Wedding Party
Nikola Lakic
Best Man
Nikola and Rhys have been friends since high school math class, and have been close ever since. Bandmates, car gurus, adventuring at any time, and even roommates for a while. As time has gone on and people grow up, they're still the same two guys!
Mikey Finnelly
Groomsman
Rhys and Mikey grew up next door to each other starting in middle school, and have been close ever since. Their friendship has always revolved around their passion for cars and all things with engines. On more than one occasion they've gone on last minute road trips (to include flying one-way to Utah to buy a car and drive it back all in one day).
Matt Smallwood
Groomsman
Rhys and Matt initially met through Mikey, but connected on the same hobbies and interests as the others. Matt has been a close friend in the group for a long time and is always up for an overloading trip or jumping on the boats for a day out.
Gunnar Magnuson
Groomsman
Rhys and Gunnar met through Mikey as well (there's a theme here...), and shares the passion for all things with internal combustion engines. He's always been a reliable and dependable friend who is down to help tackle a project or drive across the state to buy a car/truck/boat/trailer/other toy.
Matt Polzin
Groomsman
Rhys and Matt were in the same class while at Air Force Undergraduate Pilot Training in Columbus, Mississippi. They became close and spent a lot of time outside of the 12 hour work days together, where Matt got to know Jaimee as well. Rhys and Matt flew their final T-6 checkrides together and are now flying aircraft in the Special Operations community.
Ben Chavez
Groomsman
Ben is Jaimee's brother, and from the first time meeting Rhys he was welcoming, encouraging, and very engaged in what they had going on in their busy lives at the time. This past football season, Ben and his family came to visit Jaimee and Rhys. It was at the University of Oklahoma game they both realized each others’ common knowledge and love for sports!
Brooke Cook
Maid of Honor
Brooke and Jaimee were roommates their freshman year of college. Over time they hit it off and had a fun year together. They had a blast singing to 90’s music (Dream Street in particular), going on beach trips, and spontaneous day trips to LA. While they have lived in separate states for the last eight years, they remain the best of friends.
Maria Manuel
Bridesmaid
Jaimee and Maria met on a snowboarding trip while living in San Diego. Maria convinced Jaimee to jump on the travel nurse train and move to Seattle together. They went on endless hikes, snowboarding trips, and had several movie-with-junk food-nights. Maria has been there through it all and continues to be a loyal, supportive friend.
Loreal Seabrook
Bridesmaid
Loreal and Jaimee are cousins, but because of the age difference, didn’t know each other well until later in life. Loreal lived in Seattle while Jaimee took her travel contract there and they grew very close. They both have a goofy sense of humor and can joke about anything. Loreal is a great confidant and has given Jaimee the best life advice over the years.
Reylene Chavez
Bridesmaid
Reylene is Jaimee’s sister in law. Reylene and Jaimee’s brother, Ben, started dating when Jaimee was 15. Rey has been around for almost half of Jaimee’s life and has been the fun “older sister.” Rey would take Jaimee on shopping trips growing up while also being spontaneous to do anything at the drop of a hat.. including a trip to New York City in the middle of January! They had fun on these adventures and look forward to more in the future.
Trisha Guerrero
Bridesmaid
Trisha and Jaimee met while working in the Intensive Care Unit in San Diego. They both enjoyed working together and could tag team anything. This particular time was chaotic during COVID in 2020, but Trisha was always around to help Jaimee with anything at any time. Trisha also introduced Jaimee to all of the good restaurants in the city. She was the first person to truly “culture” Jaimee on ethnic foods! She’s been an amazing nurse and friend over the years.
Kellan Jones
Bridesmaid
Kellan is Rhys’ sister and met Jaimee the day before Rhys left for Pilot Training. Though they only briefly met, over time they both realized how much they had in common, this including Reality Television (ha!). Now that they both have a dog of the same breed, they send pictures of them to each other all of the time. While Kellan lives a few hours away, it is extremely nice to have family close by.