Wedding Party
Katie Zilligen
Maid of Honor
The smallish bear herself. The Alpha twin. The stinky sister. Maddy's wombmate and best friend since birth!
Savannah Ahearn
Bridesmaid
The women who singlehandedly behind the scenes shipped Maddy and Zach since day one! The girl who supports their offspring as eventual overlords of society. Its a good theory, ask her about it.
Carlotta Frank
Bridesmaid
A women like no other, a friend since high school, killer of spiders, sassiest of sassers, a bearfoot early morning kamboucha sourdough making enthusist. The hippie roomie in all her cheerished friendship and glory!
Sophia (Phia) Elsass
Bridesmaid
One of the coolest, spunkiest, geniune frog enthusists Maddy has ever come to know. The girl who single handedly bullied Zach to be the man Maddy loves today, Zachs sister and youtube famous girl doll vlogger; future cool aunt Phia!
Eva Duran
Bridesmaid
The realist to Maddy's dangerous dreamer, but also somehow Maddy's last braincell. The girl whos loyal to no end!! who will call you long distance and support your long distance calls! The queen who traveled the world to find friendship with and who is caring like no one you've ever met. Pretty sure she was the friend that jumped headfirst into a cab (through the window) when we were about to miss our bus home... A food enthusiast and maker of dark jokes.
Abigial Munzar
Honorary bridesmaid
The crack head queen who unfortunately cannot make it to my wedding to show off her sick Russian dance moves. The girl who is down for anything but will always end up breaking her phone. The best worst driver I know. A loyal caring friend who always has your back and makes you laugh!
Mickey Ahern
Best Man
Mickey has been friends with Zach since college. They met on a retreat for church and subsequently joined the same Bible study. Similar to Zach, Mickey is an accounting nerd. He's married to one of Maddy's bridesmaids, Savannah, and together they have a lovely baby named James!
Adam Rosa
Groomsman
I met Zach in College. You might not believe it but I'm even more boring than he is. Zach has a layer of goofball energy that's a joy to see come out. We talk about math and economics sometimes and some of our friends can't stand it! We always have a good time!
Dan Apuan
Groomsman
Daniel is so honored to stand alongside Zach and Maddy on their wedding day. Zach and I met through our community at St. Tom's having both been convinced to join the intramural basketball team our first year at CU. I was a grad student who had been told the team was mostly upperclassmen and they needed one more person, when in actuality the team was mostly freshmen, including Zach. Neither of us were particularly great basketball players, as both of us were more academically oriented. So naturally, we became great friends. Although I studied engineering and Zach studied finance and accounting we found common ground looking at predictive statistical modeling methods. and our faith. Almost two years ago, I had the great pleasure of having Zach join me on my wedding day as one of my groomsmen and I could not be happier to be one of his.
Colin Donovan
Groomsman
I met Zach during my freshman year of college. I would consider him my first friend in college. We met playing a game that included strings for hours while there was a bunch of girls dancing in another room. Let's just say we continued to play game. Zach can bring out the dumbest and most heartfelt moments in any person. I guess that sums up our relationship.
Kolbe Kirst
Groomsman
It was a bright sunny morning, I was getting ready to start my free solo attempt of El Capitan, and I wondered what perils might await me on the mountain side. Never did I expect what I was about to encounter. I arrived at the base of the mountain and found a few people messing with their ropes, harnesses, and anchor to keep themselves safe. I like living on the edge, when I climb, I climb free solo. After exchanging some hellos, I began my climb. I heard one of them say to his friends, “He’s as crazy as the last guy.” I wondered what that meant, but then I found myself in the groove of climbing and it slipped my mind. However, when I got about half way I found another climber also free soloing! I was shocked this was my first time finding someone else as crazy as me on the mountain. He hadn’t been able to progress very far because some climbers above him had knocked a rock loose and hit his right shoulder. He was in a great deal of pain and he was past the point of no return, meaning it would have been harder for him to climb down than to finish the assent. He told me what had happened and how he was struggling to continue by himself. So, I told him that I would continue the climb with him. When we got to the top, we realized we never asked each other’s names! I told him, “My name is Kolbe,” and he told me, “My name is Zach,” and we have been good friends ever since. To be honest, Zach and I met at homeschool rock climbing class. I just thought this was more exciting. :)