Rachel & Jacob
Wedding Party
Rachel
Bride
Believe it or not, Jake is the Bridezilla here.
Jacob
Groom
Yes, yes I am.
Buster
Official Greeter
The one. The only. Buster Baby Pally Poohbear.
Jacqui
Officiant
Without a doubt my life would be completely different if it wasn’t for spotting that red faced girl who was also huffing and puffing outside of milestone after run club. Jacqui helped me create my sense of community and build up my confidence and self esteem. I wholeheartedly trust her with literally anything, whether it’s throwing on a Santa suit and running drunkenly through north park or her ability to spread love, impart life lessons or change people’s lives by just being her. I couldn’t think of a more perfect person to marry us.
Tracey
Maid of Honor
My BFF since '94 (yes, we've been friends longer than Jake's been alive.) Believe it or not, I asked Tracey to be my Maid of Honor 25 years ago on a school bus in between rounds of Bobo Ski Wattin Tattin and Miss Mary Mack.
Conor
Best Man
If you count in submarine years (similar to dog years) Conor is Jake's oldest friend.
Becky
Bridesmaid
So grateful to have a sibling that has so graciously/unknowingly has let me steal from her closet for the last 30 years. Sib sib is a force to be reckoned with and I'm so lucky to have her in my corner.
Anika
Bridesmaid
Some might not know this, but Poodles is a walking trivia master, etch a sketch connoisseur, and a lover of life, liberty and the pursuit of identifying bugs, birds and plants. Also so glad I can count on her to take pictures of the snow falling when your car is about to slide off a cliff in the Scottish highlands.
Gina
Bridesmaid
My academy roommate, favorite pillow-talker, style consultant and forever date to ring dances and weddings and pretty much anything I need her for. Also, who knew that someone so small could eat so much pho.
Tayler
Bridesmaid
When I say Tayler is fiercely loyal, I mean that she is literally the reason I made it through my tour on USS Donald Cook in Spain. Turns out boxed wine is the secret to defeating the department heads who shall not be named.
Sam
Bridesmaid
I am so grateful to have a friend crazy enough to trek across unstable mudslides in Peru with me, climb the highest mountain in Spain only to be chased by an angry cow, and attempt climbing Mount Whitney with me on New Years (I got frostbite on my toes so I won't be doing that again). I'm glad I can count on her to scream her head off with me to the Goo Goo Dolls, roll down sand dunes, and cozy up at Maya Moon for long talks about life.
Kyle
Groomsman
Little known fact: The answer to Daya's question in her hit song Hideway is Bancroft Hall Rm 5304.
Michelle
Groomswoman
No "extended radius" liberty chits were filled out prior to this NYC trip MLK Weekend 2016.
Sam
Groomsman
Sam is wearing chokers to the wedding. He just doesn’t know it yet.
Kristina
Groomswoman
Kristina's first trip to San Diego in October 2019. She was uncomfortable with the amount of men wearing open-toed shoes.
Michael
Groomsman
An unsuccessful attempt to convince cousin Mike to move to San Diego.
Greta
Reader
Who knows where we’d be if Greta didn’t stab that pencil in my gut back in 5th grade. Here’s a friendship that’s has transcended all phases of life, was witness to me licking the chair lift at thunder ridge, and has been trying to convince me for two decades that she WASN’T moving our hands around the Ouiji board. Love her to death and then some.
Alex
Reader
Ten years after running an unofficial marathon together on Jacob's birthday, Alex and Jacob finally ran an official marathon together in Hilton Head, SC in February 2024.
Tom
Sword Arch Officer
The only person Jake would ever dream of trusting to coordinate the sword arch.