Bryan and Noah met in 1993 at Bennington College. We initially bonded over a mutual love of video games, especially countless hours of Street Fighter 2. If you have ever asked about Noah’s tattoos, Bryan is the friend that Noah has told you about who became a tattoo artist in Los Angeles. In addition to running a tattoo shop, Bryan is a ceramicist and painter. One of his pots is in the entryway to the house in Issaquah.

Roger and Noah met in October 1999 when Noah started his first job in the video game industry as a tester at SEGA of America. Roger was the on-the-floor manager of "the test pit". Roger and Noah had lots to discuss when it came to music, books, baseball, and boxing. Life took them to opposite coasts, but 10 years ago Roger and his family moved to Washington and Noah & Roger picked up where they left off.

Mai-Lan and her husband Graeme met Lucy when they were installing shades in Lucy's old home, but the contractor-client relationship turned to friendship and the rest is history. Mai-Lan and Graeme are the first couple that Lucy and Noah hosted dinner for as a newly minted couple in June 2016. Since then, there have been countless shared meals and bottles of wine. Mai-Lan is an incredible cook, generous hostess, and one of sweetest most earnest people we know.

Olive is one of many in a group affectionately known as "the Foodies"; a group of Lucy's friends who get together at different houses and host dinners. Lucy took Noah to one of the "Foodie" gatherings early in their relationship. Olive is a (mostly) retired personal chef and a lovely hilarious human being. Over the last decade many of the +1's have dropped out of group, but there is still a tight knit group of ladies that Lucy is close to... and Noah and Jeffery (Olive's partner).

Graeme is Mai-Lan's husband and, as previously mentioned, the other half of the first couple that Lucy and Noah hosted for dinner. Graeme has an incredible gift for making friends and easily made Noah feel at comfortable and at home in his and Mai-Lan's home. Graeme and Noah share a love of wine and have pulled countless corks together. We asked Graeme to preside over the ceremony because we wanted to have someone stand up there with us who knows us as a couple, but also each as individuals. Graeme and Mai-Lan have been together since college, so they know a thing or two about "making it work" for the long haul.

Charlotte and Lucy are Noah's 18-year-old daughters. Known affectionately to Noah, Coco & Lulu. We wanted to involve them in some way as they a huge part of Noah's life and Lucy has watched them grow-up since they were 8. They kindly agreed to bear the heavy responsibility of each carrying a ring down the aisle for us. Charlotte is a freshman at Cal State University Monterey Bay. Lucy is a freshman at Bellevue College.