Our Wedding Party

padrinos

Ernesto & Nancy Martinez

AKA, Nino and Nina (Padrino y Madrina) are Godparents and Uncle/Aunt to Amber.

We both retired in March 2015, and then moved to Roswell, New Mexico. We have 3 amazing grandchildren: Kalena 23, Gavin 7, and Harper 6. We enjoy spending time with our two youngest grandchildren here in NM. Nancy’s hobby is decorative painting, and Ernesto plays golf weekly in a men’s senior league. We love both Amber and Kylen and are honored to participate in their wedding. They are a beautiful couple!

Matron of Honor

Vanessa Gonzalez

Vanessa and Amber have been friends since Junior High school. With over 23 years of friendship, they are more like sisters! Vanessa is basically Wonder Woman as she juggles her family and professional life. She just celebrated 11 years of marriage with her husband Rudy Gonzalez. They live in Chandler, AZ with their two boys; Benny 13, and Jacob 6.

Best Man

Kherry Zamore

Kherry and Kylen have been best friends since Kindergarten and the tales they can tell about one another are extraordinary. Kherry is a bonefied tech savant and one of the childhood gifts Kylen received from Kherry was an actual hand made video game (on 3.5" floppy disks), titled "Power Punching". Outside of being a wizard with computers, he can also be considered a damn good man. With a couple years of marriage under his belt to the phenomenal Ashley Zamore, They are currently taking Houston by storm--literally. with brand new baby girl Abigail born during Hurricane Harvey.

Flower Girls

Amaya Olivia Murrietta, Age 7

Amaya is Amber's niece, belonging to her sister and bridesmaid, Autumn. Amber calls her "Little Lovie". She is full of energy, inquisitive, and artistic! Amaya loves sharing her love for art with handmade drawings, cards, and crafts. She also shares her Auntie Amber's love for baking, and often assists her in the kitchen. Amaya loves to draw pictures for her soon-to-be Uncle Ky. During his last visit, Amaya and her brother made Amber leave on an errand by herself just so they could be babysat by Ky alone! Ha! She instantly made Kylen be her art student and judged his work accordingly.

Ava Skye Morrell, Age 2

Ava is Amber's God Daughter, belonging to her best friend and bridesmaid, Kristin. Amber's nickname for her is "Baby Boo". She is a feisty, independent toddler who loves playing with her big sister Laila and cousins. Ava is known to respond to Ky and Amber's dad--they frequently make her laugh with their anctics! :) Ava is the very first baby that Kylen has ever held, at just a couple weeks old.

Abigail Nicole Zamore, Age 2

Abigail is Kylen’s god Daughter, belonging to his best man Kherry. She loves to dance, play, and has started to challenge gravity by climbing on the furniture. Although she lives in Houston with her parents, Abigail has bonded with Kylen and Amber during a recent trip. You can witness her bright up the room with her smile!

Ring Bearer

Jacob Gonzalez, Age 6

Jacob is one is Amber's favorite boys! He belongs to Amber's best friend and Matron of Honor, Vanessa. Jacob is a bundle of energy, loves to sing, a genius in the making, and loves to play with his big brother Benny and cousins. He calls Amber "Auntie Ammers" and always greets her with a cheesy smile and big hug! Jacob can be found wearing his Ring Security badge, and is ready for the job as Ring Bearer.

The Bride's Babes

Bridesmaid

Cynnamon Martinez-Baca

Cynnamon is Amber's sister. She is the oldest of the Martinez bunch, but shhhh...she doesn't know that! Cynn is a High School guidance counselor in Mesa, AZ. She has a wonderful husband, Jacob, daughter Brooke 18, and son Brian 16. Cynnamon loves her wine and will not pass up a good happy hour! She is the boss in our family, and we wouldn't have it any other way!

Bridesmaid

Khalilah Stewart

Khalilah is Amber's future sister-in-law and Kylen's big sister. She lives in Staten Island and works in Manhattan. She is a big fan of single malt scotch, Thai food, reading a good book, writing. and is a makeup connoisseur. A few of Khalilah’s talents include holding great conversation and being the first to report to the dance floor!

Bridesmaid

Shannon Martinez

Shannon is Amber's older sister. She is a High School English teacher in Chandler, AZ. Shannon has a son, Tyler Ellis 23, who just graduated from ASU and is awaiting his acceptance letter into a Physician Assistant program. Shan is a huge nerd when it comes to Star Wars, and the Harry Potter book series! She enjoys volunteering at church, teaching kindergarten Sunday School, going to the movies, being a mom, and spoiling/babying her grand-dogs, Gary and Bella!

Bridesmaid

Melisa Martinez

Melisa is Amber's favorite cousin. She is known to make Amber laugh so hard she literally pees her pants!!! Amber calls Melisa "Cousin", and that is all Ky has known her by; to call Cousin by her first name seems weird to both Ky and Amber. Melisa has a daughter, Kalena 23. Melisa loves to shop, she is amazing at gift wrapping and polishing nails (of which Amber takes full advantage anytime she can), and she can often be found taking off to Vegas with her boyfriend Kenneth.

bridesmaid

Autumn Martinez

Autumn is Amber's older sis, and closest in age to her. She is a 2nd grade teacher and has two children, Anthony 12, and flower girl Amaya 7. When Autumn isn't inspiring her students. she is on mom duty! She loves Zumba, hiking, spending time with family and friends, and lunching at the latest hot spots.

Bridesmaid

Kristin Morrell

Kristin is Amber's best friend and mother of Laila 9, and God child and flower Girl Ava 2. Kristin is a busy woman with her career and mom life. She loves spending time with her family, praising Jesus, and always up for dinner or Starbucks and a good chat with friends.

Ky's Guys

Groomsman

Ken Stewart

Ken is Kylen's older brother and he currently lives in Phoenix, Arizona. If you ask him, he is the main reason why Kylen and Amber are together in the first place! He is a talented DJ who has been spinning records since the two brothers shared a bunk bed. Ken enjoys the night life, but also enjoys a relaxing nap with his dog Pee Wee. 

Groomsman

Lawrence Lance Daniels, III

Lance is Kylen's Cousin and a person all three of the Stewart children have looked up to growing up. He lives in Chicago, Illinois with his loving wife LaToya and handsome baby son Lathan. 

Groomsman

Matthew Bussey

Matthew and Kylen have been friends since attending Pine Grove Manor Elementary School together. Back in the day, they used to take turns playing Mortal Kombat with Matt's twin brother Mike. Since youth, he has a passion for Directing and is a gifted writer with a love for cinema. He lives in North Carolina with his family.

Groomsman

Michael Bussey

Mike and Kylen have been friends and teammates since their childhood years. Mike, Kylen and Matt won a bowling title together, and Mike and Kylen played High School Baseball together all four years. Mike has a loving wife named Bre and a terrific daughter named Nevaeh. They will be expecting a new addition to the family in November!!!

Groomsman

Groomsman

Corey Green

Corey and Kylen worked together and have shared a camaraderie as professional photographers. They quickly became friends, and is someone who Kylen can always count on. Corey is a remarkable artist and can breakdown photography at a scholarly level. He currently lives in the Bay area in California.