WE LOVE AND HONOR THESE FRIENDS SO, SO MUCH.
THEY HAVE STOOD, RAN, DANCED, PRAYED, LAUGHED, AND CELEBRATED WITH US INDIVIDUALLY AND AS A COUPLE FOR MANY YEARS. IT IS WITH DEEPEST PLEASURE THAT WE CAN INTRODUCE YOU TO OUR WEDDING PARTY.
LANA CHOI // CO-MAID OF HONOR
LANA IS THE KIND OF PERSON WHO WILL GO TO UNDERGRADUATE ART SCHOOL 5 YEARS AFTER RECEIVING A B.A., BECAUSE SHE'S JUST THAT PASSIONATE ABOUT HOW ART CAN CHANGE THE WORLD. SHE WILL ALWAYS SAY WHAT SHE'S THINKING, AND ALWAYS BE THE FIRST TO CRACK UP WITH YOU. HER LOVE AND LOYALTY IS THE TYPE THAT WILL DRIVE TWO HOURS JUST TO BRING BACK SARAH'S FAVORITE BOBA TO HER ON HER BIRTHDAY.
DOUGLAS GO // THE BEST MAN
DOUG IS THE MOST GENETICALLY SIMILAR HUMAN BEING TO SAMMY ON EARTH. THIS FACT ASTOUNDS SAMMY. HE IS ALSO THE PERSON THAT MAKES SAMMY LAUGH THE MOST. SAMMY HAD AN AMAZING CHILDHOOD WITH DOUG - THEY WOULD DUET TO 'CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT' IN THEIR BEDROOM (BIG BROTHER DOUG ALWAYS CLAIMED SIMBA'S PART, LEAVING SAMMY TO BE NALA), OR DOUG WOULD MAKE SAMMY KISS THE PINK RANGER THROUGH THE SCREEN WHEN THEY WATCHED POWER RANGERS ON TV. DOUG IS CURRENTLY ON THE EAST COAST WORKING DUTIFULLY AND CHEERFULLY TOWARDS HIS OPTOMETRIC DEGREE - HE WILL BE THE ONE TAKING OVER THE FAMILY BUSINESS (PENDING DAD'S APPROVAL...). DOUG HAS SPENT MANY HOURS STANDING IN FRONT OF THE KITCHEN SINK SEPARATING THE PEAS OUT OF HIS PANDA EXPRESS FRIED RICE. HE ONCE JUMPED OFF A RUNAWAY SCOOTER DOWNHILL WHILE SHIRTLESS AND LIVES TO TELL THE TALE. HE HAS SELFLESSLY GIVEN UP HIS BEDROOM TO BE SAMMY'S HOME OFFICE. WHENEVER DOUG RETURNS HOME TO SF, SAMMY KNOWS TO GREET HIM AT THE AIRPORT WITH AN XL MILK TEA FROM TPUMPS - THIS WAS ESPECIALLY TRUE WHEN DOUG FLEW BACK HOME IN THE MIDDLE OF FINALS TO BE PRESENT AT SAMMY & SARAH'S ENGAGEMENT.
AUDREY CHAU
AUDREY AND SARAH HAVE THE KIND OF RELATIONSHIP THAT CAN ONLY BE CULTIVATED THROUGH 5 YEARS OF LIVING IN THE SAME ROOM AND LOVING IT. AUDREY ALWAYS ASKS THE QUESTIONS YOU NEED AND WANT TO BE ASKED, AND IS THE FRIEND WHO WILL GIGGLE OR CRY WITH YOU LATE INTO THE NIGHT. SHE HAS A KEEN EYE FOR THE BEAUTY THAT MIGHT BE OVERLOOKED BY OTHERS, AND WILL LET YOU BORROW HER SWEATSHIRT FOR 4 YEARS (AND COUNTING) WITHOUT BATTING AN EYE. SARAH LOVES RESTING HER HEAD IN AUDREY'S LAP AFTER A LONG DAY.
LINDSEY MORIGUCHI // CO-MAID OF HONOR
LINDSEY HAS A NURTURING AND MOST TENDER HEART OF GOLD. SARAH HAS BEEN RAISED BY LINDSEY SINCE THEY MET 8 YEARS AGO, AND TREASURES DEEPLY ALL THE WISDOM SHE'S GLEANED FROM THEIR RELATIONSHIP. SARAH CHERISHES ALL THE TIMES SHE AND LINDSEY HAVE SHARED AN AMAZING MEAL, SPOKEN OF MEATY AND LIFE-GIVING THINGS, AND OF COURSE SNICKERED ALL THROUGHOUT BECAUSE OF THEIR MUTUAL SENSE OF SILLINESS.
BEATRIZ UMALI
BEATRIZ MAKES SARAH DIE OF LAUGHTER EVERY SINGLE DAY. SHE CARRIES WITH HER AN OBVIOUS GUSTO FOR LIFE, INFECTIOUS ADVENTUROUS SPIRIT, AND A FREEDOM THAT ALLOWS OTHERS TO BE THEMSELVES. BEATRIZ IS THE KIND OF FRIEND WHO WILL BRAINSTORM FOR DAYS HOW TO MAKE YOU THE PERFECT PERSONALIZED BIRTHDAY CAKE (I.E. HONEY BOBA ICE MILK INSPIRED), AND IT TURNS OUT MIND-BLOWING. SARAH AND BEATRIZ HAVE A RUNNING LIST OF INSIDE JOKES THAT ONLY GETS LONGER BY THE MONTH.
