Featured Wedding Guests (9-13)

featured wedding guest 9 is Melisa.

Residence: Santa Monica
Previous Address: Detroit
How we met: beach volleyball class, Hermosa Beach 2003. I told Melisa she should come up to Santa Monica and play with us sometime. Little did I know she would come and eventually take over the entire beach.
Favorite Beverages: Faygo Rock N' Rye, white russians, 7&7, merlot
Favorite Food: Koo Koo Roo, stuffed mushrooms, filet, spinach salad with seared ahi
Number of times in a circle picture: 5+ (more she claims if you count the ones from 8th grade)
Interesting facts: has worked in community organizing, non-profit start-up, grant writing. Now negotiates university contracts for research grants.Deathly afraid of kangaroo rats. Her nana (great grandmother) is 108 years old - and collects limited edition quarters.
Hobbies: running, rock climbing, reading, camping, knitting, learning. Discussed with Maureen the idea of starting up a swimwear company for swimsuits that actually fit.
Travels: Mexico, South Africa, Mozambique, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, 45 of the 50 U.S. states.
Goals: learning Spanish and sign language, finishing her masters, starting a youth-serving non-profit organization, more triathlons, writing a novel, movie script, magazine articles, traveling for a year, "working as I go," having more adventures.

featured wedding guest 10 is Darius.

Residence: Santa Monica
Previous Address: Chicago
How we met: Another of Maureen's coworkers; she has known him for two years
Favorite Food: Carl's Jr 6 dollar burger, "koo koo ra roo," chocolate covered banana cake
Favorite Beverage: peach cider, lablatt bleu, pinot grigio. Darius is seldom seen without a beverage in hand. (editors note: this spells danger as it takes him only a diet pepsi to blow a .08)
Favorite Song: Mr Brightside by The Killers
Number of times in a circle picture: 17
Accolades: Voted 'Most Kissable' by Jagermeister, Jogeemeister, Wicked Productions and Lizzy Bowen.
Interesting facts: He has a twin sister. He is zoroastrian, the first religion to believe in one God (only 200,000 left in the world - freddy mercury was one), was held at gunpoint twice; once in New York and once in Rio by policemen, is known to go down to the beach at night handing out sheets of passport photos so people will remember him. Darius enjoys volleyball and trying new sports - recently attempting snowboarding and hand gliding for the first time.
Travels include Paris, Bangkok, New Mexico, and Rio for Carnival (twice)
Goals: to stay in Santa Monica

featured wedding guest 11 is Jenny.Residence: Venice Beach, California
Previous Address: L.A., San Diego, Ireland
How we met: Volleyball class 4 years ago
Number of times in a circle picture: 1
Favorite Beverage: Iced Mint Tea, Malibu and Coke
Favorite Companions: 2 big black lab mixes (Max and Rosie) and her cat Clyde
Favorite Phrase: I'm just a delicate flower
Favorite Story#1: Two brothers were invited to put $1000 into a small restaurant venture 50 years ago. One came up with the money, one didn't. The venture turned out to be IHOP and the brother (Jenny's uncle) never had to work again. But as Jenny puts it, "Poor daddy...."
Favorite Story#2: Jenny (and Lance) crashes an evening private party at the Mondrian Hotel (Sky Bar). Jenny decides to jump into the pool and swim a few laps, to the delight of the black tie crowd and chagrin of hotel management, who chase her down and remove her from the pool. She stays and party's.
Travels include Europe, Guatamala, Yucatan Peninsula, Belize, New Mexico, Texas - back packing in Canada and Alaska.
Loves rollerblading, bike riding, swimming, rule breaking, Bar-BQs and Art. Jenny has Sals-addiction and his going to Salsa Boot Camp this summer.

featured wedding guest 12 is Fred.
Residence: Malibu
Previous Address: Paris, France
How we met: One of Maureen's coworkers and Partner in Crime. She has known him for ten years
Favorite Beverage: Le Grey Goose vodka. straight up, on the rocks, w/cranberry, w/pineapple juice, w/tonic
Favorite Pet: his cat Otis (or "Charmaine" if you ask Lily)
Favorite Hour: Happy
Number of times in a circle picture: 5
Enjoys: fine cuban cigars, fine dining, fine happy hours. Kayaking, bike riding, the Lakers
Interesting facts: online poker champion, stays up all day and night when in Vegas, collects Monte Blanc pens, has an extensive cap, hat and beanie collection.
Travels include: Most of Europe, Indonesia, Canada, New York's Madison Square Garden and Chicago's United Center to watch Laker games.

featured wedding guest 13 is Stephanie.

Residence: Venice Beach
Previous Address: Cebu City (Philippines), Glendale, San Diego, Eugene
How we met: about 2 years ago year at Palisades MediaGroup where she is a senior broadcast buyer
Favorite Beverages: diet pepsi, passion fruit iced tea, Coffee Bean ice-blended vanilla or pomegranate blueberry
Favorite Food: Italian, Apple Pan's tuna melt w/cheddar cheese, Mastro's for the sautéed scallop appetizer & double pork chop
Favorite Phrase: OMG, whatever
Number of times in a circle picture: maybe one
Interesting facts: Dreams of someday swimming in a sea of tulips in Holland, went to the same Catholic boarding school where Joan Crawford left her daughter Christina (Mommy Dearest), has met the casts of Lost, Grey's Anatomy and Desperate Housewives. Knows Fred Savage (pictured).
Hobbies: shopping. considers trips to Target and Marshall's an adventure.
Loves movies, concerts, music, theater, art, her DVR function. Expert on pop-culture. Sings and dances to the radio in her car. Captured the gold medal at Lance and Maureen's annual 4th of july karaoke bbq sing-off.
Travels: Turkey, Greece, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Canada, Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, China.