The Couple

The Bride

Andrea was born in Phoenix, Arizona, only minutes before her twin sister, Michelle, joining their older brother, Jeremy, in the world. As a child Andrea wanted to be a veterinarian because of her love for animals, however she found herself graduating in Speech and Language Pathology with a minor in Spanish at the University of Arizona. She did, however, nourish her love of animals by adopting 2 dogs, Molly and Emmy, while at school with her sister.

Immediately after graduating, her boyfriend (now fiancé) lured her to Los Angeles where she worked as a teacher at Smart Start, a developmental learning center for children. After a year she was accepted into the Communicative Disorders and Sciences graduate program at California State University, Northridge where she is now studying for her masters in Speech Pathology. Once she graduates she is looking forward to working in early intervention to help the little ones!

The Groom

Darren was born and raised in the small town of Portola Valley, about thirty minutes south of San Francisco. He has a twin brother, Adam, and an older twin brother and sister, Daniel and Sara. At the age of thirteen, Darren discovered his passion for the graphic arts and design. Throughout high school he pursued graphic design professionally for local companies and high schools - designing everything from websites and posters to t-shirts and snow boards.

He later decided to transition into more advanced motion graphics and visual effects for the entertainment industry at the University of Southern California where he graduated with a degree in Cinema-Television. While attending USC, he worked professionally as a visual effects artist, often collaborating with his twin-turned-rival at UCLA.

After graduating, Darren and Adam formed the visual effects company, Bentlight Digital, located in the heart of Beverly Hills. Their company has had the opportunity to work on hundreds of projects including international commercials, A-list music videos, concerts, films, and live award shows. Adam has since moved to San Francisco to push the company towards Silicon Valley's interactive technology industries. This Spring they are launching a website with their father called SportsMED.com, an online virtual convention center for the sports medicine industry that has potential to expand across all medical fields.

Although Darren currently resides in Los Angeles, his heart is in the Bay Area and is excited to bring Andrea to his home county to begin their lives as a married couple - once the time is right.