One thing that excites Angelo and I so much about our wedding is the opportunity for our collective communities to genuinely get to know each other. It is our hope that after two days of celebrating together we will all be so much more bonded and blended than before. 
Since you all are about to meet your new French side besties, we thought it would be good to start by putting some names and faces together before the trip. Our goal is to periodically send introductions through e-mail, eventually sharing the entire Chateau de La Valouse crew before we are all together (Wish us luck!). Let’s begin by introducing the Wedding Party first! 

Meet the Bondola’s 


Get it? Bond’s + Spinola’s? This is our beautiful blended bunch! Let me introduce to you, from left to right: Avia 19, is a Sophomore at GSU studying film. expect to see her around the chateau with a camera strapped to her neck. Isla 11, our in-house artist who you will always find singing. Asher, 11, leader of the pack, full of life and spunk, and the best with directions out of the lot of us. Hudson 18, Junior at Fusion High School. Currently loving his new car while putting his plans together to attend Flagler in the Fall. Angelo and Jodi, you know us so I’ll skip our ages for now ;). Rhodes, 13, you’ll usually find him creating a video edit, destroying the ender dragon in Minecraft, or shredding a Metallica guitar lick. Ryder 13, current Monopoly king of the house, and perfecting his wheelie on his new motor bike. Judah, 17, Junior at North Gwinnett High School, and proficient guitarist. Currently taking song requests for the wedding, so make sure to get yours in. Lincoln, 17, Sophomore at Pace academy and excellent lacrosse player. If you can’t find him, look no further than the gym. He’ll be there working those reps.

Hi! We’re Sheraya and David Brown.
We’re crazy enough to bring our 18-month baby on this trip.
Need a smile? Francis, would love to toddle up to you and give you a wave, he may even let you hold him if you can catch him.
We left our 3 older kids at home in Michigan with their aunt; even though they’re bummed to miss the croissants, they’ll probably have the time of their lives without us.
I’m Sheraya, Jodi’s youngest sister. Plant dork and fiber artist. I’m looking forward to exploring the French Countryside and am secretly hoping to find an edible mushroom to bring along to a French Pharmacist. If you see one, tell me!! (Mushroom, not pharmacist)

Hi. My name is David Brown, and I’m excited to be hanging out with you in one of my favorite places on Earth! Hobbies include: coffee roasting, video games, and art. I can be competitive, so be prepared to lose to me at the field day! My all-time favorite Disney film is Beauty and the Beast, and given my love of tinkering and France, Maurice really has modeled my dream retirement life (only if I can keep Sheraya though!).

Steven and Kim Hartsock have been long time friends of the Bonds. Our family’s met over a decade ago through our oldest daughters, and we have been fast friends ever since. The Hartsock’s are excited to drink wine in Bordeaux, gorge themselves on escargot, and after the wedding, watch the men’s final French Opening in Paris. 
You can learn more about their beautiful family and the things they love on Instagram @stevensock and @kimsock . 




Hey everyone!
My name is Rica. 
Here in the pic is My husband, Devin, and my almost 4 y.o energetic and silly son, Orly, who keeps us constantly on our toes.
We love to travel, eat and experience different cultures.

Besides music, coffee, and flowers, I love anything “hyggelig” - a word in Danish; that describes contented mood evoked by comfort and conviviality-

One of our “hyggelig” experience is the love we have for food. I think cooking is my therapy; Fun fact, we used to own Japanese restaurant in Vegas. That’s how much we love food!

France holds a special place in our hearts as the first country that we traveled together years ago.

With that being said, one thing that we are excited about France trip is to experience and celebrate Jodi and Angelo’s wedding ceremony. We are so looking forward to spending time with our friends and new friends! It’s gonna be an epic unforgettable moment!

IG @Ricatan

The Hill family ❤️ Owen & Jen can’t wait to celebrate! After the wedding we look forward to wandering around Paris & popping into Cafés whenever we want 🍷
@jchill39

Pablo and Leah Melgar

This will be our first trip across the Atlantic, so outside of celebrating our wonderful friends, we are most excited about that! Also, Pablo has an affinity for blonde wigs and takes on a whole new personality when he wears one, so I can’t wait to see who he becomes in this wig 😂

@leahmelgar

Hello, this is Jacqueline and it’s so nice to meet you!  BTW, I’m also Angelo’s assistant and adore him greatly.  The most time I’ve spent in Europe has been the Netherlands and parts of Germany and I can’t wait to experience Paris - the food, wine and culture!  See you soon as we gather in celebration of this amaaaazing and beautiful union of Jodi and Angelo.

