loggins / palma 2011

Welcome to the Jungle

Like it or not, these folks have agreed to participate in our highly

anticipated nuptials, along with the day-of dress code that they have

absolutely no control over. Here’s a quick & dirty intro to the brave souls who

will be standing up with us on August 13th.

BRIDE GROOM

Hometown: Madison, AL

Current City: Huntsville, AL

Emily is Christine’s younger

(but taller) sister and best

friend. Emily manages to juggle

two jobs, two dogs, one manchild

husband and about 40 unruly

church youth on a regular

basis...thanks to God’s grace

(and a little help from her

Keurig). When not doing any of

these things, she’s inventing a

new recipe or crafting to her

little heart’s content.

Emily, Matron of Honor


Current City: Tuscaloosa, AL

High school BFFs turned college

neighbors, Sarah and Christine

have survived nearly a decade of

friendship. Today, Sarah is

super mom to sweet Noah

Catherine in Tuscaloosa and

occasionally writing a blog

about her life for Christine to

read.

BREAKING NEWS: Sarah and Chan

recently announced they have

another bun in the oven! Baby #2

is due two weeks after the

wedding...hello, maternity

bridesmaid dress!

Sarah

Hometown: Alpharetta, GA

Current City: Nashville, TN

Most of the tie-dye garments

Christine owns were produced or

purchased with Katie-Beth Moore.

Christine spent one of the best

weeks of her life with KTB in

Asheville, NC, and they kept the

Tuscaloosa Dominoes in business

with their weekly veggie pizza

feasts (usually accompanied by

Felicity or The Office). Today,

Katie-Beth lives in Brentwood,

Tenn., where she is working as a

secretary to the stars (sort

of).

Katie-Beth

Hometown: Columbus, OH

Current City: Lakeside, Montana

Bethany and Christine are the

oldest (and wisest?) of the

Gibson cousins. Bethany actually

made her way down to Alabama for

college from her home state of

Ohio and she and Christine have

remained close post-college.

After a brief stint at home in

Columbus, Bethany leapt across

the country to work with 100

Fold Studio. (Google it!)

Bethany

Hometown: Huntsville, AL


Sara Beth was one of Christine’s

first friends when she moved to

Alabama in eighth grade. They’ve

shared churches, crushes, beach

trips and lots of late night

salads over the years. In

November, Sara Beth married Bama

superfan Matthew. Today, they

are living in Tuscaloosa, where

SB is attending grad school for

higher education and working for

The University of Alabama.

Sara Beth

Hometown: Great Falls, VA

Current City: Boston, MA

Sorority sisters Amy and

Christine originally bonded over

mutual hatred for the corruption

of campus politics, but the

friendship quickly grew. We had

the privilege of playing Cupid

with Amy and our pal Steven in

college, who were married in

June. We have never had so much

fun on various trips and travels

than we do with these two.

Today, Amy is an eagle-eyed

government watch dog in Boston.

Amy


Current City: Memphis, TN

Christine first met Whit in

middle school. Fast forward five

years and they found themselves

college roommates. Christine has

shared many meals, movies and

musicals with this girl, and we

are proud to have witnessed the

debut of her now-fiancé Caleb!

Today, Whitney is attending grad

school and running art education

programs at the Dixon Gallery &

Gardens in Memphis.

Whitney

Hometown: Dallas, TX

Current City: New York, NY

Christine met Lindsay through

Craigslist less than three years

ago and they have been NYC

roommates ever since. Lindsay is

currently taking the Macy’s

kidswear design department by

storm. When not working, she

attempts to mentor Christine in

fashion and designs handbags for

a non-profit aiming to end

global sex trafficking.

Lindsay

Hometown: Gadsden, AL

Current City: Grant, AL

Ken has known Jake as long as

humanly possible and has somehow

managed to retain his sanity

despite it all. Ken has the most

accomplished green thumb in the

state of Alabama and also makes

a mean jar of fresh salsa.

Ken, Best Man

Hometown: Grant, AL


Justin is one of Jake’s oldest

friends. In high school, they

tore up the town of Grant and

baseball fields across the

county. Justin recently

graduated and will be “Coach

Foster” soon. He has threatened

to bring his whistle on the

wedding day.

Justin

Hometown: Slidell, LA

Current City: Boston, MA

Steven – married to bridesmaid

Amy – is a college friend who

Jake originally met as an RA at

Alabama. Despite Christine’s

urgencies, Jake didn’t keep any

secrets about Amy’s crush on our

tall friend and badabing

badaboom, five years later they

are married! Today, Steven is an

MBA student at Harvard Business

School.

Steven

Hometown: Hamilton, AL


Collin and Jake met while

interning in D.C. Last summer,

Collin and Jake lived together

in Montgomery, which means

Collin’s the only roommate Jake

has had in three years and

hopefully he can give Christine

some tips on surviving. Collin

is currently finishing up his

final year at UA School of Law

and will work in Tuscaloosa

after graduation.

Collin

Hometown: Huntsville, AL


Caleb is Christine’s brother-in-

law (married to MOH Emily) and a

welcome addition to the fam.

When not drumming, he’s likely

playing with one of their two

pups, leading youth at Summit

Crossing Community Church or

scrubbing in on surgeries at

Huntsville Hospital — clearly a

Renaissance man.

Caleb

Hometown: Arcadia, CA

Current City: Philadelphia, PA

Yianni the Greek is one of

Jake’s law school friends.

Yianni’s family was gracious

enough to take Jake and friends

in on their cross-country road

trip in 2009, and he has always

proven to be one of Jake’s

greatest co-conspirators, be it

business, burgers or ski trip

shenanigans. After taking the

bar, Yianni will head back home

to California to work in

corporate law.

Yianni

Hometown: Jakarta, Indonesia


Bennett and Jake lived on the

same hall during 1L at Penn and

became fast friends. “Bnet”

learned English by watching

MacGyver, will never become a

U.S. citizen because he hates

the death tax and loves business

and financial policy — so why

wouldn’t they be friends? He’s

also learned to say the only

phrase he’ll need to know in

Alabama in August – ROLL TIDE.

Bennett

Hometown: Chappaqua, NY


Everything about Mitch is pretty

much opposite of Jake (except

for their stellar women). Yet

this seeming odd couple still

manages to love each other…a

lot. A huge thanks to Adriana

(an unofficial groomswoman and

another great Penn friend), who

kindly introduced her new

boyfriend to Jake and the gang

more than two years ago.

Disclaimer: Mitch has never been

to the South, y’all. (Miami

doesn’t count.) So let’s show

him a good time, ya’ hear?

Mitch

Adri!

So, there you have it. The complete cast

of characters for Palma-Logginspalooza

2011. We thank them in advance for

buying uncomfortable clothes, schmoozing

with our parents and posing for endless

photos during our special weekend.

WE LOVE YOU ALL. SEE YOU SOON.

And...SCENE.

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