Stacey & Joe
Wedding Party
Mike Izakov
Best Man
Coming from San Francisco, Mike is Joe’s third cousin, but you didn’t hear it from here. Joe & Mike will always remind you that they are friends before cousins, but the truth is- they are both. Mike & Joe spent their 20’s together in San Francisco, sharing a common love for food, sports, and girls. Mike highly encouraged Joe to go on a Jewish speed dating event in San Francisco, and lucky for Stacey, the women there were divorced and over 50, so he didn’t find his wife to be at the time.
Liz Kauffelt
Maid of Honor
Hailing from Pittsburgh, PA Liz and Stacey met Junior year of College. When Liz moved to NYC in 2017 it was the happiest day for Stacey- she finally was going to live in the same city as her best friend! Liz and Stacey have both worked in the horrible fashion industry and were able to bond over the craziness of the industry. They have had many NYC Nights and adventures together, even traveling to Spain! Liz is a second daughter in the Zahn household. She has spent many weekends with the family and regularly texts with Jan, Stacey's mom. Some say she is the favorite Zahn daughter :)
Spencer Rodriguez
Best Man
Hailing from Southern California, Spencer is the best man and Joe’s oldest friend. They met in 7th grade where they had no other friends, aside from each other. They shared a common bond for hitting on girls, which they were completely unsuccessful in. 19 years later you can hear them on the phone yelling and arguing, and talking sports, politics, and the most random topics you can imagine
Sara Galligan
Bridesmaid
So much to say about Sara! Sara and Stacey were random freshman College roomies turned besties. Almost 15 years of friendship and so many fun and crazy memories! Stacey knew the two would be best friends shortly after living in a shoe box size dorm together. Their love of food & naps helped form an instant bond. Sara currently lives in Columbus but this does not stop the two from seeing each other!
Jacob Andrew
Groomsman
Hailing from Southern California, Jacob is Joe’s little bro/nephew and one of groomsmen. He is a huge gamer and knows much more about any anime, comic book, or Marvel movie than you. He’s also a Charger fan which is an unfortunate connection to the Groom.
Amanda Zahn
Bridesmaid
The best Sister-in- Law ever and Mom to Stacey's obsession, and cutest Niece ever, Sophie Harper. Stacey and Amanda love giving Jason a hard time, doing fun crafts together and most importantly planning Camp Zahn activities, During COVID they were set on opening a tie-dye business and started a store on Etsy. They have yet to sell a single item but had a blast making everything.
Otto Chan
Groomsman
A Muscle Man champion in his free time, you’ll rarely see Otto eating anything outside of Chicken & Broccoli, but he does indulge in some Rose (4.5 rating only) Otto & Joe’s friendship formed at Pandora 6 years ago, where they found a common love for talking to clients and closing big deals, and more important, Otto’s wisdom and view on the world. They also formed a better nickname than Joe & the bride, commonly referred to as JOCK for closing all their deals together.
Kate Paradise
Bridesmaid
Kate and Stacey met at freshman year orientation. They sat next to each other and quickly realized they were both Jewish- the bond was formed! Later Freshman year they went to Israel on birthright . Kate and Stacey lived together Junior and Senior year of college. They have a forever bond. The two have so many memories but one of Stacey's favorite is the cruise they took with Kates family during a college break!
Fill Shubat
Groomsman
Originally from San Francisco, Fill currently resides in NYC. Yes Fill, not Phil you’ll have to ask him about the origin of of that . Fill and Joe share a love for sports and gambling, you’ll see them take a random trip to Atlantic City to donate to the casino. Their main difference in friendship comes in the form of their alcohol tolerance with Fill significantly leading the way.
Jessica Kolodin
Bridesmaid
Jessica is Stacey's oldest friend. The two met in 3rd grade in Ohio. After Stacey moved to NJ in 6th grade the two would make it a point to stay close. Their parents would fly them to see each other a few times a year. When it was time for College, Stacey took the opportunity to be closer to Jessica and decided to go to OU. After graduation Jessica moved to NYC for grad school! Jessica moved to San Francisco for a few years with her now Husband but came back to NYC where she had her beautiful daughter Noa, who is Stacey's little bestie!
Mike Caffese
Groomsman
Flying on his private jet from San Francisco, Mike C & Joe met at an advertising startup 8 years ago. They formed an instant connection over their love to argue. 90% of their relationship consists of arguing about nothing at all, and Mike never claiming defeat although he’s always wrong. When you have a moment, tell Mike your favorite food is anything outside of Italian, and get ready for a world war 3 fight. He will defend his love for Italian food more than he defends anything else.
Samantha Brichkin
Bridesmaid
Samantha and Stacey grew up on the same street in NJ. They didn't start out as besties but it was only a few years until their deep connection and was formed. Samantha & Stacey are always there for each other and spend countless hours talking about nothing and everything at the same time. They have so many great memories together. Samantha is the person to call if you need any craft or animal help!
Tia Hardman
Bridesmaid
Tia and Stacey met freshman year of college, they lived in the same dorm. Stacey's first and favorite memory of Tia is in her yellow sleep shirt doing the airplane work out in her dorm room! Also Sundays were a special day for the Crawford dorm :) 14 years of some of the best memories. Tia is the Mom to 3, yes 3! AMAZING kids that Stacey is obsessed with. Tia is another one of Stacey's besties that lives in Ohio but they try to see each other as often as possible!!
Crystal Kong
Bridesmaid
Crystal and Stacey met 10 years ago when they were both working at NYDJ. They quickly grew a strong bond extending work trips to travel together and eventually becoming the best travel buddies. They eat, nap, and adventure on the same schedule. Crystal helped Stacey fulfil her dream of riding an elephant! The two went to Thailand together in 2016. Crystal might live in LA but that does not stop the two from frequently seeing each other! Crystal even surprised Stacey one weekend (Still the BEST SURPRISE EVER)
Alexa & Avery Andrew
Jr. Bridesmaids
Making the trip from Southern California, Alexa & Avery are two of Joe’s nieces aka little sisters. There’s nothing they love more than annoying Joe, to which Joe equally loves annoying them back even more. Before they were cool teenagers, Joe used to do fun TikTok dances with them and was the cool older brother. Now he’s become the old lecturing older uncle, a trait he is very happy about :) Avery is entering senior year of High School, while Alexa will be entering 8th Grade. When they aren’t fighting they are the best of friends.