Wedding Party
Alyssa White
Maid of Honor
Lissy is sister of the bride and partner in shenanigans since birth. They spent much of their childhood pranking eachother, taking bits way to far, and inventing silly dances to block the TV. They were so in sync, their parents often wondered if they shared one, single brain. Whenever they're together, Kayla still feels the giddy excitement they shared when they were kids, but also can't help but marvel at the amazing woman her little sister has become. Lissy is someone who is always there for the people in her life and truly gives the best advice and truly knows how to make a moment special. Kayla is the luckiest sister ever!
Brett Garbanati
Best Man
Brett is Rob's big brother. Rob and Brett grew up playing halo, skiing, and making faces during Mom’s attempts at family photos together. People often get them confused when they're talking because Rob has copied Brett's mannerisms all his life. Brett is Rob’s favorite person to steal jokes from, to talk politics and philosophy with, and to spend unhealthy amounts of time with playing video games and magic cards. Rob loves talking about cooking, food and beer with Brett and is more excited when Brett’s cooking than going to a restaurant.
Diana Fabian Arciniega
Bridesmaid
Di and Kayla’s longest friend, since 1st grade! Kayla will always cherish their days belting out songs on XC runs, chatting for hours by her parent's pool, and taking adventures to LA and winecountry together. She is thrilled their friendship has stood the test of time, and is thrilled to be an “Auntie” to Diana's baby girl Araceli!
Michael Paegel
Groomsman
Michael and Rob sat together on the first day of class in first grade and haven't stopped doing activities together since. Michael wingmanned 2 of Rob and Kayla’s early dates when he brought them swing dancing and taught them pottery. Rob and Michael have a long and storied.. story, but their biggest adventures together are their Yosemite trips and Italy trip.
Chloe Virgil
Bridesmaid
Unlike their disastrous puppet show that earned them a C+ in middle school history, Chloe and Kayla’s friendship has stood tall and strong over the years! From legendary combo-birthday parties, to visiting each other in their respective cities, “Chole” has been a wonderful friend, and even introduced Rob and Kayla!!
Joshua Hamilton
Groomsman
Josh and Rob became friends in middle school and through Josh's not-so-extreme sports club, and as the 2 tall guys with the same build, they never once played on the same team. From weekly taco Tuesdays in high school, to organizing trips, to visiting each other often no matter the distance, to creating a zoom movie club, Rob and Josh always find ways to spend a ton of time together.
Jenna Arentzoff
Bridesmaid
Jenna = Sunshine. Little did Kayla know that the older sorority sister she idolized back in 2012 would bring so much joy and adventure into her life! Truly too many fun memories to count, from the beta halls, to coachella spots, to San Diego breweries, but truly they could do absolutely nothing and still have the best time.
TJ McCabe
Groomsman
TJ and Rob became friends in middle school and youth group and have had a wide variety of platonically good times with each other since. TJ has taught Rob countless games, invented several more, and the evidence shows he may actually love games more than Rob. TJ is the chief fun organizer in Rob’s life, as President of his Movie Club, commissioner of his fantasy football league, and inventor/commissioner of fantasy Olympics.
Lauren Mickeal
Bridesmaid
When Kayla first met "Mingee" at rush, she could tell this girl had it all, a great sense of humor and the warmest heart. After learning they both preferred to end their nights by belting blink 182 and getting cheesy bites delivered, they took the obvious next step of becoming roommates- truly the best decision! Kayla is so grateful for their years of friendship and sorry that she ugly cried at her and Scott's wedding.
Ronen Sarig
Groomsman
Ronen and Rob met in freshman physics in college and have been coworkers and housemates. They love to have deep conversations about engineering and life. Ronen took Rob on countless outdoor adventures and introduced or heavily enabled him to do no less than 4 different activities that worry his parents: rock climbing, snowboarding, backpacking, and mountain biking.
Tatyana Diaz Garofalo
Bridesmaid
Kayla and Taty became instant friends when they realized they were the only ones understanding each other's vine references around the sorority house. After many days puzzling their "normie" peers by speaking entirely in references, their friendship grew into years of living together, adventuring, and celebrating each other's milestones together.
Ramon Leon
Groomsman
Ramon joined Rob’s fraternity, and they immediately bonded over playing basketball, super smash bros, and beer pong, and quickly decided to become roommates. Ramon gets everyone, especially Rob, in a good mood with his pranks, silly jokes, and big laugh. Rob joined a jiu jitsu gym to try to get better than Ramon at wrestling, but it turns out that doesn't work when someone's literally 3x stronger than you.
