Wedding Party

Amy Horab

Matron of Honor

Amy is Anna's older sister. She is a dedicated ICU nurse who works in Buffalo, New York. Amy is married to Michael Horab and they have two young boys, Matthew and Nathan. Anna was Amy's maid of honor at her wedding ten years ago!

Quinn Shumaker

Best Man

Jackson’s younger brother Quinn attended Washington University and lives in Seattle, WA where he works as a network systems engineer for Arcana Networks, Inc. The two brothers have maintained a special bond since childhood and a deep well of shared interests to draw upon. Each one has always had the others’ best interest in mind and they’ve been able to count on each other, during good times and bad, for strong guidance and support. For Jackson, Quinn was an easy choice for his best man.

Laura Miller

Bridesmaid

Laura and Anna worked together as the general music teachers together at Braddock Elementary for 4 years. Laura has been an incredible mentor when Anna began her teaching career in Fairfax County Public Schools, and became one of Anna's closest friends. They have many fond memories of classroom mishaps, crazy meetings, and lots of late nights putting on school concerts.

Charles Faust

Groomsman

Charles and Jackson met each other in grade school when they were both educated in the Montessori program at Jefferson Elementary. They played Dungeons & Dragons as well as many other games almost every weekend through much of high school and forged a lasting friendship over their many shared passions and interests: history, fantasy, science fiction, and strategy. After college, Charles lived with Jackson for two years in Spokane during which time he met his girlfriend (now fiance) Kelli De LaRosa.

Sarah Brown

Bridesmaid

Sarah and Anna met in Spanish class at Mercy High School. They have been close friends ever since! Sarah and Anna also were editors of the yearbook, and worked together in theatrical productions (Anna on stage, Sarah behind the scenes). Sarah lives in Rochester with her partner John and their two cats, Mischa and Archie.

Nick Cemenenkoff

Groomsman

Nick grew up just a few blocks down the street from Jackson near a local corner store, the Rocket Market. Jackson and Nick both attended Western Washington University and have remained close friends ever since. Nick’s intellectual and fiercely competitive nature immediately appealed to Jackson and as usual, the key to lasting friendship came with shared interests like puzzle solving, strategy, politics, and (of course) Dungeons and Dragons.

Molly Shumaker

Bridesmaid

Jackson’s younger sister Molly attended Washington State University and lives in Spokane, WA. She is a licensed real estate agent working for Watson Management. Molly has always held a unique place in Jackson’s heart. They grew up playing video games, watching shows like American Idol, and spending summers together in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. They also share a summer birthday in the month of July and both took after their mother by pursuing work in the real estate industry.

Alex Chow

Groomsman

Jackson met Alex in high school and first got to know him well through local area network (LAN) parties” where they would play online games like Starcraft and League of Legends in casual and competitive formats. It wasn’t long before Alex learned to love tabletop games like Dungeons and Dragons and Call of Cthulhu. After college, Jackson and Alex stayed in touch - talking politics over the phone and playing online games through voice & video chat. They are both always up for puzzles, debate, or a game of chess.

Allie

Cat of the Bride

Max

Kitten of the Groom