Paul & Jen's Wedding Party
Meet the members of the wedding party!
The Ladies
Caryn : Maid of Honor
Caryn is Jen's best friend from college. Caryn and Jen met freshman year at MIT's
Experimental Study Group, and after realizing they were the only two
Thetas in ESG, became fast friends. Since graduating from MIT, Caryn has relocated to the west coast and
is pursuing her doctorate in physics at Caltech. From what Jen has observed, "pursuing a doctorate in physics" is code-speak
for "spend a lot of money on really expensive lab equipment and hope it works." In addition, to the horror of most Californians,
Caryn likes to lament about it is "too sunny" in Pasadena and how she misses Boston's "grey and rainy days."
Adriana : Bridesmaid
Jen and Adriana met at law school--Jen's first memory of meeting Adriana was when Adriana was prowling around the law review
office asking if anyone had a TV so she could come over and watch the 2008 election. Originally from California, Adriana has
managed to adjust to the east coast weather, although unlike Caryn, she actually misses the sunny and warm weather. Adriana
is one of the few people who understand (and appreciate) Jen's running obsession, and is an accomplished runner herself, having
qualified for the Boston Marathon at the 2009 Nike Women's Marathon.
Christina : Bridesmaid
Christina, better known as "Beans", is Paul's baby sister. Unlike Paul, Jen, and Paul's brother Billy (see below), Christina was
smart and did not go to law school. Instead, she spends her days as a high school physical education teacher, while
moonlighting as an athletic trainer at night. Due to her expertise with sports injuries, family members flock to Christina
whenever they have aches and pains. Jen also appreciates Christina's affinity for mushrooms on her pizza, as Paul and Jen
can never share a pizza because Paul refuses to "contaminate" his pizza with such delicious fungi.
The Gents
Bill(y) : Best Man
Bill, or "Billy" as only his family calls him, is Paul's older brother. Growing up, Paul would always tag along with Billy,
which worked out well whenever Billy needed a scapegoat for the mishaps resulting from his mischievous ways. Luckily,
Billy outgrew his mischievous ways when he met his wife, Leslie. Billy and Leslie got married in 2009, and have now moved
into their brand-new home and adopted a cat named Phoebe. It is now Phoebe's turn to be mischievous.
Daniel : Groomsman
Dan is Paul's best friend from high school. Dan holds the distinct honor of edging out Paul as class validictorian, thanks
to the A- Paul received in English (which was rightly deserved, considering how Paul still can't spell). Like true best friends
who did everything together, Dan and Paul both majored in materials science in college. Ever diligent, Dan went on to pursue his doctorate in materials science at Northwestern,
and in a weird twist of fate, wound up as roommates with one of Paul's classmates from MIT. Paul and Jen had the pleasure of
attending Dan's recent wedding to his wife, Jennifer, earlier this summer.
Jensen : Groomsman
Jensen is Jen's little brother, and is known as the "artistic one" in the family. While growing up, Jensen was obsessed with
LEGO models (and Pokemon), and has now channeled that creative energy into studying architecture at CMU, where he is a rising
junior. Luckily, he has outgrown his love of Pokemon and has moved on to bigger and better things like Japanese anime. In his
spare time, Jensen likes to play the guitar and serves as a worship team leader for his youth fellowship group. As an example of
Jensen's creative talent, he designed Paul and Jen's wedding invitations.