Alicia (Gonzales) Copple ’09 and TJ Copple tied the knot at the Carmel Mission Basilica. Alicia’s sister, Hilary Gonzales ’13, served as maid of honor. Her brother, William Kidd-Gonzales ’16, served as a groomsman. The wedding mass was followed by dinner and dancing at the Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa. For their honeymoon, the newlyweds […]

Cristina Arolla ’09 married Kris Linquist on March 26, 2022, at the Mountain Winery in Saratoga, California. It was a fun and amazing day for everyone. The couple was married by Erica Zolezzi ’09 and Cristina’s father, Charlie Arolla ’68, walked her down the aisle. Other alums in attendance included Dr. Amy Crockford ’09, Sarah Cox […]

Brett Riese ’09 and Lisa Hill ’09 on August 24th, 2013 in Carlsbad, Calif. The wedding party included Lisa’s sister, Jennifer Hill ’11, along with Colleen Kleier ’09, Tara O’Flaherty ’10, and Jonathan Boales ’10. The couple currently lives in Renton, Wash.

Brian Kozel ’09 and Ashley Wells ’09 were married at the Santa Clara Mission Church on July 14, 2012. Several SCU alumni were in the wedding party, including Joseph Wattoo ’09, Ellis Fenske ’09, Lauren Backes ’09, Christina Harris ’09, Tanner Diggs ’09, and Adam Seppala ’09; as well as current SCU student and brother […]

Michelle Gamlen ’09 of Los Altos, California, and Matthew Sullivan of Arlington, Virginia, were married on Nov. 15, 2014, at the Church of the Nativity in Menlo Park, California. Matthew went to Johns Hopkins University and graduated in 2002. The couple resides in Arlington, Virginia.

Justin Perna ’09 is engaged to Danielle Kieckhefer, and will be married in Chicago in August 2017. He currently manages the brokerage operations at TradeStation Securities, and is building a team in Chicago. Justin was the co-founder of the Santa Clara University men’s ice hockey team in 2007.

April (Carrasco) Colla ’09 and Cary Colla married on Aug. 2, 2013 in Morgan Hill, Calif. SCU Alumni in attendance: Kelly Donohoe ’10.

On May 21, 2016, Brittani Conley ’10 and Stephen Archer ’09 were married at a vintage bed and breakfast in Northern California amongst loved ones, including many fellow SCU alums from classes ’07-’13.

Brian Reeves ’09 and Annie Drinkward ’11 were married on July 13, 2013 in Newberg, Ore. Fellow SCU alumni in attendance included Dan Drinkward ’00, Dan Ruffoni ’09, Andrew Smith ’09, Mikell Warms ’11, Ross Ruecker ’09, Ami Cobb ’11, Chelsea Verhasselt ’11, Steven Connolly ’10, Kim Aagaard ’12, Nick Devich ’11, Anthony Galvan ’09, Chris Haley ’09, Maria Jarrell ’09, Ryan Ono ’09, Geoff Demander ’09, Kate Rawlings ’10, Jimmy Shoven ’08, Meghan […]

Jim Kopas ’09 and Genna Forster ’09 are happily engaged. The wedding will be at Mission Santa Clara in the Summer of 2013.

Natalie Lamar ’09 married Michael Aguilar ’09 on August 20, 2016. The couple met in Swig Hall their freshman year. Natalie is a pediatric nurse and Mike is a mechanical engineer. They live in Portland, Oregon.

Cherie Motobu ’09 and Gregory Lambrecht ’10 were married on Aug. 1, 2015, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Cherie is a school psychologist in the San Mateo Foster City  school district, and Greg is an English teacher and debate coach at Fremont High in Sunnyvale.

Caroline Freytag ’09 and Nick Bratcher ’09 were married in San Francisco on October 3, 2015. Having met in Swig freshman year, it was fitting that over 25 SCU alumni were in attendance, including 7 in the wedding party. They now live in Hong Kong.

Aneal Vallurupalli ’09 married Daniella (Klopocki) Vallurupalli ’09 on June 1, 2013 in his hometown of Dallas, Texas. Celebrating with a traditional South Indian wedding–and other fellow Broncos in attendance–the couple is thrilled to be another successful SCU love story. The couple met at SCU during summer orientation just before their Freshman year.

Katie Rose Gau ’09 was married to Dustin Bassett on May 26th, 2012, in a small destination wedding in Italy. Her wedding party included maid of honor Rebecca Ross ’08 and bridesmaids Kayla Mertes ’08, Michelle Musgrove ’09, Kathleen Crawford ’09, and Amanda Eccles ’09. Benjamin Lazzarini ’07, Parker McNulty ’07, Scott Naylor ’08 and […]

Garren Michael Pedemonte J.D. ’09 and Jessica Rose Baracker on Sept. 17, 2011, at Bybee’s Historic Inn in Jacksonville. The groom is the son of Michael and Gayle Pedemonte of Gaston, Ore. He is a 2001 graduate of Gaston High School. He earned his bachelor’s degree in 2006 from the University of Oregon, and his law […]

Alexandra Pavlidakis J.D. ’09 and Brandon Douglass ’05, J.D. ’10 were married on Oct. 6 at Annunciation Cathedral in San Francisco. The reception was held at the Mark Hopkins InterContinental Hotel in San Francisco and the couple honeymooned in Tahiti. The bride is the daughter of Marilla and Steven Pavlidakis of Saratoga. After graduating from Saratoga High, […]

Paige Baird (Fujiu) ’09 and Kevin Baird are pleased to announce their marriage on October 28, 2016 at Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. Other Santa Clara Alumni in attendance included Jordan Crary ’09, John Beadle ’09, Megan Allen (McCormick) ’09, Erica Swoboda (Mawbey-Lance) ’09, Mark Swoboda Jr. ’09, and Alexandra Zaretsky ’09. Paige […]

Kelli (McCormick) Taylor ’09 and Michael Taylor ’09 are pleased to announce their marriage on April 29 at The Club at Ruby Hill in Pleasanton. Santa Clara alumni in the bridal party included Emily Stewart ’09, Katrina (Bakamus) Stump ’09, Hana Francisco ’11, Chad Dupic ’09, Brian Belcher ’09, Derek Brown ’09, Jason Cook ’09, […]

Taylor Thorn ’08, MBA ’15 and Kaitlyn Findley-Thorn (Bailey-Findley) ’09 married in a public ceremony on September 3, 2016 in Orange County California, following a private ceremony at the Santa Clara Mission the week before. The two Broncos first met during the inaugural year of the SCU Pep Band. Their wedding was attending by 21 fellow Broncos, including […]