Wedding Party
Emma Wallingford
Maid of Honor
Emma and Hannah have known each other since elementary school and have been best friends for 20+ years! Emma was a deciding factor in Hannah’s choice to move to Denver in 2012, which led to Hannah and Ari meeting. Emma and Hannah have seen each other through so many phases of life, moments of immeasurable joy, and life altering tragedies. They have wholeheartedly embraced each other’s weirdness from day one, and will always continue to be silly weirdos who love and support each other until they are shriveled old raisins♥️
Autumn Brennan
Maid of Honor
Autumn and Hannah met in an aerial class in 2017 when they were both new aerialists! They both secretly wanted to be good friends, but were a little shy at first. When a fellow classmate suggested that they be duo partners, the rest was history! Always matching each other's weird, their duo partnership blossomed into a beautiful, lifelong best friendship, and an exceptionally successful career performing together in Denver and beyond! Whether they are onstage in full costume and makeup, or snacking and watching a rom-com in their pajamas, Autumn and Hannah are unabashedly themselves when they are together♥️
Veronica Villarreal
Bridesmaid
Veronica (Vee) and Hannah met in 2019 through the amazing community at Gravity Aerial Arts! The welcoming space of the studio fostered an environment for them to become close acquaintances, but their friendship grew to be much more profound when they started spending a lot more time together. The summer after Hannah and Ari bought their house, it was written in stone! Vee’s incredible passion in every aspect of her life, from her friendships to her spirituality, opened the door for a deep connection. Through beautiful summer nights that lasted past sunrise, game nights, dance parties, and long conversations, Vee and Hannah learned that this friendship was built to last a lifetime♥️
Anthony Cuellar Nuñez
Bridesman
Anthony and Hannah met in 2017 when Hannah first came to Gravity Aerial Arts! He was a pillar of the strong, welcoming, and healing community that made Hannah fall in love with the studio. Although they didn’t take a lot of the same classes, Anthony and Hannah grew closer as their friendship progressed to regular hangouts outside the gym. The summer of 2023 was the point of no return, when they became inseparable friends! Anthony has a deep love for being alive, a yearning for meaning and connection, an unfailingly poetic nature, and knows how to have a REALLY good time ♥️
Andrea Anders
Bridesmaid
Andrea and Hannah met in 2012 shortly after Hannah moved to Denver! They were both at the pinnacle of their early 20s party girl days, and got each other through some very wild nights! Their friendship grew and transcended the tests of time through the unconditional support they’ve offered one another throughout all the changes life has brought. In 2017 Andrea introduced Hannah to the OTHER love of her life (sorry Ari) when she brought Hannah to an aerial class for the first time! In 2023 Hannah had the honor of being a bridesmaid in Andrea’s wedding, and in February of this year, Andrea gave birth to a beautiful baby boy! ♥️
Alex Nevarez
Best Man
Alex and Ari met in 2014 when they both worked at the Magnolia Hotel in downtown Denver. Through Covid lockdown, career changes, and a lot of life changes, their friendship endured. Alex and Ari have been a support system for each other when things aren't easy, but also know how to celebrate any occasion (or non-occasion) by having the best time together. Alex is incredibly creative, he is compassionate and thoughtful, and he has stepped in with such grace to be Ari's best man! ♥️
Jacob Pescaia
Groomsman
Jake and Ari met circa 2008 while Ari was working at a skate shop in Ogden, Utah. They quickly learned that they were both island boys from Hawaii! Between that, and a shared love for longboarding, cliff jumping, and partying, Jake and Ari became fast friends. It wasn’t long before they became roommates along with groomsman Eric, in an Ogden house which they gave the endearing name “The Rambla”. In 2011 they made the move to Denver and lived in a Capitol Hill home which became known as “The Chateau”. This legendary setting became a core memory in the background of Hannah and Ari’s early relationship. Jake and Ari’s friendship has never diminished over the last 17 years! ❤️
Lawrence Kaelin
Groomsman
Lawrence and Ari met in 2011 through the music scene in Denver. Early on, these boys bonded over skateboarding, snowboarding, music and art. At the time they met, they would spend hours in Lawrence’s backyard skating his mini-ramp. From around 2014-present day, Lawrence, Hannah, and Ari tallied up so many days snowboarding together, and became an inseparable trio on the mountain. Tumblina (Lawrence), Sergeant Shred Spud (Hannah) and the Flyin’ Hawaiian (Ari) created so many memories and often laughed to the point of tears together. Lawrence is a friend for life, and a big mozzarella stick guy! ❤️
Eric Youngstrom
Groomsman
Eric and Ari also met in Utah circa 2011 at Crossroads Skate Shop. Along with groomsman Jake, the three of them became great friends, then roommates, and moved trans-state together to Colorado. Eric moved to Washington around 2017. They stayed close even across the distance, making a point to always be there for each other especially during big life milestones, and Ari was by his side as a groomsman when he married the lovely Marianne Youngstrom in 2023! The couple just bought their first home together, and have an incredible journey ahead of them! ♥️
Michael Keyes
Groomsman
Michael and Ari met around 2014, when Ari was working overnights at the Magnolia Hotel. Michael was a mutual friend of Best Man Alex, and Ari's other coworkers. Thankfully, Ari wasn’t stuck working the graveyard shift forever, and when he got on a regular schedule, his nights were opened up for lots of bonding at a downtown bar known as Back East. Post-shift trips to Back East became a semi-regular tradition and an opportunity for their friendship to grow. In 2022, Michael married the love of his life, Camille, with Ari by his side as a groomsman. Michael and Camille are expecting their first baby boy in a matter of weeks! ♥️