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Wedding Party
Melissa Reynoso Desillier
Matron of Honor
Melly,(lala,sissy) is the Bride’s older sister by 2 years. She has been the best role model and friend for literally Mandy’s entire life. April 2019 Mandy had the honor of standing by Melly’s side as she Married Geoff as her Maid of Honor. We can’t wait for Melly to stand by Mandy’s side in June!
Kassidy Reynoso
Maid of Honor
Kassidy aka (Annie) Is the Bride’s younger sister of 5.5 years. Kass has always been the baby sister we never wanted to grow up. But here we are grown beautiful women, and we can’t wait for her to stand by Mandy as her Maid of Honor!
Alexis Benoit
Bridesmaid
Alexis aka (Al,Lex,Bestfriend, BF) is the Bride’s friend of over 20 years. She’s been around to long and knows too much so she’s not going anywhere… except maybe to have a baby! Lex and her wife Krystal are expecting a baby boy in late May early June! We’re so exited ! But also hoping baby boy stays put so Lex can stand by Mandy’s side on her big day.
Victoria Sedgwick
Bridesmaid
Victoria aka (Vic) was the Bride’s first friend when Mandy started at Trader Joe’s, 7 years ago! The two friends hit it off very quickly and had a breakfast date on their lunch break and the rest was history. Vic went to Chapman College and the infamous bridge house she lived at that hosted sooo many fun times. Vic had the privilege of knowing Mark and Mandy since their early days, with group outings to concerts and line dancing. She wasn’t surprised to hear that Mark and Mandy reconnected and has always been very supportive!… even from 1000 miles away in Colorado. Can’t wait to have Vic back in California to celebrate!
Victoria Davies
Bridesmaid
Victoria aka (Tor Tor, Twin Tor) Tor Tor and Mandz have been friends for well over 10 years, they went to the same high school… but didn’t really become friends until Tor slide into Mandy’s DM’s… that’s a whole other story we don’t have time for. But basically there was a time they got confused as twins .. and not mad about it ! With the help of mutual friends.. (her baby daddy, and his brothers) Mandy and Tor became fast friends! Many Havasu trips, concerts and Starbucks runs, they have continued to be great friends! We’re so exited Tor and Nick are expecting a baby girl, Blakey Rae will be arriving in February and will be accompanying mommy in her bridesmaids duties and enjoying Auntie Mandz’ special day!
Jessica Barro
Bridesmaid
Jess is Marky’s cousin/sister (Krystal’s older sister) The three of them grew up so close in age and always together that it would only be fitting for Jess to be there for Marky on his big day! Mandy has had the privilege of growing close to Jess and her husband Anthony over the past couple years. They both have been so very welcoming and easy to get to know. From being at their 2nd non-pandemic beautiful wedding to Korean BBQ and Karaoke nights… we can’t wait for more adventures as our family really starts to blend! Jess, thanks for being apart of our big day! We can’t wait!
Krystal Dupar
Bridesmaid
Krystal is Marky’s sister/cousin! (Jess’s younger sister) Krystal and Marky are just under a year apart where people even mistaken them for being twins!! The three of them have such an amazing bond and closeness that we’re so excited for them to share our special day with them. Getting to know Krystal and her beautiful family, Bo and their now 3 beautiful babes (The Flower Children) has been such a delight! Being welcomed into their home in Austin Texas for Halloween the past couple years has been such a blast! Being the kid’s “Uncles” is our favorite thing. We can’t wait to create more memories with all of y’all!
Rookie Rey Maguire
Dog of Honor
If you don’t know.. now you know.. Rookie is our first born, our beloved fur baby. We found an amazing rescue that paired Rookie with us and it was truly love at first sight.
Grant Avise
Best Man
Grant and I go way back to our preschool days at St. John’s we weren’t really friends in preschool but I went to school with Grant all the way through freshman year of high school. Grant was always one of my go to linemen in junior high footballl. One of my favorite moments with Grant was we had a football game against St. Paul’s and Grant just so happened to strip the ball out of a players hands and started to run. But he was running in the wrong direction so I ran up to him turned him around (tried to get him to give me the ball and he yelled at me “NO!”) so I turned Grant around and he got a good twenty more yards. The friendship we have now started in college, we had mutual friends that liked to line dance so Grant and I began our friendship from there. He’s been one of my go to guys for advice in life and been a great “Big Sexy” rock in my life and been amazing watching him find the women of his dreams Christine! So with that said….. I will not spoil Grants fun, but Grant will explain why he is my best man in his speech if I know my Grant!
