Groomsmen
NICK MARTINEZ
Friends since middle school and video gaming buddy #1.
MARCEL WINGER
Best Man
Best friends since high school and college roommates; fellow bratwurst and beer connoisseur.
NICK SHEARER
Friends since high school and soccer team mates.
ZACKARY ZENTZ
Co-Best Man
Best friends since middle school; fellow video game, beer, and sports enthusiast.
VACIL ZABANAL
Lianna's bodacious bro. He loves her a lot (but loves chickens more).
DEREK SPENCER
Friends since high school and video gaming buddy #2.
Bridesmaids
Friends since 6th grade and a middle school bestie, she taught me to be mischievous.
Natzidielly Lerma
Melanie Harrell
Met in college - my Filipina sister from UT and girl's night out partner.
Maid of Honor - My younger sister, and 2nd partner (she says 1st) in life.
Gillian Zabanal
Natascha Brauchle
Michael's sweet sis. She loves him a lot (but loves cats more).
Met in high school, and a best friend through college, living in Austin.
Paulina Meza
Ellura Pepito
First dental school friend, and a bestie throughout the bumpity bumps.
Flower Girl
Audrey Saavedra
Sweet 3 year old Audrey will be adorable walking down the aisle with her pomander!
There are Filipino cultural traditions during the Mass ceremony that involve symbolic objects. "Sponsors" are chosen to help perform these rituals. One such is the placement of a "Couple's Veil" over the shoulders of the couple to be married. This symbolizes being "clothed as one" in unity.
A second ritual is the placement of a figure 8 cord over the couple, as a symbol of the couple's bond.
A third ritual is the lighting of a pair of candles on the altar. Our mothers will be our Candle Sponsors.
Our Lovely Parents
Joseph and Petra Brauchle
Rosario and Giovanni Zabanal