Wedding Party
Isabella Blasco
Bride
Isabella was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. Her family found their way to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, at the age of 10 years old. Isabella and her siblings attended WJA, where she would later meet Joshua. Isabella is a spontaneous, pug-loving, and caring person. She enjoys arts, trying new foods, traveling, cuddling with Bean (her pug), hanging out with friends/family and hiking. She is currently working as a Massage Therapist, at the Drift Spa and as an independent contractor at The Other Place Salon.
Joshua Thurman
Groom
Joshua was born and raised in The State of Cheese. Wisconsin was his first home, and soon fell in love with the Upper Peninsula when he and his sister attended WJA in his 7th grade year. (That was not the only thing he fell in love with.) Joshua is kind, hardworking, and enjoys a good joke. His hobbies include, hanging out with friends, playing PlayStation, making delicious food, and talking about marvel, cars, and dad jokes. Joshua is currently working at Dittrich’s Collision as an Auto Body Technician. He enjoys the satisfaction of making a job well done.
Savanna Naranjo
Maid of Honor
Savanna is one of those people to always stand by you. She has stood by Isabella since the day she became an older sister. Savanna and Isabella grew up together, side-by-side, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Together they created memories that has lasted them into their adult years. Savanna is an exuberant woman, extremely empathetic, and contagiously funny. She is always looking out for others, while simultaneously standing strong in herself. Savanna enjoys drawing, chilling with her cat Chewy, playing video games, and hanging out with family and loved ones.
Tashalin Pletcher
Bridesmaid
Tashalin made her way into our family after attending GLAA with Savanna. She became a fast and steady family member, allowing us to make her like one of our own. Tashalin is a caring, detailed, and cat-loving person. She enjoys interior design, hanging out with friends, shopping, reading books, and listening to music. If you get the chance to ask her, she has many pictures of her beautiful black cat, Hades.
Naomi Hojda
Bridesmaid
Naomi started attending GLAA the same year as Isabella. They spent a lot of their junior year hanging out and becoming fast friends. Senior year they roomed together and became even closer. They enjoyed staying up late, making pasta in a rice cooker at 12am, sending each other memes, and going out on shopping runs for snacks. Naomi is an independent, passionate, and intelligent person. She enjoys drawing, hanging out with friends, reading books (she has quite the collection), and talking about anatomy and physiology. She lives in Ohio but makes the absolute best of being a long distance best friend.
Kendra Hubbard
Bridesmaid
Kendra is a native to the Upper Peninsula. She first met Isabella when Isabella and her family would come to visit for summer vacations. Kendra begged her to come live in Wilson and be her friend at school. When Isabella moved to the U.P. they did indeed become very great friends. Together they navigated through elementary school all the way to graduation. Kendra is a sweet, bunny-loving, loyal person. She enjoys hanging out with friends/family, camping, drawing/painting, and dirt biking. Kendra is one of the most loyal friends to Isabella.
Grace Zinke
Bridesmaid
Grace and Isabella became friends when Grace and her family first moved to Wilson. They would often bike to each other’s houses after school and they slowly got to know each other very well. With years of school getting in the way, when Isabella returned to Wilson after high school, they were able to pick up their friendship where they left off. Grace would often surprise Isabella with handwritten letters waiting for her in her GLAA mailbox. Grace is an outgoing, friendly and caring person. She enjoys spending her time painting, gardening vegetables and flowers, cooking, and hanging out with friends/family. Grace is a persistent and active friend in Isabella’s life.
Austin Walechka
Best Man
Austin was Joshua’s first friend when he arrived at WJA. They bonded over dirt biking, snowmobiling, and destroying old microwaves. They had the chance to attend GLAA together where they would sneak away in between classes to go to Austin’s dorm room and play Strike Force Hero’s. Austin is a fun, exciting, and hardworking guy. Austin enjoys dirt biking, snowmobiling, bowling, play video games, hanging out with his son and wife, and blowing things up. Austin has been a consistent companion to Joshua.
Jacob Zinke
Groomsman
Joshua had the chance to live with Zinke Family during his 10th grade year at WJA. Jacob and Joshua became like brothers. Together with their friends they built mountain bike jumps, dirt biked, and snowmobiled. Jacob is a motivated, fun-loving, driven man. He enjoys dirt biking in Colorado, working in the shop and overlanding in his custom Jeep Comanche that he built himself. Jacob has always been a loyal, brother-like friend to Joshua.
Jared Hubbard
Groomsman
Jared and his family moved to Wilson during Joshua’s 9th grade year. Jared attended WJA his 10th grade year. There, Joshua and Jared bonded over trying to get out of school. They found common interest in fishing and talking together. Jared is witty, carefree, and humorous. He enjoys camping, exploring outdoors, and rock climbing in his Jeep TJ that he built himself. He is an upbeat, thoughtful friend to Joshua.
Tommy Hubbard
Groomsman
Tommy and Joshua never had to establish their friendship, it just fell into place. Over the years they bonded over casual conversation, nothing was forced in the friendship, it was just natural. Tommy is a fun, smart young adult with a good moral compass. They enjoyed dirt biking in Colorado, hanging out in Pathfinders, drifting golf carts, any regular Tom-foolery (Pun 100% intended). Tommy is a wise, amusing, lighthearted friend to Josh.
Kalvin Richard
Groomsman
Joshua and Kalvin met Joshua’s first year at Wilson Junior Academy. They roomed together at GLAA, they became even greater friends. They enjoy running together, talking about life, going to new restaurants, and playing board games. Kalvin is somewhat quiet until you get to know him, but loves making any adventure a good time. Kalvin enjoys rock climbing, trampoline parks, and sky diving. Kalvin is a trustworthy, charismatic, and hilarious comrade to Joshua.