Since this wedding will be pretty international, please take a moment to meet the wedding party.

Eva’s Parents: Nobuyoshi and Maria

Nobuyoshi and Maria’s story is actually quite similar to that of Jeff and Eva. Even though they were born and raised in Poland (Maria) and Japan (Nobuyoshi), they both met and started their lives together in Canada.

Jeff’s Parents: Sam and Carol

It was a hot summers day in Surabaya, Indonesia. Carol thought Sam was the air-conditioning repairman (he wasn’t!). Sam sealed the deal a month later by writing in his journal that he was going to marry Carol, and showed it to her. Proposal complete!

Maid of Honour: Lisa

Eva and Lisa have been going on adventures together since they were 13 years old. They have endured blistering cold hikes in Canada (while tracking bears no less!), marathon-like karaoke sessions in Japan, getting stranded in rainy Paris with the flu, trekking in cedar forests in blistering hot temperatures in the US, and the stories go on (and no, I’m not making any of this up).

Through it all, they have managed to have fun and have a truckload of memories to prove it. Now the adventure continues in the Hobbit laden lands of New Zealand!

Best Man: Ben

Ben and Jeff have been best buds since Jeff did a semester of 4th form at Wellington High School (ie about 21 years ago – feel free to not do the math!). With the “Asian-Connection” (and love of all South Asian food) and mutual interest for gaming, the friendship was assured.

Things got more interesting when they started a band and decided to move to Japan….

Honorary Flower Girl: Layla-Grace

Honorary Flower Girl: Leah

Flower Girl: Arielle

Flower Girl: Eden

Ring Bearer: Ethan

Page: Elijah