"Who run the world? Girls!" - Beyoncé

Ammara Ahmed - Maid of Honor

Ammara and Shwetha bonded over crusty cheese on their nachos during medschool orientation; the rest is history.  Their love for food and laughs grew into a sisterhood. Neighbors, to roommates; Blacksburg, VA to Spartanburg SC, across the world to Greece and Turkey, to now Ohio, their friendship has lasted through so much change and happiness. Ammara is a pediatrics resident at Metro Health in Cleveland.

 

Neha Nigam

Affectionately called big "seester"; They met as co-terrapins at the university of Maryland. Neha is her role model.  She is the best advice/encouragment from far away. She is the girl that let her bum on her couch for a whole month. Neha is a GI fellow at University of Chicago.

 

Sarah Donnelly

All it took was one night of dancing. Shwetha knew it would be a detriment to her social life to not befriend Sarah. This smartypants is down for any adventure, whether it be road trips to Jacksonville, Charleston, Savannah, Charolette, or across seas.  Watch out on the dance floor! Sarah is a Pediatrics resident at Medical University of South Carolina.

 

Ashima Aneja

Ashima and Shwetha met in medical school, and lived together for two years in good old Spartanburg, SC. Ashima is a beautiful person inside and out...and can throw down in a baking championship. Ashima plans to tie the knot in April 2017 and she is a Psychiatry resident at VCU.

 

Nikoletta Gjoni

Nikki claims that their friendship first started as intimidation, as Shwetha sat behind her in some nerd class in high school. She is one of Shwetha's oldest and dearest friends with a dynamic personality with incredible writing skills. They have managed to meet up every time she's in town, and it's like time has never passed. Nikki is an Operations Coordinator for AppleTree Early Learning in Maryland. 

 

Solia Kem

Shwetha can't remember if it was the locker room in 6th grade or lagging behind in a cross country run in middle school, but as soon as she met Solia, it was impossible to not love her to pieces. Her laugh is contagious, and has carried them through high school, college and beyond. They may not have lived in the same state in over 5 years, but catching up is one of Shwetha's favorite things because laughs are guaranteed when Solia is around. Solia is a senior auditor at The Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) in Baltimore, MD.

"That's my dawg!" - Smokey, Friday

Scott Allison - Best Man

Scott and Pavan were neighbors freshman year of college and they lived together for the rest of college. Their mutual love of politics and performing arts meant that they spent way too much time around each other since 2001. After completing law school at the University of Toledo and running many local political campaigns, Scott currently works in business development for Reztark Architects in Cincinnati. There is nobody on this planet that Pavan gives a harder time. He lives in Over-the Rhine.

Rishi Parikh

Rishi is Pavan's slightly older cousin. Unfortunately for Rishi, he was forced to drag Pavan along to things his entire childhood because Pavan was only three years younger. By the time they got to college, however, they had become close friends and actually enjoyed spending time together. Pavan also is sure to remind him that XU has won 14 of the last 20 meetings of the Crosstown Shootout. He was married in 2012 and currently lives in Atlanta where he is an Ophthalmologist.

Adam Fraser

Adam lived across the hall from Pavan freshman year at Xavier. They lived next to each other sophomore year, when Adam lived with Alex Sanders, and they lived together the rest of college. Adam provided Pavan with enough free food from Ryan's Pub to make Pavan finally gain some weight. Even though he is a St. Louis Cardinals fan, Pavan and Adam still get along. He is the National Expansion Manager at Total Quality Logistics in Cincinnati and lives in Mt. Lookout.

Andy Doebler

Andy and Pavan met in Cincinnati while Pavan was in law school in St. Louis. He was friends with Adam Metzger from graduate school, but Andy and Pavan became close friends quickly even though Andy may love UK basketball more than life itself. Pavan was honored to officiate Andy's wedding to Catie Eggert in May 2014. An ICU nurse at Good Samaritan Hospital, Andy lives in Newtown with his wife and their cats.

Alex Sanders

Alex and Pavan met sophomore year of college when Alex transferred to Xavier and lived next door where they spent way too many nights watching Varsity Blues. They have been close friends ever since and lived together senior year. Alex also married one of Pavan's other closest friends. Alex is a teacher in Mt. Healthy and lives in Colerain with his wife, Molly, and his kids, Josephine and Graham.

Adam Metzger

Adam Metzger has been described as the "moral fiber that holds the group of friends together." Originally from Toledo, Adam and Pavan met freshman year at Xavier as they also both lived on the same floor of Buenger Hall. They also lived together junior and senior years even though he is a Notre Dame fan and hates OSU fans like Pavan. After 14 years in Cincinnati, Adam moved to Chicago in March to continue working as a nurse.