Top of Our World

Top of Our World

The need for celebration and connection—when there have been so few and so little—drives one couple to reach higher.

A Pandemic Family
A Pandemic Family

Growing a family amid a pandemic changes the kind of family support new parents can depend on. Shayla Dinning ’13 and Neal Dinning ’12 find ways to bridge those gaps.

Dream Wedding
Dream Wedding

Tatiana Sanchez ’10 always dreamed of getting married at the historic Mission Church. She writes about how the pandemic threw a wrench in those plans.

A New Chapter
A New Chapter

What’s it like to do a usually public thing out of the public eye? We talk to Jenna Saso Rosati ’13 about being pregnant during a pandemic.

Renewing Tradition
Renewing Tradition

Due to restrictions put in place during the Great Depression, there were no weddings held at the Mission Church for more than three decades.

Double Matrimony
Double Matrimony

Seeing Double: Sisters Brittni ’16 and Breana Várgas ’16 found their true loves in a set of brothers.

Hallowed Wedding
Hallowed Wedding

Michelle Lu ’14 and Brian Lu ’15 exchanged vows at the happiest place on Earth.

Born LEADer
Born LEADer

Yuridia Estrada ’07 and Juan Esquivel ’09 found love at Santa Clara. Now they’re raising a little Bronco of their own.

Mission Matrimony
Mission Matrimony

Even though Michelle Donecho ’05, M.A. ’10 and Chris Duchesne ’06 both attended the same high school before coming to Santa Clara for college, somehow their paths never crossed until an eHarmony date almost three years ago.