Kari & Zachary
Wedding Party
Naomi Chapman
Maid of Honor
Naomi and Kari have been friends for too many years to count on two hands...literally. They go waaay back to junior high school. Their friendship has taken them from Junior High dances to routine visits to Naomi at UC Santa Cruz, to being grown up neighbors in San Francisco and Mountain View and a road trip through Eastern Canada. Naomi has always been like family, and more recently we discovered we just might actually have relatives in Zacatecas, Mexico...
Emily Sousa
Bridesmaid
I can’t say enough great things about Emily...she is AMAZING. Kari and Emily met way back in Davis when they did their MPH together and pondered what to do next with their lives...they were cubemates at a boring data crunching job...then both moved away from NorCal to go to NP school and then found their way back to...NorCal ❤️
Ryan Fish
Bridesman
Kari and Ryan really go way back...all the way back to the day Kari was born. That’s right Ryan is Kari’s older brother. Growing up Ryan and Kari were the best of friends when Ryan wasn’t pretending to attack her or accidentally injuring her in her some way...kidding aside my brother has always had my back and I’m excited to have him as a ‘Bridesman’
Natalie Russelly
Bridesmaid
Natalie is the best! We used to live gtogether once upon a time in Oakland when we were so young! And we traveled pretty much every April together and we climbed Manchu Picchu once...it was amazing. Now she’s an amazing Physical Therapist in the Bay Area and I can’t wait to hang out all the time again when Zack and I move back up North.
Tony Cacace
Best Man
Tony and I have known each other for over 15 years. Starting with high school football all the way to moving to LA, Tony and I have had many awesome adventures. One of the more memorable moments was living on a boat in Marina Del Rey. In fact our first years in LA was a smorgasbord of unique living situations. Over the years we grew and stabilized our lives to where we are now. I am immensely proud of Tony and what he's accomplished during our time in LA.
Ben Zahirpour
Groomsman
Ben was one of the first people I reached out to when I moved to LA over 10 years ago. He became a close friend and a point man on any adventure we went on. Ben's condo was the hang out spot and he was always a gracious host. As our friendship grew we found odd activities to occupy our time. Road trips to Bombay Beach and Salvation Mountain to name a few. When Ben moved back to Maryland, LA felt a lot smaller. I'm super happy to have him as one of my groomsman.
Ryan Brown
Groomsman
Take a dart, put a map on the wall, take a step back, and throw the dart at the map. Most likely it will land on water and that still could be Ryan's possible location. Ryan inspired my sense of travel. Together we spent 5 months in Thailand and a month in Europe. Since then we've visited Myanmar and traveled around California. Ryan is down to earth, humble and an all around great guy. His passion for travel is something to be admired and it's the envy of many who wish they could travel that much. Be sure to check out his awesome travel blog! www.lostboymemoirs.com
Julio Quijada
Groomsman
How to describe Julio? International man of mystery? Bacon Lover? Vintage Disney collector? However you describe him just don't offer him veggies. My journey started with Julio as the odd character in nursing school, but that quickly turned into a great friendship. He is someone I can always count on and a contributing factor to my success in nursing school. Our small group can be found studying in a car before class or running around Disneyland. I'm excited to see what adventures lie ahead.