THE BRIDAL PARTY
The Maid of Honor & Bridesmaids
Gina Kim · Maid of Honor
The first conscious memory I have of my sister was of her crying on the other side of the door of my preschool room. She was begging to join preschool to be with me - looking back at that memory, I remember a sense of feeling concerned and also thinking, "Just give her what she wants, people!" Mom told me she ended up taking preschool with me.
But, Jeanne quickly became a vibrant and independent girl. We ended up going to the same school through college, so I never experienced missing her until she lived abroad. In hindsight, I think we actually had more quality conversations with Jeanne being abroad than all our years before. When she returned to the states, it was evident that our sisterhood transformed into a deeper bond. She became my pillar and was a picture of Jesus through one of the most formative seasons in my life.
Stella Yeo
To keep our love story short and sweet, Jeanne and I first met back in 2006 as freshmen and let’s just say, our first impressions of one another indicated that we’d never ever get along. Fast forward 3 years when our dogs brought us together, we discovered each other’s quirkiness and the rest is history. We made our big post-grad move to Seoul together, which marks one of the best experiences of our lives. We’re always reminiscing and laughing about that one time we got bumped up to first class on our flight back to Korea from Taiwan, and all the other countries we traveled to including Thailand, France, Spain, Belgium, and Netherlands. No doubt, the soundtrack to our friendship is Wicked’s “For Good” and that song says everything. I’m so thankful that God brought us together 8 years ago and honored to be standing by her side on her big day. Our friendship has grown tremendously over the years, and has truly been, for good. Love you, GG.
Christina Chun
In high school, Jeanne was a cute and effervescent cheerleader, and I was a reticent flutist in the marching band. Our different social groups would disallow our paths to cross naturally; however, as fate would have it, we found ourselves working side-by-side and growing our friendship in Mr. Frutani’s English class.
We went from sharing a class to living in different cities, states, and even countries; despite the miles in between, we only grew closer. She became my long-distance cheerleader, my over-the-phone confidant, and my face-to-face friend who always had the confetti to celebrate, or the tissues to have a good cry. All in all, Jeanne’s heart of gold, wisdom beyond years and courageous empathy has made all the difference for me.
Lydia Han
A mutual friend once said, “you & Jeanne are like the same person.” And it’s kinda true. Jeanne & I have been extremely fortunate to have gone through many chapters of our lives together. From graduating high school in our little city La Crescenta, to sleeping through Econ classes at UCSD, to singing our hearts out while carpooling to work together as interns at Disney... We grew up together and matured into the women we are today with each other’s love and support.
I know that Jeanne found her perfect partner in life because Keith only brings out the sunshine in Jeanne who is already full of energy and full of life. No matter where we are in the world and no matter what curveball life throws at us, Jeanne has always been & will continue to be my rock, my voice of reason, my sister, my bundle of joy and my best friend. ❤️
Sarah Ku
Jeanne and I started as two little freshmen girls in the same small group of a Korean-American Christian club at UCSD (sidenote: I was *no joke* initially intimidated by her beauty and popularity), became roomies in senior year, lived in Seoul after college for almost a year (not as roomies), and then continued being human diaries to each other as we both entered this scary phase in our lives called young adulthood. She was the first person I called when I got into grad school, and the first person I called when I passed my boards. I am infinitely thankful to God for blessing me with her warm presence in my life (yes, she warms up my life even from hundreds of miles away) (corny much?). I love you, my beautiful Jeanne, and am so so happy for you and Keith!!
Patty Lee
My first memory of Jeanne is at UCSD freshman year when she was attempting to get around campus on her new skateboard. I think that memory stuck with me because 1) she wasn’t very good and 2) even though she sucked, she was having so much fun and laughing her head off the entire time, and I remember thinking, “she seems like a cool person to be friends with..”
Jeanne has always been there to encourage me through all of its various stages - forgoing law school, my very first job at an agency, and to working at Disney (thanks to Jeanne). Through it all, we've had so many conversations about work struggles/successes and I don’t think Jeanne herself realizes the role she plays in my life and the importance of her support through my many ups and downs, back then and now. Every encouraging word she’s shared with me, to keep me staying positive and believing in myself, will stay with me forever.
