MID-TN EXPO

Ceremony and Reception

The Great Room At Historic Savage Mill

Wedding Day

Wedding

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Our Wedding

Brandon and Tiffany's first contact occurred on a free dating website, where they began the romantic process of feeling out whether or not the other was a serial killer. Cordial and zero red flags, they decided to transform their conversations from computer text to actual spoken words at a small coffee shop in Old Town Elliott City on Sunday, October 17, 2015. From that first date on, they spent each and every weekend together; doing everything from wine tastings, road trips, Breaking Bad marathons and watching Brandon athletically almost fracture both of his legs while attempting to ice skate. The Queen of Concrete from Tennessee and the TV Production funny guy from Maryland are so madly in love and will be until the end of time!

How We Met

Brandon must've checked his backpack about 500 times. The ring was hiding in its depths during the 4 hour drive to a bed and breakfast in Hot Springs, Virginia, a belated birthday trip for Tiffany. Carrying a healthy mix of anxiety, nervousness and excitement, he noticed a very scenic overlook as they got close to the establishment. After checking in, Brandon suggested they go back and check it out. When they pulled up, Tiffany was on the phone scheduling an activity for the trip while Brandon hid the ring, box and all, in his front pocket. They crept toward the end of the overlook and while Tiffany was in the midst of multitasking, as she often does, Brandon got down on one knee. She turned around and it hit her; Brandon was going to ask her to be his wife. Tears of joy (or at least Brandon had hoped they were) overcame her as she managed to let out an "Of course, yes!" Other excited tourists surrounded them and the newly engaged couple gazed at the beautiful mountainous view and at her ring, both at the same time.

How He Proposed

Tiffany is Laotian and Buddhist while Brandon is Jewish. To show respect and appreciation to both religions and cultures, Bran + Tiff will be hosting 2 Weddings! The Laotian wedding in TN is a larger Buddhist ceremony and reception, while the Jewish wedding in MD is a smaller, more intimate event with limited invitations. We hope that you will understand one wedding is not more important than the other and attending both weddings is not mandatory.

2 Weddings 

Brandon was tasked with coming up with a perfect hashtag all of our friends and family can use to share photos. Please use #afischcaughtatiff if you post on social media :)!

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Garrett and Brandon met in preschool and when the two entered kindergarten, it was clear they would be close. Brandon distinctly remembers a moment in Ms. Coakley's kindergarten class when a portly  classmate tried to befriend him, but Garrett interrupted the conversation and made it clear that Brandon's best-friendship belonged to HIM. They spent their teenage years mimicking professional wrestling matches in the Fischer family basement, likely sustaining a small amount of brain damage during that process. The two are always there for each other in any situation and both consider themselves honorary Fischer and Bergman family members.

Garrett Bergman

Tiffany's younger brother Darren passed away on March 25th, 2017 but we already know he will be in attendance with us at both weddings. Rightfully skeptical of Brandon at the beginning, Darren revealed how much he grew to like him after a few drinks for his 21st birthday. The feeling was mutual. There isn't a day that goes by that Darren isn't thought about and missed. Please take a minute during the festivities to think about Darren and feel his spirit with us as we celebrate.

Darren Sirikoun

Tiffany and Marissa met at the bus stop when Marissa moved to Rockvale in 1998. Their friendship quickly blossomed to best friendship, and the two spent many afternoons at each other's houses swimming, chasing geese and pretending to be married to the Backstreet boys. After almost 2 decades of friendship, the girls continue to be close and often laugh about all of the adventures they've had together such as "glamping" (glamorous camping) in the Sparschu's backyard, Marissa almost being attacked by the geese we chased and trying to figure out the correct words to "Don't go Chasing Waterfalls" by TLC. 

Marissa Sparschu

Alizabeth is Tiffany's first cousin, but also her best friend since she was 5 months old. As children, they did everything together and used to look like twins. Being 2 girls out of  6 male cousins, they had to protect each other from name calling and being chased around. Tiffany needed someone to comfort her after her older cousins would tease her about her obsession of boy bands. Through all of the ups and downs of life, Alizabeth has always been there for Tiffany. Now she has an adorable little boy named Sebastian who will make an appearance in the wedding :).  

Alizabeth Sirikoun

Brandon and Ian's friendship began  in college when it became clear that both thoroughly enjoyed drinking gin from a large  bucket (an Ian invention)  and making fun of each other at the same time. Hey... it was college! After graduation, the two spent nearly every weekend together and upgraded to classier drinking devices. They've also  spent an absolutely ridiculous amount of  time  watching the Washington Wizards suck together.  Relaxed, chill and easy to please, Ian and Brandon are pretty much permanently  on the same wavelength; and this is why they are such close friends.

Ian Laurie

Whitley is Tiffany's best friend and partner in crime. If these two are together, expect a lot of fun, laughter and unexpected surprises. Whitley met Tiffany in the 6th grade and Whit's kindness, sense of humor and love of Ellen DeGeneres and Simon Cowell is what made these 2 best buds very quickly. Tiffany would spend many afternoons at the Hampton's home, being scared of Whit's wiener dog, Oscar, and catching up with her mother, Michelle. The Hampton Family is so sweet and Tiffany loves spending hours talking to Whitley and Michelle. These 2 have been starting trouble for over 14 years now.

