Matron of Honor - Brittany Dunkle
Brittany and Cara met on the first day of 3rd grade at a brand new school. They instantly became best friends and bonded over things like Barbies and Jelly shoes. Although they always dreamed of sharing a dorm room together in college (with Cara’s side pink and Brittany’s side purple), they still remained best friends after attending different colleges. Cara was Brittany’s maid of honor and she is very honored to have Brittany as hers. Brittany graduated from the University of Central Florida and is an event coordinator in Orlando, FL.
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Bridesmaid - Cassie Ricks
Cassie is Cara’s older sister. Growing up, they fought like typical sisters do. After Cassie moved away to Gainesville for college, they grew closer and closer and then Cara moved to Gainesville and their friendship grew even more. They enjoy catching up over a good glass of wine whenever Cara visits Florida. Along with Cara, Cassie is also a University of Florida alumni, earning her bachelors and masters from UF. Cassie is the mother to Cara’s two nephews, Hunter and Nolan, and works as a director of business development in Sarasota, FL.
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Bridesmaid - Heidi Krauss
Heidi and Cara met in high school, where they competed on the swim team together. Cara used to drive Heidi to morning swim practice and always thought that Heidi hated her. She later found out that Heidi’s just not really a morning person. They both attended the University of Florida where they became very good friends and were there for each other through some good and bad times. Heidi does a great job of helping Cara stay grounded and appreciate the simple things in life. Heidi graduated from the University of Arizona's Law School in May of this year and is planning on taking the bar exam in the coming year.
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Bridesmaid - Rachel Jackson
You could say that it’s all thanks to Rachel that Jamie and Cara are together. Rachel is Cara’s big brother in their engineering fraternity. She is also very good friends with Jamie and the one who helped both Jamie and Cara realize that they would be great for each other. Rachel is now based out of Lafayette, LA, but calls the Gulf of Mexico home many days out of the year, working on an oil rig as a field engineer.
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Bridesmaid - Sarah Swaney
Sarah is Cara’s little brother in their engineering fraternity. Even being miles away now, Sarah in New York City and Cara in Portland, they’ve remained close friends and talk daily through G-Chat and Skype. Cara still remembers their first camping trip together where Sarah insisted on sleeping next to Cara on her air mattress and wouldn’t sleep anywhere else.
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Bridesmaid - Jennifer Chandler
Jenn and Cara met during Freshman year of college when they were both members of the University of Florida Gatorette line. They bonded over many things, including baton twirling, Gator Football, wine, and more. Cara was honored to be a bridesmaid in Jenn’s wedding in May, and is very excited to have Jenn share her special day too! Jenn is a marketing coordinator in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
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Bridesmaid - Nikki Unger-Fink
Nikki is Jamie’s younger sister. She graduated from Florida State University in May of 2012 and moved to Portland in March of this year. She’s an excellent photographer and even took Cara and Jamie’s engagement pictures. Cara, Nikki, and Jamie share a love of the same types of music and have gone to several music festivals together.
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Bridesmaid - Kristen Curtis
Kristen and Cara met when Cara was 14 and Kristen was 10 during a baton class. They continued to twirl together for many years, Kristen always was like a little sister to Cara. Eventually, when they both were in Gainesville attending college, they moved to a house together (along with bridesmaid Jennifer). Kristen now lives in Orlando, Florida and is pursuing her nursing degree.
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Bridesmaid - Ali Unger-Fink
Ali is Jamie’s youngest sister. She is currently a sophomore at the University of Florida, where she is a part of the Equestrian Team. Cara and Ali share a love of all things Glee. Even though Cara introduced Ali to Glee, Ali has become the pro at Glee, beating Cara at Glee-Scene It.
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Best Man- Nathan Clemmons
Nathan and Jamie have been friends and fraternity brothers since right around the time Jamie and Cara started dating. Nathan was able to celebrate our engagement with us on a New Years trip to New Orleans to see the Gators in the Sugar Bowl. We had a great time with Nathan when he visited us in May for the Sasquatch Music Festival in Quincy, Washington. He is currently working on his Master's Degree in Industrial Engineering from UF.
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Groomsman- Jake Cohen
Jake is one of Jamie’s fraternal little brothers. Jake and Jamie went to Israel together on a Birthright trip after Jamie’s graduation in May 2011. He also traveled to Las Vegas with Cara and Jamie in the summer of 2012. We got to hang out with Jake this summer while he was in Seattle on internship with Microsoft. He is currently finishing up his Bachelor's in Computer Engineering from UF.
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Groomsman- Seth Unger
Seth is Jamie’s godfather and cousin. Seth and Jamie have been close since Jamie was a baby. Seth and his wife Alli are parents to adorable 6-year old twins, Jane and Georgia. We were able to meet up and stay with Seth and family in southern France this summer on our trip across Europe. He went to Columbia University and now lives in Brooklyn, NY.
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Groomsman- Jose Gamero
Jose, who is another fraternity brother of Jamie and Cara’s, took us in like family when we moved out to Portland. Along with his husband, Groomsman Steve, they have been our best friends out here and even let us stay at their house until we found our first apartment. We got to celebrate Jose's 30th birthday last year in Las Vegas.
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Groomsman- Steve Georgeson
Steve, who is married to Groomsman Jose, has been a great friend to us since we moved to Portland. He was able to celebrate our engagement with us while in New Orleans for New Years Eve this year. We also had a great time this summer going to the Sasquatch Music Festival together.
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Groomsman- Landyn Christopher
Landyn and Jamie have been fraternity brothers since 2006 and were also roommates during their last two years in Gainesville at the infamous 507 house. Jamie and Cara were thrilled to share Landyn and his wife Jenn's engagement weekend at the Dave Matthews Band concert at the Gorge in 2011. Landyn now lives in Cincinnati, Ohio and works for Proctor & Gamble as an Industrial Engineer.
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Groomsman- David Solomon
David is Jamie’s oldest friend. They went to Hawkes Bluff elementary school together, and later became closer, traveling to Paris with a group of 7 friends as high school seniors in 2004. David lives in Washington D.C. and works for the U.S. Department of State. David and his fiance Patrick got engaged right around the same time we did!
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Groomsmen- Jose Carrillo
Jose, another fraternity brother of Jamie and Cara, has been a great friend throughout college to Jamie and Cara. He also joined us on the second half of our Europe Trip in 2011, traveling to Barcelona, Paris, Amsterdam, London and Rome with us. He is currently living in Atlanta, GA, working for Siemens.
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Groomsmen- Dan Carr
Dan is Cara’s uncle, who Jamie once mistook for Cara’s landlord one night in Gainesville. After we got past that, we’ve had a great time together. We were able to cross paths with Dan on our trip across Europe in 2011, staying together for 4 days in Castellina en Chianti, a small town in the Tuscany region of Italy. Dan is the father of Cara's cousins Peyton (Usher) and Sawyer (Ring Bearer).
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Flower Girls
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 Ellie
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 Georgia
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 Jane
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 Maielie
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 Margaux
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Ring Bearers
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 Max
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 Sawyer
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Ushers
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