Sofie's great-grandparents at their wedding
When I chose the name, I wanted to make sure that I chose something short, memorable, and rooted in my family's history. Family history is something that's always been very interesting to me, and I love that we are all the results of hundreds of weddings throughout history. I played around with a lot of options before settling on BODA, which means wedding in Spanish. It checked all the boxes I was looking for; my mother was born in Cuba, and a name like BODA is easy to pronounce in both Spanish and English.
Sofie's Cuban American grandparents dancing at a wedding
Sofie's American grandparents on their wedding day, 1968
Sofie's great-great grandmother as a bride
Sofie's Polish great-great grandparents on their wedding day