Wedding Party
Chelsea Kelleher
Maid of Honor
Chelsea is Caitlin's older sister and built-in bestfriend. Not much has changed over the years. They have gone from "Wild Dog Hunters" (a game involving them following their childhood dogs around the backyard while narrating in bad Australian accents) to narrating their current dogs life stories. They are essentially the same person, aside from the noticeable height difference.
Christopher O'Dell
Best Man
The two became friends back in kindergarten and stayed close throughout school and even chased a childhood dream of living in San Diego with fellow groomsmen Erik Miller and Nick Allen. Chris’ influence was integral in Chuck getting healthy while they lived together in Ocean Beach. A friendship that started with the two playing Ken Griffey Jr’s Major League baseball on the Super Nintendo never lost momentum as the two have grown up, moved away, and began building their lives.
Bre Alonzo
Bridesmaid
Bre and Caitlin became friends during freshman year of high school, where they met through mutual friends. By senior year, they had become best friends. They bonded through the ridiculous trials and tribulations of teenage years, and all of the major events since. Bre got to hear all about the tall, blonde guy named Chuck in Caitlin's college biology class. She encouraged Caitlin to "stop being creepy and just talk to him."
Erik Miller
Groomsman
Erik and Chuck met back when they were both 6 years old and Chuck attended the daycare (ran by Best Man Chris O’Dells mother Pam) as Erik just so happened to live next door. Naturally, the three of them spent a ton of time together running around the neighborhood with nerf guns in the rain or recreating WWF moves in the garage. Erik is hands down one of the funniest and outrageous individuals anyone could have the pleasure to meet. He has provided Chuck with inspiration from his dedication to his passion of cooking and again in seeing him become a father to Emery.
Rubi Valdez
Bridesmaid
Rubi and Caitlin became best friends during "RN bootcamp" before nursing school in 2015. They quickly learned that they had the same sense of humor, sarcasm, and shared love for a good discount. They bonded over the stress of nursing school, navigating the world as new grad nurses, and all of the life events in between. Through all of the life talks, shared jokes, and horror movie marathons, a lifelong friendship was born.
Nick Allen
Groomsman
The two met back in elementary school through Chris O’Dell over the summer and began attending the same middle school where they became close friends. Nick became such a staple at my house during high school that my parents literally added a second bed to my room for him. It wasn’t uncommon for the two of us to get home from school on Friday and for his mom to pick him up Sunday evening. I am grateful to have remained close to Nick despite times where we didn’t stay in touch or live near one and other. Most recently he moved to Reno, and we were able to go see “The Expendables” live in concert for at least the fifth time. It was no surprise to me that despite it being nearly two years since we had seen one and other that we didn’t skip a beat.
Blanca Pearl
Bridesmaid
Blanca and Caitlin became friends during the early part of nursing school in 2015, after meeting at "RN bootcamp." Blanca had been to actual bootcamp, before becoming a Navy medical Corpsman for years. Blanca was always referred to as the "mom" of our group- probably because she was much more experienced and confident than the rest of us. A lasting friendship was created over study dates, camping trips, and wine tasting.
Titus Moore
Groomsman
Two kids that grew up on Arlene Street in Porterville. Shortly after Titus and his family moved in across the street, I saw that a kid my age was riding his bike in circles so naturally I had to get on mine and go meet him. Titus was always like the little brother I never had, and I often joked as we grew older that he was “better at life” than I was. It’s a funny coincidence that we both ended up working in the same industry but not a surprise for me that he hit the ground running after college and has continued to excel at whatever he put his mind to. Like many of my close friends, I am grateful to know Titus and hope to continue to stay close as we continue building our lives.
Haley Wilbourn
Bridesmaid
Haley and Caitlin met while they were both RNs at Valley Children's Hospital. It was friendship at first sight, once they discovered that they had a mutual love of wine, true crime, and Bravo reality shows. Haley and Caitlin can be found wine tasting and spending time with Haley's partner in crime, @Teddi the little bear.
Greg Frederick
Groomsman
Greg, Nick’s actual brother, immediately became like a big brother to me when I met him in high school. I’m pretty sure he came by to pick Nick up one Sunday in 2004 and as such was surely blasting some MF Doom or WuTang as he pulled up. We’ve lived together on a couple of occasions and became closest when I was living in Porterville after my parents had since moved away. I spent more time at he and Angelina’s house than my own during that two year stretch and they always opened their home (and kitchen, and laundry room) to me. I think of Greg as family, and his son Vincent and daughter Scarlet as nephew and niece.
Kristen Main
Bridesmaid
Kristen and Caitlin met in 2013 when Caitlin and Chuck began dating. At the time, Kristen was dating Chuck's roommate Sean (whom she later married and also happens to be one of the groomsmen!) The two became friends instantly, and years worth of double dates and couples trips commenced! Caitlin has always appreciated Kristen's outgoing and fun nature, and couldn't imagine saying "I do" without her!
Sean Main
Groomsman
Sean and I met for the first time when we became housemates through a mutual friend in Fresno while attending college. We became fast friends but grew even closer once I began attending Fresno State as well. At that point we would meet up at the rec center gym to work out or at the bucket for a beer between classes. Eventually we mandated our “man date” every week where we would head to Mad Duck and have dinner, a few beers, and chat about life. I have always appreciated Sean’s views on all the things friends are supposed to avoid talking about (politics, religion, etc). Those evenings and shooting the breeze are still something I miss to this day.