Whitley Hampton

The moment Brandon and Lora's story was born was when Brandon offered up the classic friendship  olive branch of , "Hey. Want to watch funny Internet cat videos?" in the break room at their job. They've now been watching said cat videos for 8 years. Brandon often refers to Lora as his "second big sister" because of the valuable advice she's given him over the years. They currently work together at CGTN where they often trade components of their lunches like children in the second grade do.

Lora Ersbo

They say friendships can be born in the most unlikely of places: does a college course about the history of the Holocaust count? Apparently it does, because this is where Ben and Brandon became friends. After graduation, Brandon took countless short road trips up to Frederick, Maryland aka "Ben's City" and experienced some of the most legendary house parties ever, courtesy of Ben. Whenever Ben and Brandon hang out, it's always the same; even if they haven't seen each other in several months. That kind of friendship means a lot to both of them. Oh, and they also both paid actual money to meet Jon Gosselin together. See above.

Ben Reichlin

Emily grew up in Rockvale, TN alongside Marissa and Tiffany. The two have spent many a sleep over together, eating too much junk food, staying up too late and laughing too hard. One of Tiffany's fondest memories at the Pilaczynski house, was during a party when Tiff decided to jump on a foam deer and Whitley happily joined her. Little did we know, it was a decoy deer and broke down into 5 pieces. Tiff and Whit were scared they broke it and tried to put it back together to no avail. Luckily, Em came out laughing and took pictures of us with the broken deer. It's hard to believe over 14 years of friendship have already past.

Emily Pilaczynski

Mike is one of Brandon's two future brother-in-laws. Even though Brandon takes great offense to Mike being a fan of infinitely better sports teams than his, Brandon looks forward to having him as an older brother. Possessing impeccable taste in beer, hopefully Mike can deter Brandon from ordering Miller Lites and PBRs at almost every single bar he frequents. 

Michael LaCorte

Oday and Tiffany met in High school. She still remembers when she first met Oday at the buddhist temple. Tiffany needed help getting dressed and was searching for her mother. Without hesitation, Oday reached out to Tiffany to help.  It was her kindness and sense of humor that brought both girls close together. Oday now has 2 beautiful children who Tiffany is proud to call her Godchildren. Liam and Livia will be featured in the wedding as well :). 

Oday Litthimane

It was Brandon's future brother-in-law Danny who gave him one of his first tastes of brotherhood. During a trip to Tennessee to visit Tiffany's family at her mom's house, Brandon was about to take one of his 8 million showers of the day. Unbeknownst to him, Danny slipped into the bathroom like some sort of shower ninja and closed the door to make use of the bathroom before Brandon could get to it. Brandon then shouted to Danny, "is this what having a brother is like?" To which he responded, "yup!" Brandon strangely looks forward to more of these moments of brotherhood.

Danny Sirikoun

Jamie will be Tiffany's future sister-in-law. When Brandon was a teenager, he was obsessed with hardcore rap and dressed in large baggy pants and tall tees. Jamie was able to give him a makeover and dress him in clothes that flattered him. Once Brandon received a positive response from girls, he realized that his sister should become his Stylist. When Tiffany first met Brandon, he was actually wearing a coat that Jamie gifted him. It's possible that the coat hooked Tiffany in ;).  Jamie has been so sweet and welcoming and Tiffany greatly appreciates it.

Jamie Fischer

Jamie is Tiffany's 1st cousin, but is more like her little sister. Tiff fondly remembers carrying Jamie on her hip, singing Barney songs to make her feel better. Although Jamie is almost 19, Tiff will always see her as a little girl with one earring because Marissa lost the other one 🤣 Jamie is an honorary Junior Bridesmaid and will be Tiffany's right hand woman at the wedding. 

Jamie Ramangkoun 

Cody is Tiff's 1st cousin, but is like a little brother to her. Tiff spent most of her middle school and high school years babysitting Cody. Although he is growing into an amazing young man, Tiff will always remember him as an adorable little boy with an affinity for Barney and Bear in the Big Blue House. Tiff loves to cuddle Cody  even though he hates it and embarrass him with kisses in front of his friends.

Cody Ramangkoun

Wedding Party

Q + A

Registry

The Great Room at Historic Savage Mill is located at the back of the Mill. Please park in the West Parking Lot and follow the sidewalk and signs alongside the zipline and obstacle course. The Ceremony will be held on the Deck, patio next to the Great Room. Please click on the link for more information <a href="http://www.savagemill.com/directory/" target="_blank">Directory Map of the Mill</a>

Please use the link to reserve a hotel room under the Fischer Sirikoun Wedding Block. Preferred Pricing&nbsp;ends May 9, 2017.

Hampton Inn & Suites Columbia/South MD

The expo center is a large 20,000 sq ft space that can hold upwards to 600 people! It is off of Middle Tennessee Blvd, headed towards MTSU.

We will be getting a block of rooms at a hotel. However, we would like to provide you with a link of Air BnB's near the venue. This would be a good alternative for large groups of people sharing in the cost or renting a few nights.

Tiffany & Brandon

Tiffany & Brandon

Registry