Wedding Party
Jennifer Haylett
Best Woman
How we met: My oldest friend! We met in geography class freshman year of high school. Favorite memories: Ghost town road trips, beer tastings, and blow-drying a paper mache high school project at midnight in my garage. Qualities I admire: Active listening, humor, and creativity.
Rick Dering
Bridesman
How we met: Rick and I met at a summer street fair after freshman year of high school. Favorite memories: Blacklight parties in my garage, Relay for Life adventures, and him visiting me in Italy when I studied abroad. Qualities I admire: Generosity, consistency, and life of the party energy.
Ashley Haylett
Bridesmaid
How we met: Ashley and I were randomly paired roommates freshman year of college (we're holding the doorstop we painted together that year in this photo). Favorite memories: Seeing Florence and the Machine in concert, spending hours meal prepping, and attending yoga retreats. Qualities I admire: Loyalty, perseverance, and willingness to have fun adventures together.
Vanessa Bass
Bridesmaid
How we met: Picking up trash during a service event for Weekend of Welcome freshman year of college. Favorite memories: Watching Vanessa's acting/dance performances, celebrating 4th of July together in Napa, and dressing up for murder mystery parties. Qualities I admire: Confidence, supportive nature, and always staying true to one's self.
Shubhi Badjatiya
Bridesmaid
How we met: Shubhi will tell you it was one of our business classes and then we decided to live in the same suite sophomore year of college. Favorite memories: Studying abroad in Italy and traveling the world together!, conversations over glasses of wine our local spot - Zita's wine bar, attending her brother's wedding in India. Qualities I admire: Fearlessness, commitment, and ambition. Fun fact - Shubhi is the one who introduced me to Akshiv. Make sure to find her and ask her about the story!
Alondra Gallardo
Bridesmaid
How we met: Becoming roommates for sophomore year of college (where both of our closets were full of way too many scarves...and still are). Favorite memories: Dancing, bruncheing, and watching movies. Qualities I admire: Easy-going nature, inclusivity, and kindness. Fun fact - Alondra's family has an amazing Mexican restaurant, Gallardo's, in San Francisco. I have many fond memories there and if you're looking for something to do in SF, be sure to check it out!
Kayla Peters
Bridesmaid
How we met: I got to meet my brother's girlfriend, Kayla, when my friends and I took a trip to visit after he moved to San Diego. Favorite memories: Bird-dogging at dove hunting, playing card games in Tahoe, and chatting while lounging on pool floaties at my bachelorette party. Qualities I admire: Relaxed, thoughtful, and open.
Ayush Bansal
Groomsman
How we met: We’re brothers, so I guess you could say I’ve known him my whole life. Memory: Getting way to invested in video games in the back of the car on roadtrips. Qualities I admire: Relentless, focused, and hard-charging
Alex Land
Groomsman
How we met: I believe we went to a Lego Mindstorms programming class together. This kind of thing would inform the rest of our friendship. Memory: Going over to his house to play ping pong, secret Hitler, and ring in the new year. Also making the terrible choice to stay up way too late after ringing in the new year. Qualities I admire: Knowledgeable, humorous, well-informed, effective at scheming.
Nate Graziani
Groomsman
How we met: Alexa’s Brother, Nate was the first member of the Graziani family I met. Memory: Problem-solving our way out of an escape room we all did together and going anywhere in Napa and meeting someone that Nate happens to know. Qualities I admire: Reliable, funny, and laid back
Karn Bains
Best Man
How we met: We became friends in 2nd grade, when all it took was declaring that you are friends now. Memory: Getting really into hiking over a summer and exhausting all discussion topics over the 100 miles or so we ended up hiking. Qualities I admire: Prepared for anything (he’s who you want on your survival squad), passionate about his hobbies, and dependable