Our Bridal Party
GROOMSMEN
JEFF RANDEL | BEST MAN
OR BETTER KNOWN AS JEFE… IT STARTED IN SECOND GRADE WITH A LOVE OF GUMMY WORMS AND HOCKEY. JEFF WAS GIVEN A SET OF GOALIE PADS AND A HOCKEY NET TOWARDS THE END OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND EVEN WHEN WE WOULD COME HOME FROM COLLEGE TRIPLE IN SIZE, THAT SAME SET OF PADS, HELD TOGETHER BY DUCT TAPE AND THE HOLEY NET, WAS USED. LIVING IN DIFFERENT STATES, AND EVEN COUNTRIES, NEVER SEPARATED THE TWO OF US, AND AT THIS POINT, I DON’T THINK ANYTHING CAN.
NICHOLAS BRESKA | BEST MAN
WHILE WE BOTH WENT TO DE LA SALLE, OUR FRIENDSHIP REALLY BLOSSOMED WHEN WE STUDIED ENGINEERING AT SANTA CLARA. AFTER LIVING TOGETHER FOR 12+ YEARS, THE ADVENTURES OF NICK AND JOEY ARE NEARLY ENDLESS. FROM SHASTA TO EURO TRIPS, GOING SKIING MORE THAN STUDYING IN THE WINTER TO LITERALLY OWNING A HOUSE TOGETHER, THE NIGHTS WE CAN'T REMEMBER, TO THE STORIES WE WILL NEVER FORGET, NICK AND I HAVE BEEN THROUGH IT ALL. WHILE I HAD THE HONOR OF BEING HIS BEST MAN, HE TRULY IS ONE OF THE BEST MEN I KNOW.
CHARLES GRIEVE III
EVEN THOUGH HE IS A COWBOYS FAN, WE STILL LOVE HIM! THE NEWEST FAMILY MEMBER FOR THE BERNARDIS, CHARLES IS THE KING OF ONE-LINERS AND PUNS. CHARLES FITS INTO OUR FAMILY LIKE A GLOVE; HE IS SUCH AN EASY PERSON TO TALK TO, AND THE WAY HE TAKES CARE OF NAVINA IS THE SAME WAY HE CARES FOR ANYONE IN HIS CIRCLE. I COULDN’T BE HAPPIER TO HAVE MY NEWEST BROTHER-IN-LAW AS A GROOMSMAN.
ANDREW DE LA MARE
THE WORLD-FAMOUS CAPTAIN OF THE SHASTA CREW, AND OF COURSE, I HAVE TO MENTION MY FELLOW ITALIAN BROTHER, ANDREW, WHO IS ALWAYS THE FIRST ONE TO SAY 'I AM IN.' WITH 12 YEARS OF CAMPING TRIPS, BEING A 4TH OF JULY PLANNER EXTRAORDINAIRE, AND MORE LEGENDARY TAHOE TRIPS THAN I CAN COUNT, MY FRIENDSHIP WITH ANDREW ONLY CONTINUES TO GROW TRIP BY EXCITING TRIP.
CHELSEA UNEMORI
IF I COULD SUM UP MY FRIENDSHIP WITH CHELS IN TWO WORDS, SHE IS THE ULTIMATE HOMIE. CHELSEA COULD HAVE THE MOST BEST FRIENDS OUT OF ANYONE I KNOW, AND THAT SPEAKS TO THE TYPE OF PERSON SHE IS. CHELS AND I STUDIED ENGINEERING TOGETHER AT SANTA CLARA AND ENDED UP WORKING AT THE SAME FIRM FOR THE LAST 13 YEARS. OUR MOST FAMOUS SAYING IS 'HHYH,' WHICH IS THE TEXT WE WOULD SEND TO EACH OTHER NEARLY EVERY TUESDAY, MEANING WE WOULD BE AT YARD HOUSE AT 5 PM READY TO VENT AND TALK ABOUT LIFE.
GILBERT SIMONETTI IV
AS ANYONE COULD SUSPECT, THIS WAS THE FIRST FAMILY MEMBER I MET OF SARAH'S. SARAH HATES THAT I SAY THIS, BUT HE IS DEFINITELY ONE OF THE FUNNIEST PEOPLE I KNOW. HE FINDS HUMOR IN EVERYTHING, IS A TRUE SPORTS NUT, AND THE MOMENT YOU MEET HIM, YOU CAN TELL HE IS A TRUE GENTLEMAN (AND A VERY PROTECTIVE BROTHER AT THAT). I CAN'T WAIT TO CONTINUE MAKING MEMORIES WITH MY FUTURE BROTHER-IN-LAW AND BECOME A PART OF HIS FAMILY.
LOGAN O’DEA
AS A DE LA SALLE BROTHER, OUR RELATIONSHIP HAS CONTINUED TO GROW AS WE'VE GOTTEN OLDER. FROM PAINTING OUR FACES GREEN AND SILVER FOR FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS TO TAHOE TRIPS, AND WATCHING HIM BECOME A COOL DAD, I LOVE HOW LOGAN AND TIFF HAVE EMBRACED SARAH AS THEIR OWN AND HAVE SEEN OUR FAMILIES GROW CLOSER DESPITE THE DISTANCE FROM SAN JOSE TO BOZEMAN.
MATEO ZELAYA
MY COUSIN MATEO IS TRULY A ROLE MODEL FOR NEARLY EVERYTHING I DO IN LIFE. HE GIVES THE WARMEST EMBRACES, SHOWS UP TO ANYTHING WITH THE MOST POSITIVE ATTITUDE, AND IS ALWAYS READY TO GEEK OUT WITH ME ON ANYTHING MARVEL. IT'S ALWAYS A BLAST WHEN MATEO, SARAH, AND I HANG OUT, AS PROVEN BY ONE OF THE MOST EPIC TRIPS TO DISNEYLAND EARLIER THIS YEAR.
MICHAEL BERNARDI
AS MY YOUNGEST BERNARDI COUSIN, MICHAEL'S TITLE IS MORE ALONG THE LINES OF 'BROTHER.' MOST OF MY CRAZY STORIES GROWING UP, MICHAEL WAS THERE FOR. HE REALLY IS ONE OF THE MOST EASYGOING, FUNNY, AND KIND-HEARTED PEOPLE I KNOW. THERE WAS NO DOUBT HE WOULD BE THE SAME WAY WITH SARAH, AND IT MAKES ME SO HAPPY TO SEE THEIR RELATIONSHIP TAKING SHAPE THE SAME WAY MINE IS WITH HIM.
MIKELL WARMS
ANOTHER CHERISHED MEMBER OF THE FAMOUS SHASTA CREW, MIKELL HAS A LAUGH THAT IS INFECTIOUS. HIS STORIES ARE ONE OF A KIND, AND HE IS ONE OF THE MOST JOYFUL PEOPLE TO BE AROUND. OUR BROTHERHOOD JUST KEEPS GROWING WITH OUR LOVE OF WINTER SPORTS. MIKELL HOLDS A SPECIAL PLACE IN NONNA'S HEART; DURING OUR ANNUAL SANTA CLARA DINNER TRIP TO HER HOUSE, HE ALWAYS FOUND THE TIME TO GIVE ENDLESS COMPLIMENTS TO MY GRANNY GOOSE.
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