Melinda & Zachary
Wedding Party
Melinda Torrey
Bride
One of the stars of the show! She is an UF gator alumni currently working as a RN at UF Health Jacksonville. A Floridan native raised in Ocala, FL living in cities such as St. Petersburg and Gainesville previously. She loves anime, traveling, games, animals, cute things, gardening and playing Pokémon Go!
Zachary Wilson
Groom
He is the oldest child of Todd and Michelle Wilson. Zach is an engineer at Snowbird Technologies where he works with 3D printers. He has traveled often to places such as Spain, Poland, the UAE, and Hawaii for work. He has two beloved siblings named Danielle and Ezra. He loves anime, gaming, printing figurines, lifting, traveling, and hanging out with family on his days off.
Candice Sammons
Maid of Honor
Candice is the bride’s best friend she’s known from middle school in Ocala. They met in Mrs. Parra’s geography class with Candice doodling Naruto characters. They have known each other for a long time and often go on adventures with Megan Litzinger, their other best friend from middle school. She currently lives in Colorado with her adopted dog Shiba.
Dylan Korban
Best Man
Dylan is the best friend of the groom whom he has known since high school in Pennsylvania. He still resides in PA with his girlfriend Merida and loves his hobbies such as gardening, bee keeping, gaming and poking fun at Zachary and Mac. He is very caring and down-to-earth to those lucky to have him as a friend.
Megan Litzinger
Bridesmaid
Megan Litzinger, née Dixon, is the bride’s best friend from middle school along with Candice Sammons. They were known to have every single class together in 8th grade. The Dixon family often went on adventures and invited Melinda and Candice to come along, effectively becoming the “trio” over the years. Megan currently lives with her husband Clint and her son Hayden in Kentucky. She works in the education field and recently got promoted to assistant principal.
Ariana Dueñas
Bridesmaid
One of the bride’s best friends she met through Star Wars: The Old Republic. She recently traveled to Japan with the bride and has great patience “putting up” with Melinda’s shenanigans. Ari’s interests include Taylor Swift, gaming, collecting, and using puns on her friends. She currently works as a pharmacy tech and lives in Puerto Rico.
Nichole Kirsty Slater
Bridesmaid
Nichole is one of the gamer best friend’s of the bride who lives in Scotland. They have attended many places together such as Pax East, tubing down the Ichetucknee river and staying at a Disney resort. She has experience as a Nurse and lives in Scotland with her family. She loves her niece Ayla and is a very talented decorator (just visit her Animal Crossing island it’s amazing). If you’re a Slytherin, you’ll be fast friends with this clever girl. She is also really great friends with Ari Duenas which they often hang out together.
Danielle Wilson
Bridesmaid
This is the younger sister of Zach who lives in Titusville. She is a talented painter and previously attended Rollins College. She loves Taylor Swift and has a dog named Bella!
Ezra Wilson
Groomsman
This is the younger brother of Zach who lives in Apopka with his parents Michelle and Todd. He is 13 and loves to read One Piece manga and play the Nintendo Switch. He also plays football and does track at school.
Marty Parsons
Groomsman
This is one of Zach’s best friends from college and former roommate. They frequently communicate with memes to each other and have been to many trips in the past with the Wilsons. One trip being a Bahama’s cruise where the two friends got burnt to a crisp and brought back a Tiki torch that still resides in Zach’s grandparents yard. Marty lives in Pennsylvania with his wonderful wife Devan. They often come down each year to go to Disney with Zach for vacation.
John Torrey
Groomsman
This is the younger brother of the bride! He is an engineer living in Massachusetts. A former UF gator alumni and tennis enthusiast. He loves to travel and has many interests, just ask!
Jack Wilson
Groomsman
This is Zach’s younger cousin and works in marketing for BK incorporation. He lives in Florida with his wife Sofia whom they just married in the summer of Italy 2024. He loves to play golf and has a younger sister named Maddie.
Ella Daniel
Flower Girl
This is Zach’s younger cousin from the Daniel side of the family. She is 12 and loves Hello Kitty, Demon Slayer, anime and Japanese candy. She has a younger brother named Colton.
Colton Daniel
Ring Bearer
Colton is Zach’s younger cousin age 7. He likes to collect Pokemon cards and practices guitar lessons. He is very active and likes to monkey around.
Carolyn Torrey
Mother of the Bride
Carolyn is the mother of the bride, the youngest of two brothers and a talented tennis player in her younger years. She currently lives in Ocala with her husband John and work as realtors for Fort King Realty, while managing several properties. She is a very loving and supportive mother who the bride calls often every day. She is a great cook and loves to help out other people.
John Torrey Sr.
Father of the Bride
John Torrey Sr. is the father of the bride who also works with his wife Carolyn to run Fort King Realty and often busy managing the Torrey’s several properties. Both him and his father share the same name along with his son John. He is an avid reader of all topics, loves to tinker with his classic cars, and previous member of the Historic district of Ocala for their preservation committee. He has a half brother named Bob who lives in Michigan.
Michelle Wilson
Mother of the Groom
This is mother of the groom and has been very helpful to the bride on setting up the wedding. She lives in Apopka with her husband Todd and has three children Zach, Danielle and Ezra. She loves to bake, pamper her dogs Coco and Charlie, volunteer at church, play pickleball, do yoga and trying out new recipes.
Todd Wilson
Father of the Groom
Todd is the father of Zach who currently lives with his wife Michelle and his son Ezra. He works management for Family Dollar and loves to hang out with Ezra, play golf and strum his guitar for hobbies.