Regine Giordano
Maid of Honor
Regine came into my life when I was 18 months old. Yet, even though we have the same speaking voice and similar facial features, we are quite different. She can sing, dance and be funny in front of large audiences, and I am scared to introduce myself. She is not afraid to drive into the city, and I would do almost anything to avoid it. Nevertheless, God has always used Regine to challenge me. Regine has a beautiful heart, a quick mind and a strong commitment to family. She is not afraid to tell you when she does not "get" the joke and needs you to repeat it explain it thoroughly. I continually learn through our sisterhood, and am blessed that she is so willing to volunteer it. Regine will always be my sister.
Nazia Khan
Bridesmaid
I really never fell "in love" in high school (except of course with history), but I cannot describe my infectious relationship with Nazia without bumping into that term. Other than the intense desire we shared for going to graduate school some day, so many of the topics of our conversation have fallen away in my mind. What I remember most is the intense fun in everything we did, and the feeling that no matter how much time we spent together, there was always room for more. Nazia had to move to California at the end of our junior year. To say goodbye, I wrote her a 300 page book of my ramblings, and we vowed that we would be forever friends. We have not seen each other since that day in June of 2000, but I am overjoyed that she will be able to participate with me and Josh in this special day.
Erin Feucht
Bridesmaid
Erin and I have lived together since August of 2006. I was privileged to be there when Erin first went out with Ian, for their first Valentines' Day, and for several "Dailey Reports" as the months (and years!) wore on. Erin also facilitaed my very brief meeting with Josh in the summer of 2006: she recruited her friends' "Big Josh and little Josh" to help move our new couch out of Erin's parents' van. (I embarassingly remember "little Josh" much more vividly.) Erin and I have grown up together over the last few years. She has taught me about germs, sponges and cleaning solutions. I listened to her reports everything from animal cadavers to the challenges of making a relationship work between two people who each work 70-80 hours per week. I admire Erin deeply, and am so blessed that she is in the wedding party!
Betsi Freeman
Music Director
Betsi and I have only known each other a year, but if we logged our relationship by time spent in conversation, we'd probably be at five or six years easily. Because of her huge heart, talkative nature and unreserved personality, Betsi has shared a lot with me and we have grown to be close friends. She has taught me that one really can communicate the depth of human thought and emotion, if given enough time and balliwick of creative expression. I love having Betsi right next door so much--she always has something to say, is always full of empathy, and is always willing to listen. In fact, I can hardly grapple with the fact that she will have to move back to Los Angeles and I will have to gain a grown-up roommate, and we won't be able to leap into long conversation at any time of the day or night (as we currently do). As I have always said, one of the most difficult parts of growing up has to be losing wonderful women housemates.
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Chad Hart
Best Man
I first met Chad in 2004 at an Intervarsity retreat. Chad said the first thing he though when he met me was "Oh no, there's a new guy in my cabin, now I have to be friendly all week." But he was friendly, and over the next few years we became great friends, talking over movies, women, theology and sci-fi tv shows. I refer to chad as my "hetero man-friend" and Chad thinks says that I am "like a bear, or a tiger, depending on the shave." I'm very honored to have him standing next to me.
John Harbor
Groomsman
I first met John in sixth grade gym class after he had moved to our town and school. When we found out later that we were neighbors, we knew we had each made lifelong friends. For the next 7 years we grew up together, playing cards, basketball and video games. Even through the years after I moved away, we have kept in touch, talking and visiting each other regularly. Thank you Jamaal for being my groomsman.
Joey Zarnsy
Groomsman
Joey Zarnsy is the funniest person in the wedding. If anything goes wrong, we're just going to give him the microphone and let him entertain us. Seriously though, I have been blessed to have Joey as a roommate for the past two years, and he's really the only groomsman lucky enough to interact with Janine and me on a daily basis. We are both extremely happy to have him stand amusingly with us in our wedding.
Andrew Janssen
Groomsman
I first met Andy in an Intervarsity small group in the fall of 2003. Andy was leading, and through the course of that semester, the small group and his friendship played a big role in transforming my life. For the past 6 years Andy has been a great friend to me and a wonderful anchor and partner in discipleship. In fact, it was through that small group indirectly that I became friends with the people that would later introduce me to Janine. For that and everything else, I am extremely grateful to have Andy be a part of our wedding.
Christopher Orme
Groomsman
Chris is without a doubt the deadliest member of the wedding party. I first met him his freshman year at U of I, in 2004. We bonded instantly in our love for all things geeky, Jesus, and our similar ages, both being older than most the other students in the dorm. We lived next door to each other for the next two years, and in the time since have managed to find time to get together and geek out every so often. Chris is a sergeant in the Marine Corps reserve, pursuing a career as a military chaplain. He has given me the honor of serving as best man in his wedding in 2010. I am very pleased that he will protect us all from harm at the wedding.
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