Wedding Party
Teala
Maid of Honor
Ever since they bonded over One Direction, Abercrombie and Fitch, the Vampire Diaries, and ugg boots in 9th grade social studies class, Holly and Teala have been best friends. They have officially been friends long enough for their high school fashions to be back in style! Teala was even consulted for Holly's freak out over a first Facebook message to Ryan, and provided moral support in the agonizing 4 days before he responded. Teala currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina where she works as a finance attorney. When she's not making deals, Teala enjoys spending time with the fam, cooking up new dishes, and training for a mini triathalon.
Seve
Best Man
Seve and Ryan have been friends since the start of their careers back in 2019. They have bonded over their struggles in the corporate world. Seve has since moved on to a different career as an Industrial Engineer at a new company but he and Ryan still spend time together when they can. Seve's passions involve crossfit, musicals, and spending time with his wife Lizzy and their dog willow. Over the years of knowing each other, Seve and Lizzy have introduced Ryan to crossfit and musicals and are slowly trying to get Holly into them as well.
Maddy
Bridesmaid
It was love at first sight when Holly met Maddy at the UCLA AXO bid night. While Holly's time as a sorority girl was shortlived, Maddy and Holly's friendship is 10 years strong. Holly and Maddy have always bonded over their love of fine wine, especially the Andre Champagne (high quality for $5 and a champagne screw top). The Andre phase progressed to mid-shelf Sauvy Blanc and even a 21st birthday trip to Napa. Post college, the pair finally learned to appreciate a full-bodied red for girls night gossip. Maddy currently resides in Beverly Hills, California where she works as an associate director in media. She will also kick your butt with her corepower workouts. In her spare time, she enjoys hosting friends, playing golf, and trying new foodie spots.
Kyle
Bridesman
They say that true friends are those who can survive international travel together. Try walking 100 miles on the West Highland Way in Scotland together. Although even truer friendship is not revealing that Holly only made it 80 miles and then took the bus the rest of the way. Kyle and Holly have been friends since senior year of high school. Kyle can best be described as Southern gentleman meets northern California surfer. He recently moved back to the Bay Area after a long stint in South Carolina/Georgia. When he gets a spare minute outside of fighting fires and saving lives as a paramedic, Kyle enjoys surfing, hiking, trying new foodie spots, taking great photos, and constantly improving his haircuts and footwear choices.
Sophia
Bridesmaid
Sophia and Holly first met on the Miramonte Lacrosse Team (go Mats!) and bonded over their international connections. As long distance friends since 2015 when Sophia moved back to Chile, Holly and Sophia cannot thank Whatsapp enough for the voice message feature. Despite being almost 6,000 miles apart, Sophia got the play by play of Holly meeting and falling for Ryan. When she's not hitting the books to put the finance bros to shame with derivatives and futures for a masters in finance, Sophia enjoys rock climbing, spending time outdoors, and taking care of cats.
Hannah
Groomswoman
This friendship was never something Ryan ever saw coming, but all that changed when the two of them started their short-lived career at Jamba Juice back in 2013. From swinging juice to now, Hannah has always been a voice of reason to Ryan and to the kids that she works with as a therapist. Hannah currently lives in Tennessee, but will soon be moving back to Texas to continue her career in her home state and close to family.
Matt
Groomsman
Matt and Ryan bonded over their high school football career and old cars back in 2012. A fun fact about Matt is that he built the first car he owned. Matt started his career at Discount Tire in high school and since then has worked his way up in the tire world to be a manager of a Discount Tire in Texas. Matt enjoys spending time on the lake and going to California every chance he gets. Matt is a great friend who is always kind, caring, and has a great outlook on life.
Josh
Groomsman
Josh has the best hair in the wedding party. Surprisingly the friendship between Josh and Ryan didn't start with them, it started with their parents who were friends in high school. Since high school, Josh has been the party animal. He has always been the wild and crazy one of the group, and we all love him for it. Josh is also a very intelligent and hard working person, who not only got a degree in mechatronics engineering but was also a student athlete. Last year, we all got to celebrate Josh as he married the love of his life, Kim. Josh and Kim have recently moved to New Braunfels, Texas to start their lives together with new careers.
Brenden
Officiant
Brenden growing up was, and still is, one of the nicest people that everyone knew. Brenden's best quality is that he can have a full conversation with a stranger and the conversation is genuine. Brenden will truly show interest in all of the people he meets. This is one of the reasons why Brenden is currently the central region sales manager for construction equipment. He spends a lot of his time traveling, but when he isn't, he is spending time with his doodle Rudy or officiating weddings for his closest friends.