Wedding Party

Kathryn Roberta Martel

Bride

Ian Cameron Evans

Groom

Ruth Howard

Maid of Honor

Ruth Howard is the bride's maternal aunt and lifelong biggest, loudest cheerleader. She is so very honored to be standing next to her niece as her right hand woman on the big day. When Ruth isn't slaying it in the kitchen making her famous mac and cheese, she is designing seasonal and holiday wreaths for her business Two Broke Grandmas. Ruth currently lives in Washington, Illinois, and works as a Physician Coordinator.

Mike Gardella

Best Man

As the other half to the infamous rockers the “Bash Bros”, Mike is honored to be standing next to not only his best friend but his fellow guitar shredder and bicycle rider. When Mike isn’t writing a new song he can be seen going for long bike adventures or obsessing over fashion and travel. Mike currently lives in Kennesaw, GA, and is the Beta manager at Wahoo Fitness where he and Ian first met.

Bailee Bunn

Bridesmaid

Bailee is the groom’s sister, but the bride thinks of her as a dear friend above all else. Bailee and Kathryn both grew up wishing they had a sister, so they are both grateful for each other and are excited to become each other’s family. Bailee is an outpatient clinician in counseling with a focus in eating disorder recovery, but when she is not working with her patients she is spending her time hiking, being a green-thumbed goddess, or heading to book club.

Kyle Pease

Groomsman

Kyle is the coolest guy in a wheelchair. He loves Ironmans with his brother. When he's not racing and working with the Kyle Pease Foundation, he is riding the rails on Marta with his Bose headphones in. He loves a good laugh while keeping positive. He is so excited for his homie, Ian (aka Lil Efran). Can't wait to see the big guy walk down the aisle.

Elizabeth Ronayne

Bridesmaid

Elizabeth is the bride's best friend from nursing school and they have only grown closer since starting their careers. Elizabeth considers the bride one of the most genuine and kind people in her life, so when Kathryn found love with Ian she was over the moon for her. She currently lives in Melrose, Massachusetts, and works at Mass General Hospital in Boston on the respiratory acute care unit (lets give it up for COVID nurses!). When Elizabeth and Kathryn aren't mixing meds, they're sharing recipes and meals, especially Indian food.

Bri Goral

Groomswoman

Four years ago, I met Ian through work because he was forced to mentor the new girl in customer service. We quickly bonded over our love of day drinking, exceptional fashion taste, and my inability to understand anything he tried to teach me. Through pretending to enjoy lunch-time bike rides and testing the limits of how much wine one person should drink in an evening, we grew to become the best of pals. One day over lunch, he showed me pictures of a "cute nurse girl" he was newly talking to and the rest is history. Now, three years later, I have two best pals!

Caroline Miller

Bridesmaid

Caroline is one of the bride's longest, dearest friendships as they have been singing, dancing, flossing and traveling since they were thirteen. Who knew bonding over a ridiculous slogan on a Lulu Lemon bag while backstage during one of their theatre performances would lead her to stand by Kathryn's side at her wedding. They did theatre growing up together in Tampa, Florida, playing Cards Against Humanity and watching Bridesmaids at many sleepovers. The stars aligned and they both ended up in Atlanta to pursue their careers, where Kathryn began nursing and Caroline began as a Data Analyst.

Jose Gamez

Groomsman

If you couldn't tell from the picture, Gamez and Evans met in the military, hence only using last names. They literally did everything in the military together... From in-processing and basic training where they had bunks 1 apart from each other.... To being in the same unit and even the same platoon... They literally did it all together (be sure to ask them to tell you a story or two about FTX's in basic). Gamez lives in Powder Springs, Georgia, with his wife Michelle and their daughter Mia. If it has to do with a car, Gamez can fix it. And, he'll always leave it better than he found it.

Erin Comfort-Rotramel

Bridesmaid

Erin is the bride's paternal cousin and the closest thing Kathryn had to a sister growing up. As children they started a coin jar to fund their dream of buying a horse and were caught in the act applying permanent marker as mascara. Over the years they have remained close, bonding over Harry Potter and family Tom-foolery. When Erin is not working as a Lead Records Management Specialist, she is gaming or perfecting her craft in crochet. She currently lives in Topeka, Kansas, with her husband Logan and their two cats, Sebastian and Penelope.

Drew Grizzell

Groomsman

Once upon a time Ian didn’t have long hair and pledged a fraternity... which is how we met. We hit it off immediately and the friendship grew over time. Over the years we’ve bonded over the Army, music, and crazy ups and downs of life. I’m so glad Ian found his match in Kathryn! Marriage is the greatest thing I’ve ever done and I’m glad somebody else is jumping on the bandwagon.

Alexis Shickler Calderón

Bridesmaid

Alexis and Kathryn became best friends while attending Agnes Scott College and continue to cackle and support each other in life’s nonsense. She works at Kipp Atlanta as a Kindergarten teacher, but very well could have been a celebrity makeup artist or socialite on The Real Housewives of Atlanta in a past life. Alexis lives in Atlanta, Georgia with her perfect geriatric dachshund Stitch.

Brent Pease

Groomsman

Brent and Ian began their careers in the cycling industry on the exact same day back in 2013. Since then, they have become the best of buds. Most of their time spent together has either been on a bike or traveling everywhere from Augusta, Georgia to Kona, Hawaii, and back. Brent helped ('tried to' is probably a better phrase to use) coach Ian through his Ironman back in 2014. After seeing Ian off into retirement from endurance sports, Brent has continued racing with his brother Kyle and he is currently the Executive Director of the Kyle Pease Foundation. You might not be able to see Brent's face in the picture, but rest assured, you'll be able to pick him out as the one with the cleanest shaved legs on the groom's side.