Vaidya (aka “Sweet pea”), Maid of Honor. Hailing from Hyderabad, India, Vaidya and Brooke met during University of Rochester’s freshman orientation a decade ago. A few days later they found themselves in the same section of “Quest Calculus,” where Brooke impressed Vaidya by remembering her name. The two have been dueling at Scrabble ever since. Vaidya enjoys peas, hot weather and human rights. Though sojourning to Portland for the main event in July, the Vaidya-creature will prove elusive this summer. A newly minted Harvard Law School grad, she will be studying her brains out for the New York State Bar Exam, a few short days after the wedding.
Haley, Bridesmaid. A Florida native, this southern girl was drawn (by destiny) to Alaska the summer of 2006. While working at Denali National Park, she was stalked by the weird, yet somehow attractive, young HR man who helped her check-in. That fall she was lured to Portland by this same young man, who turns out to be Adam, Brooke’s brother. In Portland she has become acquainted with all-weather footwear, seasons and mastered the art of dressing for a sleety winter day. Her main qualifications for the roll of bridesmaid include a sparkling personality, dazzling good looks, general fun-ness and a wealth of creative ability (mad painting skills in particular.)
Alicia, Bridesmaid. Alicia was once put in the clothes dryer by big brothers Christopher and Buzz. The dryer doesn’t seem to have done any damage (she is currently enrolled at Sierra Nevada College), but we sort of had to make her a bridesmaid to atone for it. She is a serious volley-baller, a fan of the German language and Germany, and if you happen to catch her at the bar, dash that drink from her hand - she is only 20.5 years old!!!
Travis, Best Man. At 6’ 4” and 250ish fairly trim lbs, Travis is the biggest person in the bridal party, and will probably be the biggest person at the wedding - or that you meet this year. Travis is also a Marine (and a corrections officer), but seems more like a big friendly teddy bear than anything else. Or rather, a gigantic, friendly teddy bear. Chris and Travis played football together in high school and have been close friends ever since. Freshly married to the stunning Andreana, Travis leads the party in current “real-wedding” experience and will be on hand to make sure rings are not lost and beer is readily available.
Buzz, Groomsman. Actually named “Harold” (who wouldn’t ditch that one?) Buzz acquired his nickname before becoming a beekeeper. Seriously, he has an apiary business, “Buzz’s bees.” Brother to Chris, Buzz is also father to 2-year-old Max and the soon-to-be-newest member of the family, whose ETA is early June. Buzz also has a small-plane pilot’s license, an easy going personality, and is our #1 supplier of unfiltered, black-market honey. Okay, so it isn’t black market, but it is good enough for it!
Bart, Groomsman. Though an engineer by trade, Bart is the rare one of his field (like Christopher), in possession of social skills. He is also a strong proponent of tequila, a stand-alone qualification for entrance into the bridal party. Bart and Chris met post-college in Grass Valley when they were both working at Vector Engineering and Bart is honorary uncle to puppy-dog Samson. Sharp and witty, Bart is also a major sports fan, fairly new home-owner and overall nice guy. And ladies - he’s not just single, he's straight too!
Adam, Bride Dude. Brother-o-the-bride, Adam is an International Man of Mystery in Training. He studied political science and history at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, and followed that up with a year in exotic Bialystok, Poland. There he ate jellied carp for Christmas dinner and would smear his visage with protective bear fat before venturing outdoors in the winter. He is currently trafficking in woolen goods here in Portland, so will be around to crack heads (if they need cracking) and be the generally calm, go-to person the day of the wedding making sure all which needs to get done, in fact, gets done.
Keith, Bride Dude. Step-brother-o-the-bride, Keith is a bona fide mason and aspiring electro-cardio-gram-er (the person who runs the electrocardiogram machine thingy.) A devoted student of kung fu movies and football, this background knowledge will be invaluable as he aides his fellow bride-dude in herding the masses, mobilizing the cadre of chair movers and making sure a good time is had by all.
Many others are contributing to the success of our summer party, but to list everyone would result in an overly verbose posting. Blogs are supposed to be snappy!
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