Emily & Yasmín

Wedding Party

Emily

Bride

Yasmin

Bride

Lisa Venegas-Hankins

Officiant

📍 Nevada Lisa, Yaz’s aunt and an elder in their tribe, will be performing a traditional Amah Mutsun wedding ceremony.

Cherie Whitehead Thompson

Mother of the Bride

📍Utah

Jaynee Venegas

Mother of the Bride

📍Northern California

Wade Charles Thompson

Father of the Bride

📍Utah

Ali Khajavipour

Father of the Bride

📍Southern California

Charity Malae

Best Man

📍 Oklahoma Introducing Emily’s soulmate and life long best friend, her cousin… Charity Temukisa Malae!

Kristina Celeste

Maid of Honor

📍Southern California Godparent to Emily & Yaz’s kids (and Visa versa) Kris is longtime best friend and family member to the Thompson’s.

Devin Castillo

Bridesmaid

📍Southern California Group projects typically end in hard feelings, but not in this case. Devin & Emily’s award winning group project, bonded them for life! [insert highly specific Gilmore Girl meme here].

Makaila Grim

Bridesmaid

📍North Carolina Emily met Makaila in the 8th grade & her life has never been the same! One of Emily’s longest friends and a true ride-or-die.

Sarah Thompson Bitton

Bridesmaid & Wedding Planner

📍 Utah Like River’s been saying since he was 3: “Sarah’s a party”.

Izzy Galvez-Thompson

Bridesmaid & Creative Director

📍 Utah Izzy (sister-in-law), a brilliant artist, who makes all the invitations and art for the wedding!

Ella Thompson

Bridesmaid

📍 Utah The brides youngest sibling, Ella is an artíst. A comic. A Genius.

River Thompson

Best Man

📍Northern California Yaz’s Best Man. He’s ready to plan the bachelor party.

Allison Mack

Maid of Honor

📍Southern California After meeting in a community college course 5 years ago, Allison has been one of Yaz & Emily’s closest friends.

Morgan Celeste

Groomswoman

📍Southern California Godparent to Emily & Yaz’s kids (and Visa versa) Morgan is a best friend and family member to the Thompson’s.

John Thompson

Groomsman

📍 Utah “Most likely to survive the wild”*, Johnny, brother of the bride, is a great person to have on a camping wedding trip! *as voted by the Thompson family Christmas 2023