Emily Frisch
Bridesmaid
Emily's bubbly excitement for life was like a magnet for Kayla, from the moment they met, she just found herself wanting to be around this girl! Luckily for her, the feeling was mutual, and they went from lab partners, to roomies, dog mothers, and even unofficial couples matched to Cleveland together! Kayla and Em get so excited when they start talking, their poor SO's can barely get a word in, but who cares about basketball anyway!
Zack Morris
Groomsman
Zack and Rob lived together (college and San Francisco) for almost 9 years! They’ve had countless nights out, day-long adventures hopping around the city, and avid discussions on how to optimize health, career growth, and partying. Rob loves being “discussitive” with Zack on any topic, and he loves taking trips with Zack because he can turn his brain off and let ‘dad’ manage the whole thing.
Justine Chinn
Bridesmaid
Kayla is in awe of Justine, who is not only one of the active and accomplished people she knows, but prioritizes time and experiences with friends above everything. This girl deserves a second doctorate for "fun orchestration" and Kayla is a forever ride or die for her mastermind event plans. Justine, however, will be banned from assistance with the wedding cake due to a previous incident when sugar was left out of a certain birthday cake...
Zack Hsi
Groomsman
Zack and Rob lived together in college and San Francisco where they played tons of spikeball, beer pong, catan, and super smash bros. Rob showed up at the freshman dining hall to convince an uncertain Zack to join his fraternity and he’s very grateful it worked because he has gained a lot by talking about life with Zack and emulating Zack’s energy, focus on growth, and joy of life.
Ava Runge
Bridesmaid
Kayla and Ava instantly clicked, but their friendship went next level when realized they were both meant to become pro athletes at UCI's beginner tennis night classes. OK maybe that career trajectory didn't work out, but no matter what they did together, from girls nights at Balboa to ultra-sounding each other's bellies in Tanzania, they'd always end up giggling nonstop and have the best time.
Kyle Merwin
Groomsman
Kyle and Rob bonded in college over late night youtube sessions, then became roommates in San Francisco. From there they had countless experiences together, many of which Rob has Kyle to thank for, from river tubing to happy hours to Napa wine “tasting” to partying in CDMX. Kyle has an amazing talent for reaching out often and putting Rob in a great mood.
Shannon Skochko Howe
Bridesmaid
Shan can truly do it all, from bringing the party on the dancefloor, to having a heart to heart with you where you bare your hopes and dreams feel truly listened to- sometimes both in one day! She brings warmth and kindness to everyone she meets and Kayla feels so lucky for their years of freindship!
Dylan Harris
Groomsman
Dylan and Rob became friends in college, which led them to take a legendary eurotrip together and become housemates in San Francisco. If Rob were to assign his groomsman nicknames, Dylan is Culture because he got Rob out to so many fancy dinners, clubs, museums, and new places. He also has a hilarious mischievousness that makes Rob laugh incredibly hard.
Joy Li
Bridesmaid
When Joy and Kayla met at the intern year picnic, they instantly clicked, but they realized their friendship was fated when they found out they lived 1 house down from one another. Throuple is a strong word, but Joy did begin attending weekly movie nights, letting herself in to take Murphy out for runs, and informing them about smores nights she has planned their backyard! Rob and Kayla (and Murphy) wouldn't trade their platonic third for the world!
Nicholas Lippis
Groomsman
Nick and Rob were housemates in San Francisco, where they would constantly be found out at dinners or bars doing bits. Rob shamelessly used the best bits to woo Kayla. Over the years, Nick has influenced Rob to appreciate nicer food and coffee, to buy better clothes, and to take more hikes. Rob likes to think he’s influenced Nick to play more board games, which feels even.
Brittany Stokan
Bridesmaid
Brit and Kayla's friendship was another act of Cleveland fate, solidified through keeping each other sane while holding down nightfloat at the VA. They truly found love in a hopeless place, and Brit has brought so much fun (and crafting) into Kayla's life. Brit is an absolute riot that never fails to crack Kayla up, and she cherishes their friendship.
Ben Hunter
Groomsman
Ben and Rob lived together in San Francisco and played basketball together, went to Dave n Busters, and Ben organized many amazing weekenders, from Atlantic city to Stinson Beach to the legendary superbowl cruise. Ben makes watching sports extremely fun and he’s the main reason Rob became an NBA fan. “Rich Ben” is an inspirational entrepreneur, and Rob hopes to learn from him to start a business of his own someday.