Valeria & Daniel
Wedding Party
Noe Lara
Best Man
Noe and the groom have been friends since sophomore year of high school, 15+ years ago. Fun fact: When Daniel needs someone to vent to about his bridezilla, Noe is on call. Also, when Noe + the groom worked for CSET, Noe fell off his bike while riding through the botanical garden in Woodlake. The groom still laughs to this day.
Jorge Davila
Groomsman
Jorge is the groom's nephew and compadre. He is Jett's Godfather, having baptized him in 2021. Fun fact: Throughout grade school, Jorge moved back and forth between the US and Mexico, persevered and pursued his college degree in Business. He is a hard worker and a person always willing to lend a helping hand in any situation. Jorge also licked a slug when he was 3.
Chase Sanchez
Groomsman
Chase is the groom's first son and met the bride 4.5 years ago, at the age of 5. Fun fact: Chase shared he's most excited for the groom and bride to marry so he can have a better mom. Chase also believes he's a pro-gamer and drives the bride crazy; her gray hair is because of him but thank God for hair dye.
Jett Sanchez
Groomsman
Jett is the bride and groom's youngest son. Fun Fact: Born in 2020, during the pandemic, Jett is clearly a covid baby and one of a kind. His ability to instantly pronounce any word he hears, has resulted in an extensive vocabulary including phrases such as: "What the.." and "Ah shit."
Brianna Rodriguez
Matron of Honor
Brianna and the bride have been friends since grade school, over 30 years ago. Fun fact: The bride was Brianna's maid of honor and also did her hair and makeup for her wedding in Lake Tahoe! The bride took one too many shots to warm up for her speech + ended up passing out by 9pm; she later woke up at midnight and joined everyone at the after party in the casino.
Elizabeth Luna
Bridesmaid
Elizabeth and the bride have been friends for over 20 years, being the 2nd oldest to run the Pine St. locas in Woodlake. Fun fact: Elizabeth lived with the bride during one summer of college in Santa Barbara. Waking up with an ocean view every morning, Elizabeth and the bride savored every minute of being beach roomies.
Mariela Marquez
Bridesmaid
Mariela and the bride have been friends for over 20 years; their moms were BFF's when they worked at packing houses together. Fun fact: The bride lived with Mariela twice: one fun summer in Fresno, and in 2018 when she needed a shoulder to cry on; the bride paid for the sob therapy sessions by being Mariela's full time house keeper, chef, & fitness coach for a little over 6 months.
Desiree Sahagun
Bridesmaid
Desiree and the bride have been friends for over 20 years, first having met on Pine St. Fun Fact: Desiree built her own house, during which time she hated most of the process but realized she enjoyed doing all of the electrical wiring the most. Desiree is a distant relative of the bride, their grandma and grandpa being 3rd or 4th cousins, on the Bocanegra side, something like that. Regardless, she's family.
Erica Luna
Bridesmaid
Erica has been friends with the bride for over 20 years and is the baby of the Pine St. Locas. Fun Fact: The bride taught Erica how to drive; taking rides out on the back rodes of Elderwood, the bride always told Erica to treat her car like a baby and ease carefully into the breaks when stopping. Safe to say, the bride never obtained any neck injuries from jerking, and Erica is an A+ driver, currently employed by AAA Insurance.
Madison + Makayala Ramos
Madrinas de cojines/Junior Bridesmaids
Madison + Makayala are twin sisters and the bride's Goddaughters. For over 16 years, both girls have held a special place in the bride's heart, and nothing can or ever will change that. When it comes to concerts, workouts, amusement parks, movie nights, or shopping, the "girls just wanna have fun!"
Alma Sanchez
Madrina de Ramo/Floral Bouquet Sponsor
Alma is the groom's oldest sister of three. Since before the bride and groom were even engaged, Alma was attending church every Sunday, praying for this wedding day to come. Contributing an extensive amount to the bride and groom's wedding fund, Alma has been fully supportive of their celebration and extremely helpful in the entire planning process. Following the wedding, she will begin to pray for the bride and groom to have another baby (preferably a girl) to love and spoil.
Arturo + Griselda Reynoso
Padrinos de Velacion/Vigil Sponsors
Arturo + Griselda Reynoso have been married for 28 years. They are wonderful individuals with 2 beautiful daughters and a granddaughter who was born this year. The couple has fully supported both the bride and groom with all of their wedding plans as well as business endeavors. Arturo and the groom worked together at the Woodlake Fire Department when Daniel was first getting started with his career, during which time Arturo and Griselda witnessed the groom grow as an individual for well over 6 years. Griselda and the bride have become great friends and business partners since 2021, Griselda always jumping on board with the bride's crazy ideas. As hard working, genuine, caring individuals, Arturo and Griselda are a couple who the bride and groom fully respect and value for all of their accomplishments together.
Benjamin + Nicole Ramos
Padrinos de Anillos/Ring Sponsors
Benjamin + Nicole have been together for over 20 years, having officially wed in September of 2022. During highs, lows, and all of the struggles in-between, while raising twin daughters at a young age, they still managed to maintain a strong relationship two decades later. They have been friends with the bride for over 16 years, and it goes without saying, they are the two individuals who will instantly drop what they're doing if the bride is ever in need.
Jose + Maricela Galindo
Padrinos de Arras/Coin Sponsors
Jose + Maricela wed in May of this year and have been together for over 3 years. They also just welcomed their first son in August. Maricela is the bride and groom's comadre, having baptized Jett in August of 2021. Maricela and the bride have been friends since middle school and prior to both starting their families, were travel buddies, having gone to many places such as: Cancun, Chicago, & countless trips to Disneyland. They use to live by the phrase, "catching flights, not feelings" but clearly, two very special men changed that!
Efrain + Jasmin Rangel
Padrinos de Lazo/Lazo Sponsors
Efrain + Jasmin wed on October 1st, 2011 and will soon be celebrating their 12th wedding anniversary. The bride often reflects on that particular day because it was the very first wedding that initiated her career as a wedding photographer. Aside from the fact, Jasmin and the bride have been friends since the kindergarten years, when Jasmin's mom babysat the bride and they would run around playing on "la rana."
Fernando + Gabriella Garcia
Padrinos de Biblia + Rosario/Bible + Rosary Sponsors
Fernando + Gabriella became husband and wife 7 years ago and parents to their first child in November of 2020. Because Gabriella and the bride had their sons only a few months apart, they became the best "mommy friends," sharing their stories, struggles, and troubles as first time moms, during the middle of a pandemic. Before Gabriella moved back to Santa Barbara, they would take the boys out for early morning walks at the sports park in Visalia, re-routing to the nearest Starbucks and grabbing extra strong coffee to get them through their ever changing days. They still hope all of that caffeine eventually kicks in...