Hello, this is Samson and I am the son of Jacqueline Parks and it’s very nice the meet you! I am currently in my second year of University in the Netherlands and already having experience in Europe specifically Germany and Finland and have met people from all over Europe, I know how unique and distinct the difference in  cultures are in Europe, so I can’t wait to experience the French culture and cuisine of course. See you soon and I am very excited to celebrate this special moment of unification between Jodi and Angelo.

Josh and Linley Mobely

We are big time lovers of travel and try to take a big adventure every year. We’ll be bopping around Spain before ending in Bordeaux, where we are so excited to celebrate Jodi and Angelo! We can’t wait to eat good food, drink good wine, and have a memorable time with our good friends in such a beautiful place.

Hi!! Josh and Janie Stewart here!!!

We live in Lawrenceville, GA and we loveeee people and travel so this wedding is best of both worlds!!!

We have both known Jodi and her family for years through church and community, and Janie also met Angelo YEARS ago during her time working at fab’rik, and had actually traveled to Kenya, Africa, in 2016 with the Spinola family on a mission trip. Crazy small world!
Jodi and Angelo — y’all are actually the MOST generous people to invite us all to celebrate with you on this special occasion. It’s going to be beautiful! Thank you 🤍

We are so excited about exploring French wine country!! We’ve only
been in parts of Northern and Southern France, but never west!
We can’t wait to spend a solid few days getting quality time with friends both established and new! Also stoked for the JAZZ BAR in the chateau and alllll the history and antiques. 🎶🎷

@joshst3wart
@janieevansstewart

John and Jack Burns

John has been Angelo’s best friend since college, with their friendship strengthening throughout the years. His son Jack is a senior in high school but duel enrolling full time in college. One aspect we are most excited about our wedding ceremony is that John will be officiating for us. That means the world.
John and Jack are looking forward to everything about this trip, but mostly strolling down the streets of Paris and alongside the Seine.

Hi New Besties! We’re Eric and Linnea Miller. This trip is really exciting for us because in addition to celebrating the Bondola union, we’re also celebrating 30 years of marriage! Fun fact… we got married the same year that Linnea graduated from high school… you math folks figuring out my age! 😉.

Our family lives in Suwanee, where we’ve raised our 4 children, who are all grown (ages 19 - 29… what?!) We call ourselves the Miller Team because every person is important to the health and well-being of our family, and we’ve grown to include our beautiful daughter-in-law and 3 grand babies (ages 1, 3, and 5). You will most definitely want to see photos because they are adorable!

The most important thing for you to know is that Jodi is as close to a sister as sisters get. We’ve known each other since Jo was 8 and I was 14 years old (more math for y’all). Jodi’s sister, Mandy, is married to Eric’s brother. That makes her my sister-in-law’s sister… (It makes sense when you think about it). We’ve raised our kids together and been through a lot of life together. We’ve learned there is nothing we can’t face… and come through thriving! That’s why this moment to celebrate Jodi and Angelo is so very special. It’s such an honor to have had a front row seat to their story, and to be with all of you as we celebrate this new beginning. You might also want to know that I’ll probably cry a bit 🥲. 

À Bientôt in 🇫🇷 - The Millers

Christine and Kevin Foster are so excited to be part of Jodi and Angelo's wedding! We have seen this romance develop since they attended divorce recovery at Peachtree Church approximately 4 years ago🤩
This couple has been so exceptional and how they communicate between themselves and with the other participants. To say that they were standout is the understatement! They are present and always make you feel so special!
So that brings me to why we are so excited to be a part of this wedding. Christine was the divorce recovery facilitator and who would ever think that we would be included in this special wedding?🥂🎊🎉
We cannot wait to witness them blossoming in this next phase of their lives! We are also excited to meet their friends on a more intimate level since we will be witnessing this special event together.
What else are we looking forward to? Everyone knows that Angelo loves to party and put on a phenomenal costume🤩
This is going to be one special event to remember and a once in a lifetime celebration. See you there💕

This is Brittany and Clayton Nedza. We love Angelo and Jodi and cannot wait to be with everyone! We are most excited about watching Angelo and Jodi get married and celebrating all that God has done and is doing! The verse that I think of most when I think of you two is Isaiah 61:3

“God will] provide for those who grieve in Zion— to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor.”

We are so excited to celebrate you two and are so thankful that you’d include us along for the ride!

We are the Triplehorns. Just Kidding- we’re the Plummers and we’re excited to meet everyone and celebrate the Sbondolas! We first crossed paths with Angelo on a trip to Israel in 2018. We immediately fell in love with his fam and have made some sweet memories together over the years. Our kids haven’t hung out in about 36 inches, so this will be fun.