Wedding Party

Ashley Rapuano

Bride

Hi! My name is Ashley Rapuano, and I am Jared's soon-to-be wife! We met when my band, Take the Skies, started recording our music at Hammsterden Records with Jared. I am an actor and comedian. During the day, I am Marketing Manager for Tremendous Communications - a PR and marketing agency dedicated to highlighting AAPI (Asian American & Pacific Islander) excellence in entertainment and media. I freaking love my job, and I am literally surrounded all day by art, films, music, and entertainment. I truly love what I do and I love sharing all of what I do with Jared! You can literally ALWAYS find me either: filming an audition, playing music, sending emails, or probably asking Jared to take a walk with me. In my spare time, I love to paint, take care of plants, go on hikes or bike rides, read, and I love being active. My favorite thing about Jared is his laugh and his wavy hair. A fun fact about me is that Obama's security dogs once peed inside my drum case at a performance.

Jared Sanchez

Groom

Hello! My name is Jared Sanchez and I am Ashley's soon-to-be husband. I am the Guitar & Uke Studies band director at Skypointe Prep Academy! I'm a professional musician, composer-arranger, music educator, and producer. I run Hammsterden Records (an independent music production studio and record label) - where I first met Ashley. I can always be found with an instrument in my hands or studying music. I love to run, work out, write music with my brother, compose charts, hike, kayak, and do anything outdoors. My favorite thing about Ashley is her curly hair and bubbly attitude. A fun fact about me is I love doing carpentry and building things in the studio. "You never quit. You also like to eat cookies." - My Dad

Brianne Lourenco

Maid of Honor

Brianne and I have known each other since kindergarten (‘98!). Of course the two Filipinos at school would find each other! I’m pretty sure I spent more time at her house growing up than my parent’s house. From being in concert mosh pits, pretending to be pirates and inflatable sword fighting by the pool, and all the struggles and highlights adulthood has brought us - she’s my sister through it all. I’m so happy to be back on the West Coast to see her kids grow up.

Jeraldo Sanchez

Best Man

Jeraldo is my best friend and younger brother. He's been with me through everything. He helped me build my first treehouse, my first studio, and we love to play music together. We've been playing music together for over 20 years and we have no plan on stopping.

Eric Connell

Bridesman

My best friend since the first day of high school when we wore the same band shirt and my Take the Skies bandmate. Stuck together like glue from day one, we’ve been through it all. I’m glad I’ve found a brother in life, and I am so happy he’s so great. Him taking guitar lessons is the reason Jared and I are together! With all the ups and downs of life, Eric grounds me and helps me find creativity through it all.

Chris Sanchez

Groomsman

Chris is my older brother. He's been very influential in molding who I am today - whether it was taking me out to run with him, showing me his cool drum set, or showing me how to lift weights. He always pushes me to be the best that I can be. To this day - he always shares his love for 70's dance music.

Cassandra Holthouser

Bridesmaid

KC is my older sister! Of course when your best friend has an older sister, you’re going to learn a lot from her, too. As a kid, I always thought she was the coolest. There was this backpack that she had that was a speaker and it absolutely blew my mind. Do you remember that, KC? So cool! I’m so glad I’ve been able to be there through all her highlights in life, and I’m honored that she’ll be here for mine. I may be an only child, but life has brought me sisters that I love so so much in Brianne and KC. Thank goodness for the Holthouser family and all they’ve done to welcome me into their homes for all this time.

Kenneth Sanchez

Groomsman

Ken is my older brother. He's been very influential in molding who I am today - whether it was taking me out to bike rides with him, showing me his cool guitars, or showing me how to lift weights. He always pushes me to be the best that I can be. To this day - he always shares his love for Van Halen.

Yazmin Holthouser

Bridesmaid

Yaz is KC’s wife! I’ve been able to get to know Yaz over the years and of course, KC has the coolest wife ever! All our interests are aligned, and I’ve also reached out to Yaz to help me through confusing, dark times. Yaz and KC are wonderful parents and the love they have for their entire family is so strong. I’m glad to be in it!

Joel Holmes

Groomsman

Joel and I have been friends since freshman year of high school. We became friends when he asked to copy my math homework. We both had to retake that class. Joel and I spent our formative years just like everybody else - trying to figure out who we are. We've managed to stay friends from our shared experiences, love for music, and sense of adventure.

Alexis Sconiers

Bridesmaid

Alexis is one of my best friends ever. I love her so much. I'm so proud to see her in all her wins! And through anything else that life may throw at us, I'm glad we can always be there for each other. I'm so happy to be back on the West Coast to be there to watch her little girl grow up. Alexis is amazing, and shoutout to Alexis and her mom for catering this wedding! Alexis, Alicia and I all met freshman year of the magnet program at Canyon Springs High School, where we all went on to be Leadership majors. Through all four years of high school, it was always us three! We also ended up being in marching band together. Alexis and Alicia are some of my favorite memories of high school and honestly, in life in general. We have attended grad night at Disneyland together, gone to countless marching band concerts and performances, and have even done theater shows together. As we’ve grown into adulthood, I’ve been so honored to see them start their own families and be there for me on this day! I’m so glad to have such a bond with these girls, and I always look forward to seeing them.

Ali Dadkhah

Groomsman

Ali is my brother in law, my sister's husband. He's served as an older brother figure through my life. His love for hip-hop has been very influential to me. He always had a way of getting me to listen differently to things. When I was younger, we'd stay up all night drinking tequila and listening to music while he was on his turn-tables.

Alicia Duncombe

Bridesmaid

Alicia is one of my closest friends as well. We've been through so much together and have so many shared experiences. We can always find a common thread through it all! Despite the mileage between us, we always keep in touch, and I love the group chat the three of us always have going on! No matter how far, we're always close.

Aaron Reyes

Groomsman

Aaron is a fellow jazz musician and one of my best friends. We met while studying jazz at UNLV. He played bass with my brother and I for years and we love his unique personality. We have some awesome and funny shared moments together.

Kim Lowe

Bridesmaid

Kim and I both went to UNLV and were involved in the film program! We actually never were able to cross paths (somehow) but as I transitioned to Los Angeles, both her friends and my friends kept recommending us to live with each other! Turns out, everybody was right. Kim and I have so many shared interests, and every time we hang out with each other we have so much fun. She’s one of the coolest people ever, and I love that I get to geek out about Disney and filmmaking with her. I love whenever we get to sit down and catch up with each other, and just spend hours chatting.

Ritchie Savage

Groomsman

Ritchie is one of my best friends. He originally was my little brother's best friend. He was the bass player in our first band growing up. Man, there's almost too many experiences to think of with him. One of the funniest was ding-dong-ditching people in the Scotch 80's neighborhood with an airhorn and getting caught. One of the best attributes about him is his love for giving back to the community.

Jade Dadkhah

Bridesmaid

Jade is Jared’s older sister and therefore… my new sister in law! I’m so excited to be in the Sanchez family. Jade has been so welcoming and loving to me since the beginning. She’s been nothing but supportive and excited to help in all our plans. Also - our karaoke nights are like nothing else! I can’t believe I have such an awesome sister in law. Jade is also a #boss in all she does, running a business and having a family of football boys!

Amiyah Sanchez

Best Buddy & Ring Wolf

Amiyah will always greet you with a smile because she thinks you'll give her a snack. Even if you don't, she'll still love you. She likes to eat my socks, all my hats, and wakes me up by licking my face. She also follows me around everywhere just like my fiancee does.

Letecia Rapuano

Mother of the Bride

Denise Sanchez

Mother of the Groom

Michael Rapuano

Father of the Bride

Joseph Sanchez

Father of the Groom