Wedding Party
Tori Scharkey
Maid of Honor
Ali's little sister affectionately known as Zerz. The best singer of the Scharkey sister trio and the most creative person at the wedding. You can thank her for all the hand drawn place cards you'll see at our reception.
Garrett Gerstenberger
Best Man
Friends since Kindergarten, Garrett is Zack's best childhood friend, Best Man number 1, Santa Barbara's resident entrepreneur, and 1st degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. Can simultaneously design you an award winning piece of apparel and kick your ass. Don't F*ck with him.
Kristin Scharkey
Maid of Honor
Ali's big sister and the mom of the infamous @danaerysdog. No shortage of home videos exist from their childhood in Yorba Linda showing Kristin trying to organize activities and Ali doing anything and everything to add chaos.
Pete Sitov
Best Man
Pete is Zack's most stubborn and most fiercely loyal friend, and wears the badge of Best Man numero Dos. A mexican food afficianodo and owner of Santa Monica's most handsome Golden Retriever, you can generally find Pete gracing the city of LA with his presence along their beach long run paths.
Holly Johnson
Bridesmaid
Ali's (affectionately referred to as Scharkeisha by Holly) best friend, roommate and teammate from Oregon. Holly knows every word to Right Above It by Lil Wayne, has way too many stories about Ali from college and if she disappears anytime throughout the weekend - look for the dogs; she'll likely be hanging with them,
Connor Ring
Best Man
Connor rounds out the Best Man Trio after being paired with Zack as freshman year roommates at Cal. He bakes a mean loaf of sourdough, has been known to steal (and wear) women's fur coats, and was once gifted a Shop Vac for Christmas, and will be the 2nd funniest person at the wedding (hey whats up Neill 👋🏻)
Nick Catalano
Bridesman
Ali's best friend from high school, college + Portland life! Cat grew up 5 minutes down the road from Ali in Orange County and this is the first year in almost 10 that they haven't lived in the same city! Cat is pumped for his role as bridesman but still bitter he's not invited to the bachelorette party.
Vince Marchese
Groomsman
Zack's youngest cousin & the most creative member of the family, Vince could have made a career for himself in hip hop but chose to write poetry instead. His heart is as golden as the locks on his head.
Caroline Piehl
Bridesmaid
Ali's previous roommate from Portland (Zack had big shoes to fill), Denver resident and lover of chocolate chips. Caroline and Ali knew each other for a full 12 hours before deciding to live together - the best leap of faith that has turned into sistahood.
Cherie Christman
Groomswoman
Cherie has been Zack's Nike Partner in Crime since meeting by fate at a dinner in South Beach. From Miami to Los Angeles to Portland, from Super Bowls to All Star Games to World Cups, the dynamic duo has yet to find a work event or dance party they won't dominate.
Annie Patrick
Bridesmaid
Ali's Portland bestie / Nike co-worker and the queen of champagne celebrations. Fun fact: Annie was scheduled to run her first half marathon on the same day as Ali's first half ironman. She changed her race, drove across the country and can be heard in every video alongside Caroline from that day cheering on an exhausted Ali.
Tony Lombardo
Groomsman
Tony prouldy claims the title of Zack's longest roommate, although those facts are often disputed. He is a founding member of the Blue Angels Ski and Snowboard team, owns the largest tortoise farm in the state of Texas, and is father to the world's most handsome (and most hefty) rottweiler named Randy.
Adrienne Anderson
Bridesmaid
Ali and Ade met on the lacrosse field in high school and have been best friends and adventure buddies ever since. From Oktoberfest in Munich and hidden wine bars in Paris to Forbes 30 under 30 conferences and match ups in college between Ade's Stanford and Ali's Ducks (yes Ade won every single one) - Ade is one of Ali's oldest and dearest friends. Fun fact: they've been to 8 countries together.
Grant Hyjer
Groomsman
With wind pipes that would make George Straight jealous, Grant is Zack's favorite cowboy. Known to be equally dangerous on a wakeboard, a rugby pitch, or a dance floor, the man has more talents than Mr Ripley himself. Just don't invite him to a game of Hearts.
Miranda DeLay
Bridesmaid
Ali's oldest friend from high school and the most creative person you might ever meet. Miranda is still friends with Ali despite living through her wear a headband every single day phase and for that - this girl deserves a standing ovation. Miranda is crushing it in NYC as a fashion photographer.
Marco Noce
Groomsman
Marco (nicknamed the Beast) was the first person to be nice to Zack at De La Salle. They had lockers next to each other throughout DLS Football and rooms next to each other throughout college at Cal. Generally pretty reliable to contribute money to our Fantasy Football league without ever wining anything.
Kelly Klaas Medic
Bridesmaid
Zack's older sister who will be celebrating her one year anniversary a week before we wed in 2023! You can thank Kelly for things going smoothly on our wedding weekend as Ali has stolen every template and spreadsheet Kelly made for her wedding to use in our planning.
Boby Medic
Groomsman
The most reliable and trustworthy member of the group, Zack's brother-in-law Boby has never found a Bay Area brewery or cut of smoked BBQ he hasn't liked. He once was a WWE ring side reporter for his local school paper, can tell you the ins and outs of every Marvel movie, and is the Bay Area's biggest A's fan.