Samantha & Jackson

March 29, 2025 • Houston, TX, USA

Samantha & Jackson

March 29, 2025 • Houston, TX, USA

Wedding Party

Sarah Rapaport
Sarah Rapaport - Maid of Honor
Sarah and Samantha met during Duke's admitted students day when they had the same host student. They navigated intro pre-med classes together and now they're both doctors!
Caley Alexander
Caley Alexander - Bridesmaid
Caley is Jackson's caring and thoughtful older sister. As a labor and delivery nurse, she is always excited to hear Samantha's crazy residency stories.
Emily Milner
Emily Milner - Bridesmaid
Emily and Samantha met during Baylor's admitted students day and immediately hit it off (at Emily's mom's encouragement). She's one of the funniest people Samantha knows and the life of any party.
Emma Keeney
Emma Keeney - Bridesmaid
Emma and Samantha met because of Emma's enthusiasm for seeing turtle racing at Little Woodrow's. She eventually was the connection that led to Samantha and Jackson meeting!
Kiersten Bell
Kiersten Bell - Bridesmaid
Kiersten and Samantha met after graduating Duke before they went to their respective grad schools (Kiersten is getting her PhD at University of Texas). Kiersten is Samantha's go-to to discuss the latest pop culture news.
Mayrose Porter
Mayrose Porter - Bridesmaid
Mayrose and Samantha met at a med school party, where Mayrose correctly guessed Samantha's zodiac sign. However, Mayrose knew before Samantha did that Ob/Gyn was the best specialty.
Shivam Dave
Shivam Dave - Bridesman
Shivam and Samantha met at the Houston Duke send-off party and survived pre-med weed-out classes together in East House and later Edens. Rumor has it #oweekshivam will make a reappearance on the dance floor.
Beau Bost
Beau Bost - Best Man
Beau and Jackson met at the University of Oklahoma through their fraternity/petroleum engineering. The two spent almost every day together from sophomore year through senior year finishing their degrees; however, neither one of them ever actually became a petroleum engineer. Beau has since become the Ash Ketchum of degrees, going on to add an MBA and is currently working on his JD at Penn.
Chris Matula
Chris Matula - Groomsman
Chris and Jackson met freshman year of high school while sitting next to each other in Honors English. They became fast friends and were inseparable for all of high school, so much so that they decided to attend the University of Oklahoma together.
Hunter Bannick
Hunter Bannick - Groomsman
Jackson and Hunter met freshman year of high school in Honors Biology. Jackson and Hunter's friendship was forged through many late nights playing NHL video games and crushing Sam's Club Pub Mix. Hunter also joined Jackson and Chris at the University of Oklahoma after he spent his freshman year of college swimming for the University of Texas Permian Basin.
Eric Sullivan
Eric Sullivan - Groomsman
Jackson and Eric met through work at Phillips 66, both going through the KATALYST program together to start their careers. Eric introduced Jackson to many new friends in Houston, specifically his roommates Jacob Su and Mayo, who were instrumental in helping Jackson meet Samantha.
Matthew Neal
Matthew Neal - Groomsman
Matthew is Samantha's little brother and an avid sports fan. Matthew and Jackson have bonded over their common interest in OU football and random sports trivia.
Sam Brown
Sam Brown - Groomsman
Sam and Jackson met at Phillips 66 and bonded over their love for fantasy football and good whiskey. Sam's house is full of over 100 bottles of whiskey, and his impromptu guided tastings have helped Jackson refine his palate.
Stephen Mayo
Stephen Mayo - Groomsman/Officiant
Mayo and Jackson met in Houston through Eric. Mayo has a knack for hosting, and he always made sure Jackson was involved whether it was grilling out for Sunday dinners or extravagant Christmas parties. Samantha and Jackson thought Mayo's flair and attention to detail made him an excellent choice to be their officiant, having been involved in their relationship since its inception.
Hollyn & Eliza Alexander
Hollyn & Eliza Alexander - Flower Girls
Hollyn and Eliza are Jackson's beloved nieces, who both have larger-than-life personalities. They are very excited to be flower girls!