Maggie & Riley
Wedding Party
Mary Wheeler
Matron of Honor
Mary is my best friend from high school, I met her through my brother Xan. She frequents many music festivals and loves outdoor adventures (thanks for her husband Ryan- our wedding officiant)!
Katie Parucha
Maid of Honor
Katie is also one of my best friends from high school. We became close after Xan took her to prom. She exudes positive energy. You’re bound to feel 10 times happier after a conversation with her. As my soon to be father in law, Scott likes to call her “Surfer Katie” because she can rip it on a surfboard.
Laura Harris
Bridesmaid
Laura and I met in ceramics class in high school, funny enough she is one of my best friends whom I didn’t meet through Xan. She is basically a sommelier and slangs wine as her profession. Although she no longer lives in the South Bay, we love to go visit her in wine country.
Glenn Rich
Bridesmaid
Glenn is my brother Xan’s fiancé turned best friend soon to be sister-in-law…so I guess I also met her through Xan. I would say it’s a miracle that she puts up with Xan but their 14 plus year relationship has stood the test of time. Fun fact: Glenn was also my roommate in Santa Monica when I met Riley.
Kenzie Heaton
Bridesmaid
Kenzie is Riley’s sister turned friend! She is the sweetest! Yes, her luscious curly locks are ALL natural and she surprisingly was able to fit it all in her swim cap when she swam collegiately at Amherst college.
Chelsea Brown
Bridesmaid
Chelsea was one of the first girls I met in college at UC Irvine! We were roommates in Newport Beach and successful pulled off the Newport stumble almost every weekend. I intentionally still get my hair done in Newport just as an excuse to see Chelsea frequently!
Brette Benson
Bridesmaid
Brette is my longest standing friend and the closest thing I had a to a sister growing up. Our moms have been best friends for many years! When the four of us are together we’re the Yaya's…if you know, then you know! Brette’s son, Blake is my godson!
Tucker Heaton
Best Man
Tucker is my older bro, best friend since Day 1, and Best Man no brainer. He exemplifies the big brother role and paved the way for Kenzie and I throughout our lives. I wouldn’t be marrying Maggie without Tuck.
Todd Saks
Groomsman
Todd is the brother of the Bride turned friend who you can refer to as Captain (he has a boat!) and happens to be the only person in the Wedding Party who can beat me at golf.
Xan Saks
Groomsman
Xan is also the brother of the Bride turned friend who prefers his meat overcooked with a side of ranch and unintentionally makes me feel really good about my golf game.
Joey Szabatura
Groomsman
Joey is my sister’s fiancé who treats her like a princess and knows more about driving RVs and designing lawns than anyone I will ever meet.
Jeff Gardener
Groomsman
Jeff aka Howie aka The Night Owl is the closest thing I have to a brother from another mother… he thinks “love” is spelled L U V but shares so damn much of it that you can’t call him out on it.
Tyler Brown
Groomsman
Tyler aka T-Bone aka Rocket and I share a bond that is otherworldly and impossible to describe, it is best summed up by using a word from a sort of made up language we like to communicate in… SHABLAMSKI! Word to the wise, he’s deaf in his right ear so approach from the left.
Erik Hemans
Groomsman
Erik aka Hemans is my Stagecoach right-hand man whose generosity and unconditional love for his friends makes up for the fact that his T-Rex arms force him to carry his surfboard with a strap.
Richie Webby
Groomsman
Richie is the best surfer in the group and also the elder statesman; he doesn’t mind me saying it because he thinks the fact that he has more hair than me balances out our close to 20-year age difference.
Ryan Edmundowicz
Officiant
Ryan aka Mundo aka Rev Ry has been a big part of Maggie and my relationship from the beginning. Ryan and I’s connection became evermore apparent when him and his wife Mary, the Matron of Honor, moved into the unit next door to us at our apartment complex in Hermosa Beach. We’ve spent many hours listening to Khraungbin, drinking Sour Dingies, and laughing far too loud for our respective spouses to handle. His debut didgeridoo album is coming to a store near you next fall.