Besides our parents, bridesmaids and groomsmen, there are still a few other special guests that will be in our wedding.
Sydney
Sydney is from a family of angels that came into my mom’s life a few years ago. They are amazing people and Sydney is now a combination of her family’s American culture with my mom’s “Brazilian ways”. She plays the piano and loves to dance. She is adorable and will enchant you like she did with all of us.
Victoria
Victoria is my little cousin and a sweet little girl. Her and Sydney are good friends and are always playing together. She is super shy, but once she warms up to you, she is a cutie-pie. Her and her brother, Jonathan, are the first Americans in our family and they live in Redondo Beach, California.
Cory Rose
Cory has always been a social butterfly and a fun kid. I met her when she was a little baby and beginning to walk. It was the cutest thing hearing her calling me “Nessa”, when she was still learning how to to talk. She is representing all the kids I took care of in the 6 years I worked with children. She is also representing a family that has done a lot for me and that I care very much about. :)
Livia is my little cousin from Brazil. She is really funny and loves to tell jokes, which fits perfectly with my family’s style.We all love to laugh and have fun together. We are so excited that she is coming from Brazil with the rest of the family and can’t wait to have everyone here. Vanessa was actually a flower girl on her mom’s wedding years ago and loved every second of it.
V.V.C. is the name of the oldest and most beautiful friendship I have ever had. One V is for me, the other is for Verônica, and the C is for Camilla. It all started when we barely knew the meaning of the word “friendship”. We met in preschool and went to school together all the way until we graduated from High School… and have been friends throughout all these years. We were inseparable and were together in every important moment of our childhood and teenage years. Even though we now live very far from each other, with Verônica living in Brazil and Camilla in Australia, our connection is so strong that every time we talk, it always feels like we still live a few blocks from each other. I love these girls and could’t spend the most important day of my life without them.
Verônica Alves
Verônica is the sweetest girl on the outside and strong as a rock on the inside. She has been dedicating herself to law school for years and does whatever it takes to reach her goals. She was always the most mature of the three of us and always ready for anything that came her way. We were so close in High School, that even when we didn’t have the same classes, the teachers would get our names switched. :) She has done so much for me throughout our friendship and I truly consider her as my sister. She lives in São Paulo with her husband Rogério.
Camilla Mantovanelli
Camilla is the funniest and most energetic of all. After leaving Brazil, she lived in the U.S. for a few years, then went on amazing adventures including living in Spain, working on fancy yachts around the world and is now attending the Cordon Bleu Culinary school. She is always “present”, in one way or another, in the most needed moments and never fails to call on every important date. She is crazy fun and always good to have around. She currently lives in Sydney, Australia.