Wedding Party
Kate Pendleton
Matron of Honor
Ventura, CA. Destined to be best friends (and each other's Maids of Honor) since birth through their mom's iconic friendship that began in 1987, these two have been there for each other through it all!
Zak Crawford
Best Man
Arvada, CO. Zak and Elliot met in elementary school. They were seat partners the first day of class and Elliot borrowed some of Zak's brand new crayons for a project. Elliot completely destroyed them and Zak looked at Elliot like he had ruined his life. Now he’s Elliot's best man!
Julia VanConas
Maid of Honor
Portland, OR. Julia transferred to the same middle school as Ireland in the 6th grade. On the first day of class, Julia was sitting alone on a brick wall and Ireland walked up to her and asked if she wanted to be friends. The rest is history!
Keihan Gibbs
Groomsman
Los Angeles, CA. Keihan is Elliot's stepbrother of over 15 years, but they actually knew each other before their parents started dating. He’s been by Elliot's side through a lot of different, difficult phases in life. He’s a step-brother by marriage but groomsman by choice.
Taryn Wood
Bridesmaid
Gilbert, AZ. Taryn and Ireland attended school together from Kindergarten until High School graduation. From Girl Scouts, Volleyball teams, Dance Team, and Palm Springs trips, these two have had lots of fun together.
Pat Donaldson
Groomsman
Nashville, TN. These two met in college via mutual friends freshman year of college. They later ended up both being kinesiology majors and spent tons of time together both inside and outside of class. They've stayed close friends, even living across the country from each other.
Rachel Silverlake
Bridesmaid
Orange, CA. Rachel and Ireland shared a general ed class Freshman Year at Chico State. On the first day of class, the professor made the students introduce and exchange numbers among themselves for group projects. Rachel just so happened to be sitting behind Ireland!
Cody Beeson
Groomsman
Ventura, CA. Cody and Elliot met as EMTs on the ambulance. After that they went to paramedic school together, got hired with the Ventura County Fire Department together, and have been fortunate enough to work on the same fire engine together.
Lauren Battisti
Bridesmaid
San Diego, CA. Alpha Phi Chico State brought these two together. They met during recruitment in 2016 and quickly formed a special bond, choosing each other as Big and Little!
Mason Pendleton
Groomsman
Ventura, CA. Elliot met Mason through Ireland and Kate. Mason is Kate's husband, so naturally, they became friends. What started as casually hanging out on double dates turned into Guy's Nights while the girls were together, vacations, and now being Elliot's groomsman!
Violet Economo
Flower Girl
Tea, SD. Violet is Ireland's 2nd cousin from her mother's side. Ireland got to be in Violet's parents wedding, and now the honor has come full circle. Ever since Violet was little, we knew she'd make our perfect Flower Girl.
Natalie VanConas
Officiant
Long Beach, CA. Ireland met Natalie when she became best friends with her older sister, Julia, in the sixth grade. Over the years, Natalie became the closest thing to a little sister Ireland has. We will never forget the first time Natalie (and Julia) met Elliot for the first time over the worst margaritas we ever had at a now closed bar in downtown Ventura. We still laugh about it, but over some much better margaritas.