CHRISTINA LEE
CHRISTINA HAS ALWAYS BEEN GENEROUS TO A FAULT. NOT ONLY FINANCIALLY-SPEAKING, BUT ALSO WITH HER TIME, FRIENDSHIP, AND LENGTHS SHE'D GO TO SPEND A GLORIOUS WEEKEND ROMPING AROUND TOWN WITH YOU. CHRISTINA IS THE PERFECT CAR KARAOKE COMPANION, AND THE BEST LONG-DISTANCE EMAIL PEN PAL SARAH COULD ASK FOR. WHEN CHRISTINA AND SARAH RIDE A THREE-SEATED TRUCK, THEY WILL NEVER OPT TO LEAVE A SEAT BETWEEN THEM, BECAUSE THEY PREFER TO COZY UP.
DANIEL CHUI
DANIEL IS THE ATTRACTIVE, CANTONESE BOY NEXT DOOR THAT EXUDES AN AIR OF COOLNESS TO THE POINT OF INTIMIDATION BUT IS REALLY SUPER HUMBLE AND KIND-HEARTED. THEY MET DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF COLLEGE, FELL IN LOVE WITH EACH OTHER AT AN E-40 CONCERT, AND WERE ROOMMATES FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS. DANIEL IS RESPONSIBLE AND LOYAL, AND SAMMY ADMIRES HIS MARRIAGE WITH MRS. IRENE CHUI. DANIEL CANNOT PRONOUNCE THE WORD "ANTIOXIDANT." HE AND SAMMY DREAM OF BECOMING ASIAN J.CREW MODELS.
GREGORY MOY
GREG + SAMMY = GRAMMY, WHICH IS WHAT THEY WERE KNOWN AS IN COLLEGE. GREG WAS A LEADER WITH SAMMY IN THE UC BERKELEY DANCE COMMUNITY, AND THEY SPENT MOST OF THEIR COLLEGE CAREERS WATCHING YOUTUBE DANCE VIDEOS INSTEAD OF STUDYING. GREG IS ULTRA ATHLETIC, CAN PLAY BACK ANY SONG HE HEARS IMMEDIATELY ON THE GUITAR, AND IS IMPRESSIVELY DOMESTIC ON THE COOKING AND CLEANING FRONTS...SAMMY KNOWS THIS BECAUSE WHILE GREG WAS MAKING SRIRACHA-AIOLI SLIDERS FOR POTLUCKS, SAMMY WAS BRINGING STORE-BOUGHT CHIPS & SALSA. SAMMY FEELS EFFORTLESSLY COMFORTABLE IN GREG'S PRESENCE.
IRENE KIM
IRENE BRINGS DELIGHT TO EVERYONE AROUND HER. SHE HAS A SERIOUS GIFT FOR CAPTURING BEAUTY IN ONLY THE WAY SHE COULD, AND OTHERS ARE SERIOUSLY BLESSED BY IT. SHE IS THE FRIEND THAT YOU CAN SPILL EVERYTHING ON YOUR MIND TO, KNOWING YOU'LL BE MET WITH NOTHING BUT UNDERSTANDING AND FEELING KNOWN. SARAH AND IRENE ARE OFTEN FOUND GIGGLING ABOUT EVERYTHING, SNEAKING AWAY FOR COFFEE DATES, AND HAVING HEART TO HEARTS ON LONG CAR DRIVES.
NATE LEE
NATE IS SAMMY'S BAE. HE HAS A GIFT FOR MAKING EVERYONE HE TALKS TO FEEL UNDERSTOOD AND DEEPLY HEARD. NATE WAS SAMMY'S MENTOR IN COLLEGE, AND HE ENCOURAGED SAMMY TO LIVE RADICALLY - LIKE GIVING HIS CLOTHES TO THE HOMELESS, OR MAKING A FAT BATCH OF SCRAMBLED EGGS FOR THE HUNGRY. NATE PRETENDS TO BE A SF-NATIVE, AND SAMMY FORGIVES HIM (SAN BRUNO ≠ THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO). THEY WERE ALMOST MUGGED ON A BART TRAIN IN 2008 AND THE EXPERIENCE MADE THEM BROTHERS. NOWADAYS, NATE AND SAMMY SHARE LIFE BY EATING DIM SUM, BRAINSTORMING ABOUT HOW NATE CAN SUBVERT YELP-CULTURE BY STARTING A BLOG ABOUT PHO REVIEWS, AND GOING TO PHILZ AND NOT WORKING. NATE AND SAMMY WERE PLANNING TO TRAVEL TOGETHER IN ICELAND IN SPRING 2014 BUT SAMMY DECIDED TO PROPOSE TO SARAH INSTEAD. SORRY, BOO.
SANDY TRAN
SANDY IS RIDICULOUS IN THE BEST WAY. SHE IS THE GIRL WHO WILL BUY A WEDDING DRESS FOR $20 AND WEAR IT IN FIELDS OF HAY SO YOU CAN PHOTOGRAPH HER, OR POST A CALORIE COUNTING CHART ON HER DOOR SO SHE CAN REMIND HERSELF TO SAY NO WHEN YOU ASK HER TO GO TO JACK IN THE BOX AT MIDNIGHT. BUT SHE IS ALSO THE GIRL WHO WILL BAKE YOU A CUPCAKE AND HAND DELIVER IT WHEN YOU'VE HAD A MISERABLE DAY, OR SIT IN BED WITH YOU AS YOU BOTH SIP BOBA AND LAUGH UNTIL THERE ARE TEARS BECAUSE YOU ARE REMINISCING AGAIN.
