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Jane Shin Manijeh met Jane in 2nd grade when the two bonded while building snowmen together, and they've remained best friends ever since childhood. Upon graduating Virginia Tech she moved to Boston to practice architecture, and then returned back to DC, close to her family. She now resides in NY to further pursue her career as an architect. |
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Jessica Hoots Jessica and Manijeh met during their first period class in 9th grade at Mount Vernon High School, and since have been best friends. After graduating Virginia Tech, followed by the Medical College of Virginia, she is now completing her residency at Georgetown hospital in DC, practicing to become a radiologist. |
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Liz Fox Liz and Manijeh have been friends since attending high school together in Alexandria, VA. They also spent their college years together at William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA. Despite Manijeh's moving around the country since college, they have remained very close friends. Liz is a lobbyist at a firm in Washington, D.C. and currently resides in Arlington, VA. |
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Kelly Netherby After college, Manijeh moved to San Francisco and began working at Wachovia Securities where she met Kelly. Kelly eventually returned to LA, but has remained close friends with Manijeh since 2002, and provides a great excuse to visit LA once a year. |
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Laura Houston Running has created an everlasting bond between Laura and Manijeh since the summer of 2006. Both have trained and ran the NYC Marathon once and are registered to run it again this year. |
Groomsmen
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Brian Davis Brian is Chris' older brother. After graduating from the University of Virginia in 1999, Brian has worked at many tech firms such as MCI and currently works at Fannie Mae. |
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Alireza Atash-Sobh Alireza (A.R.) is Manijeh's younger brother. After spending a few years in the Navy stationed in Sicily, AR is back home in Northern Virginia working on his degree. |
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Christopher Johnson Chris met Chris (Johnson) while in the fifth grade at Springwoods Elementary in Woodbridge, VA. Many in high school referred to Johnson as the antithesis and karmic balance to Chris. After attending the US Naval Academy, Johnson was commissioned an officer in the United States Marine Corps. After serving a year in Iraq, Johnson was selected as an Olmsted Scholar in 2005. He spent a year studying Mandarin Chinese and recently finished an MBA with the University of Hong Kong as well as a graduate certificate with the London Business School. |
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Mason Blackwell Chris met Mason while attending the College of William & Mary in Virginia. Both moved to Seattle in the summer of 2001. Mason was recently rated Best Waiter in Seattle by Seattle Metropolitan magazine. |
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Paul Campbell Paul and Chris started at Microsoft on the same team in 2001. Paul hails from Interlocken, Florida and graduated from the University of Southern Florida in 2001. |
Family
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Bijan and Minoo Atash-Sobh Father and Mother of the Bride |
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Thomas and Leda Davis Father and Step-Mother of the Groom Both Tom and Leda are retired naval officers. When they aren't travelling to distant golf courses, they can be found in Fairfax, Virginia. |
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Ed and Nancy Akers Step-Father and Mother of the Groom Ed and Nancy have just retired from the real estate business and moved with their two golden retrievers into their dream home in South Carolina. |