EST. A ROOFTOP, TWELVE YEARS AGO
How we got here
The short version: the power went out, Sana handed Julian a candle, and neither of them ever quite gave it back.
Sana came to the party because her roommate Priya begged. Julian came because he was told there would be a view. The power lasted forty minutes; the candle lasted the night.
He asked at Cala Vieja. She said obviously.
The chapters
01 · The party
Neither of us wanted to be there. Two hours by the drinks table, one argument about cilantro, and the first date was breakfast the next morning.
02 · The years
Three apartments, two time zones, and a cat named Fig who chose us at a shelter and has regretted nothing. The second apartment had room for a real table, which is where most of the last decade actually happened.
03 · The garden
Two summers ago we rented the gatehouse at Foxglove and stayed a week longer than planned. We planted things we had no right to plant. Most of them lived.
The wedding party
Handed Sana the candle matches in 2018 and has claimed credit ever since.
Marisol Vega
Maid of Honor
Julian’s brother, best man, and the reason the band exists.
Dario Andrade
Best Man
Keeper of the seating non-chart and the only person the caterer fears.
Pia Marchetti
Bridesmaid
Grew half the garden you will be standing in. Ask about the foxgloves.
June Okafor
Bridesmaid
Will cry first. Has accepted this. Bring tissues to trade.
Ravi Chandran
Groomsman
In charge of the fire pit, the embers, and the last song.
Nico Ferrer
Officiant