in roulette (35x payout) is a good investment–I still think he should reconsider.&nbsp; I met Stephanie about five years ago when I was still in high school, and we have gotten to know each other better since then over holidays and trips we have been on together. I have enjoyed getting to know Stephanie’s wonderful family, especially over the wonderful Sunday dinners at Stephanie’s grandmother’s house. After meeting all the interesting characters in the Villavicencio family, I am very much looking forward to everyone coming together for Adam and Stephanie’s special day. Congratulations to both of you!

Devon Govett

Adam and I met in one of our very first classes freshman year at Cal Poly: Computer Science 101. After that, we had many classes together. I would say we really became friends during the now-infamous Almond project (why was it called that again??). This was a group project in one of our software engineering courses which mostly consisted of watching Space Jam, eating pizza, and sometimes, coding 😉. Of course, we (well, mostly I) decided that we weren’t going to follow what the rest of the class was doing, and build our project with a completely different technology stack (to the professor’s chagrin). The rest of the group put up with it, and learned quickly. This led to Adam and I working together on our senior project. Since college, we've continued to hang out, going on hikes, talking tech, playing mini-golf (with frozen margaritas), bowling, etc. Oh, and I let him beat me at pool sometimes (don’t tell him 🤫😜). Congrats to Adam and Stephanie, I’m so happy for both of you!

Wedding Party

Q + A

Courtyard by Marriott Los Angeles Pasadena/Old Town

Travel

Places to Eat

Twohey's Restaurant

Roma Market

Pietro's

Pie'n Burger

Mijares Mexican Restaurant

Fosselman's Ice Cream Co.

Things to Do

The Gamble House

Norton Simon Museum

USC Pacific Asia Museum

Stephanie tidbit: One of my oldest friends and bridesmaid Nicole has volunteered and worked with her many times over the years. Here are her best tips for your visit to The Huntington.

The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Arlington Garden in Pasadena

Stephanie’s Tidbit: Founded in 1894 and still family owned and operated today. This book store is the model of what we think of today. They were the first to have author reading and signings. They have been a pillar of the Pasadena community and have books for everyone.

Stephanie & Adam

Stephanie & Adam

S&A

Ceremony

Reception