Wedding Party
Zarah Vandygriff
Bride
Zarah is a simple, compassionate, caring, and sweet individual. Her life is simplistic and filled with joy. Zarah graduated from IU South Bend in with a concentration in Speech Language Pathology. She enjoys helping anyone and everyone to live to their fullest potential. Zarah works as a RBT at Lighthouse Autism Center. Her days are filled with love, chaos, and laughter. She enjoys working with children who are diagnosed with autism, and help them become who they are and prepare them for the world and what their capabilities are.
Cassidy Rivas Rodriguez
Matron of Honor
Cassidy and Zarah went to IUSB together to study dental hygiene, and then both changed majors to Speech Language Pathology. Cassidy reached out to Zarah right before Sophomore year started when she noticed that they were going to be in the same class together. Ever since, Cassidy has been Zarah’s backbone in support and many study sessions together. The two would spend the hours before their classes studying together and getting coffee from campus. With Cassidy having a cosmetology degree in hair, she has also been doing Zarah’s hair throughout the years, and will be doing the party’s hair on the big day!
Autumn Ploeg
Matron of Honor
Autumn and Zarah became best friends through Austin and Jacob. Autumn is the wife of Austin’s best man Jacob, who have been best friends since early childhood. Autumn and Zarah go on girl dates while the guys hang out and work on car things from time to time. Together, Autumn and Zarah are building the next generation of best friends as well with the little ones of their own.
Adelneri Saenz
Bridesmaid
Adelneri is one of Zarah’s greatest friends since 2021. The two both lived in the same apartment complex together for about a year. Adelneri has been through the thick and thin with Zarah throughout the years. The two have enjoyed late night hangouts, cookouts, shopping trips, dinners, and fun little adventures together. When it comes to parties, Adelneri knows how to bring it!
Katelyn Cooke
Bridesmaid
Katelyn is the cousin of Zarah. The two have grown up together from infants all the way to adulthood and have been inseparable. Katelyn and Zarah would spend numerous nights at each others houses both on school nights and summer nights and would play all day until the sun went down. The two shared many classes together growing up and both were in Girl Scouts. Katelyn currently works for Buchanan PD which is what both Zarah and Katelyn would imaginative play through the many years in childhood as cops and robbers.
Faith Sluis
Bridesmaid
Faith is the youngest sister of Austin. Faith and Zarah have gotten closer throughout the years with the many family vacations, late nights of college talks, and school musicals. Faith is currently in college for HVAC, and calls Zarah every so often for the college support. Zarah has considered Faith a little sister ever since she met her due to the similarities between the two.
Austin Davis
Groom
Austin is a simplistic guy who enjoys spending his extra time working and fixing vehicles, spending time with family, and fishing. Austin does what he does best by working at Jordan Ford automotive as a masters technician and gets to spend his days fixing customers vehicles. Austin finds the joy in helping people with any problems big or small and no matter the problem, he always knows how to make a person laugh.
Jacob Ploeg
Best Man
Jacob and Austin’s have been best friends forever. The two would do late night fishing trips, work on vehicles together, camp together, and all sort of fun guy things. Jacob and Austin were roommates for the longest time, through the thick and thin, these two men are brothers forever and always.
Jesse Hockey
Groomsman
Austin and Jesse have been friends since elementary school. As time grew on so did their friendship. Though they don’t see each other often, when the two connect, it’s like no days have passed and they can leave off from where they last connected.
Joe Saenz
Groomsman
Austin and Joe met by working together when living at Prosper Apartments. Through the intimidation of Joe being the “mean one and the one who has a temper” at work, Austin would ask for favors, and then learned that Joe is the chillest guy around. Joe is the husband of Adelneri, a bridesmaid of Zarah, and when the two are together, be ready to party like there’s no tomorrow!
Jacob smith
Groomsman
Austin and Jacob work together at Jordan Ford. Even though the two work in different departs with different vehicles, the two have become work brothers. With barbecues, working on vehicles together, doing yard work, and having both our families come together for all littles to have play dates, these two have become very close.
Tristan Badia
Groomsman
Austin and Tristan met through Belle Tore when the two worked together. Austin trained Tristan as a tire technician. Though the two no longer work together, they each work at different vehicle companies and still communicate when it comes different vehicles.
Saylor Davis
Flower Girl
Saylor is the daughter of Austin and Zarah. She is a sparkle firecracker through and through. Behind all of the energy and sass, she is the most kindest, sweetest, and loving little girl there is. Saylor loves to follow in Zarah’s footsteps and do everything that Zarah does. She enjoys going on shopping trips, getting Starbucks, wrestling with the dog, and teaching her little brother all of the things. When the music starts to play, you better watch out because Saylor will bring in all of her dance moves!
Sawyer Davis
Ring Bearer
Sawyer is the son of Austin and Zarah. He is a little but mighty dude, so watch out! But behind all the might, he is the happiest and sweetest little boy there is. With all the smiles and belly giggles, if you get trapped in Sawyers charm, it’s game over. Sawyer loves to follow his big sister around the house and enjoys getting all the attention!