Ian & Makayla

August 8, 2025 • Cle Elum, WA
148 Days To Go!

Ian & Makayla

August 8, 2025 • Cle Elum, WA
148 Days To Go!

Wedding Party

Bridesmaids

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Krisztina Barad

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Maid of Honor

Makayla and Krisztina (or as Ian calls her, Tin Tin) have been best friends their whole lives. The two of them met when their big brothers were in 1st grade and haven't separated since. They continue to share one half of a brain cell between the two of them to this day! Although they both only have brothers, they’ve always been as close to sisters as one could be.

Lauren Reed

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Bridesmaid

Lauren and Makayla met freshmen year of college. When Makayla’s roommate moved out of her dorm, Makayla slept on Laurens floor on an air mattress because she desperately needed someone to talk to after classes. Lauren even hid her dorm key outside her room so Makayla could get in before she got home. The two remained roommates for the rest of college and moved to Seattle together.

Erin Rose

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Bridesmaid

Makayla met Erin when Makayla was a Sophomore and Erin was a freshmen. It all started at the sorority house during lunch time, when Makayla demanded that Erin sat with her to hang out. Erin was anxious, but Makayla was determined to force her friendship on her. They quickly became close and spent many afternoons studying at coffee shops, driving to AJs for cold brew, or taking a break driving into the Tucson mountains.

Groomsmen

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Alex (AMart) Martinez

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Best Man

AMart and Ian became friends in 2017 at the University of Arizona in the Theta Xi fraternity. AMart was the President of the fraternity at the time. However, they became close during the summers of 2019 & 2020 when they both lived in Scottsdale. They would get together every weekend for bottomless mimosas at restaurant called, The Living Room. The two of them would spend the rest of the weekend relaxing from the week, and sharing a few laughs. Since then, they continue to talk weekly despite living states apart. They even get together in Scottsdale semi-regularly. AMart has even started to travel up to Seattle annually during the wonderful Seattle summers to escape the Phoenix heat and cool off here in nature with good company.

Matthew (Papi) Zhu

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Groomsman

Papi and Ian met in 2017 at a University of Arizona freshman send off event in Atlanta. They both exchanged numbers that day. When it came time to Go Greek, they both rushed. During rush, they both ended up preffing the same house, Theta Xi. When it came time to pick up their bid cards, Papi and Ian went together. To their surprise, Theta Xi gave them each a bid! They were pledge brothers together, later ended up becoming roommates, and have stayed close friends to this day.

Kevin (Kevin) Caffrey

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Groomsman

Kevin and Ian met sometime around 2010/2011 at Perimeter Church in a middle school boys discipleship group. However, Kevin and Ian weren't actually friends yet. It wasn't until the summer of 2018 that they reconnected through Papi due to Papi and Kevin having both gone to high school together. Since the reintroduction, they became close. Kevin flew out to the University of Arizona to visit with Papi and Ian during the Fall 2018 semester. He ended up sleeping in the fraternity house in an empty bedroom on a random mattress. To this day, Kevin and Ian meet up whenever they are in Atlanta together. Kevin has even made 2 trips out to Seattle to go hiking, skiing, and see the city.

Flower Girls & Ring Bearers

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Payton Worden
Payton Worden - Flower Girl
Everly Worden
Everly Worden - Flower Girl
Ashton Worden
Ashton Worden - Ring Bearer
Ezra Davis
Ezra Davis - Ring Bearer