Eric Hou
Groomsman
Eric and I met at Trader Joe’s in my first few years of working with the company. Funny story about Eric and I, he did not like me at first he did not want to like me. Eric was a very hard work determined to make it in management and I was a goof ball and Eric knew that. But he started mentoring me on how to write a better protein bar order and it all started there when he opened my eyes becoming a hard worker. Eric has been another guy I’ve gone to with any and every issue I have had in life. Eric knows way too much about me from working with him for over ten years and then he was also my roommate and landlord for over five years. I was lucky enough to have lived with eric but also his wife Heidi and their doggies and fishies! Eric is just one of those guys who has taught me so much in life that has helped me be the man I am today.
Ashton Ryan
Groomsman
Ashton and I began our friendship in preschool I honest don’t know how it started or why our friendship started at such a young age. The only thing I could think of was that Ashton had the best hair when he was a young boy…. Ashton had a curly classy mullet! So I’ll say that’s why I became his friend. It wasn’t until second grade that I was allowed to have sleep overs at his house because that was his moms rule. So we got into second grade I feel like I was always at the Ryan house. Ashton had a younger brother Evan the three of us created this strong bond that even though we aren’t blood we definitely are brothers! Ashton and I continued being friends till freshman year, I moved to Texas moved back went to a different high school and in my mid twenties reached out to Ashton, Jason, and Justin and we hung out again like nothing changed and our bond was still there. But Ashton and I have always been close and it’s been amazing seeing him change into the man he is today thanks to his lovely wife Kendra.
Justin Welty
Groomsman
Justin and I met through our moms, our moms went to the same church or bible study back in the day and that’s how I got to meet Justin. My main first memories of Justin was we played little league baseball together on the AA Cardinals. Both Justin and I played the outfield and that’s where I would always talk to him while both him and I were in the outfield together. Speed forward to our twenties and I reached out to Justin to hang out because he was single unlike Ashton and Jason… those boys always had the lady’s. Justin was my single buddy and we rekindled our friendship like no time had passed. Justin and I have always had a good connection and understanding of each other. We both have helped each other be the men we are today! Justin and I were roommates with Ashton’s brother Evan man oh man those were the glory days! We have too many stories in those few years living together but I’ll keep them with us. Justin now lives on Maui with his wife Megan. Amanda and I visited them last year and truly love the both of them!
Jason Clayton
Groomsman
Jason and I just like a majority of my groomsmen we met at St. John’s and I also think I found Jason because he also has flowing surfer boy blonde hair as a kid. Jason, Ashton and I started this bond at such a young age and still have this special bond to this day. Jason was another guy in sports that was my go to guy. My best memory with Jason was in junior high we were playing Salem in basketball and we were down by one point. Jason was the biggest guy on the court and I was the guy throwing the ball in on the baseline. There was only a few seconds left in game and we needed to score or we would lose. So the ref gave me the ball I saw Jay and I passed him the ball and he scored and we won! That was one of the many sports memories I have with Jason. Fast forward to today and Jason is the guy who has taught me how to fish for my favorite meal in this world. Lobsters! Jason is the best he’s a damn fish and can swim for days but he has taught me a lot about fishing and how to be a leader and a great man for his lovely wife Kristen and two amazing daughters Elle and Willa.
Bo Dupar
Groomsman
Bo started dating my cousin Krystal some years ago and all I knew about him was he’s from Seattle and went to Chapman University. I didn’t know too much about him in the beginning and when I first met him he was having a hard time remembering that my name was Mark… not Matt. I’m very glad that was short lived because Bo has been a great guy in my life since he’s been with Krystal. When I lived in Seattle Bo and I both “had season tickets” to the Seattle Seahawks because of Jessica and Krystal being SeaGals. But we created a strong bond through the time I lived in Seattle and keep that bond to this day. Why I appreciate the heck out of Bo was that he grew up with a mother as a great chef and a step father we was also a great chef so Bo has always been the one guy in my life that can be a “foodie.” Bo has opened my eyes and taste buds to trying new restaurants and trying foods from multiple countries. Bo is one of the greatest guys I’ve met in my life he has helped me become a better person and understand myself better too.
Anthony Barro
Groomsman
Anthony and I met through my cousin Jessica his wife. When Jessica started dating Anthony, it was the time when Jessica had moved back from New York, her and I would meet up once a week have a drink and catch up, and talk about our similar struggles in life. Until one week she said she couldn’t do our weekly meet up because she met a boy. At first I was skeptical, but once I got to get to know Anthony and see how happy and positive he is, I knew he was something special. Especially for Jessica! Anthony and I have a connection because he was in a band that was in The Vans Warped Tour and toured for ten years in the “emo” music scene. This music was my life all through high school. There were so many bands we both really enjoyed during that time, and that’s how I knew I’d like Anthony. I’m so glad Anthony and Jessica live so close, it makes for great double date nights to “throw down” when we go out to dinner to Korean BBQ, hot pot, or any other all you can eat place because I have finally found someone that can eat as much as me.