Katie's college BFF - Ai is not only a social media manager, but also an aspiring actress; having been featured in several television shows and films. Her outgoing personality and commitment to her craft will be sure to help her land more roles! In addition to her thespian endeavors, this baddie babe became internet famous a few years ago for babysitting Elon Musk's kids; don't just take my word for it, Google: "Elon Musk, babysitter, Ai Yamato". Don't judge her based on size! Big things come in small, loud packages and she will use her kendo skills to neutralize anyone who acts up!

Call Sign "Blacksheep", Carson and Sam have been best friends for the last 19 years. Currently sharing joint custody of Sam with Katie, he is eager to shill his true love of crypto currency to anyone and everyone. When not spreading his love for crypto currency, he is in high demand as a contracted coder for aerospace companies. He claims to be "on a gaming hiatus as it distracted him from his primary focus; cryptocurrency."

Jill is the "J" in the dynamic duo know as "JERIKA" and has been the angel on Katie's shoulder since they met in college, keeping her grounded. Having a soft spot for any living thing on God's green earth, she is always quick to give a smile and lend a hand! Currently working at the nonprofit, Beacon House, she has truly found her calling helping others including me; she came to our rescue setting up the Beacon House to cater our wedding! She is an avid Dodger fan and country music lover and if she finds a stray animal she will rescue it, chickens included!

Sam's "little" brother and roommate for the majority of his life, he has been voted meanest Blankenship for three years running and is currently working on securing his quadruple championship! Never one to be outdone, he is an avid workaholic and nomad by nature, currently terrorizing the people of the great state of Idaho. Director of Operations at a luxury resort, he hates hiking and if forced, will be sure to whine and make everyone miserable - whah.

Erika is the "ERIKA" in the dynamic duo know as "JERIKA" and has been the devil on Katie's shoulder since they met in college, adding the spice to Katie's life. Erika and her family live on and operate a ranch in Northern California where you will find just about every animal you can imagine! She is passionate about animals and works at the Alameda County Fairgrounds where makes a difference working as their programs and events coordinator. She is hands down the most hilarious person Katie knows and her infectious smile and personality warm everyone around her.

Having been friends since high school, Danny is one of Sam's oldest friends! Accepting the title of "fence sitter", Danny is eager to dazzle you with his smile and indiscriminately plant kisses on any him or her within arms reach; giving you a smooch and a sheepish wink, all while maintaining his neutrality. Danny is the only person Katie will share with besides Sam and he has managed to withstand their love-fest, holding the title of longest roommate to date. He scammed someone into hiring him as an HR manager, while having absolutely no previous or relevant experience.

Kim is a globetrotting fashionista, who besides being a total babe, has a heart made of gold. Katie's almost college roommate and Elm Dorm neighbor, she is passionate about helping others and earned her Bachelor's Degree at Cal State Fullerton and is now pursuing a Master's Degree in social work to prove it! Residing in San Diego where she works as a Social Worker, she changes lives one person at a time. Having never left the One Direction phase, she is pure fun to the core but if she discovers Harry Styles is in town, it will not be a question of if Kim will be there but how fast can she get there!

Sam's "big" brother, Chris, is the father to Sam's only nephew, 10 year old Weston and lives an "ever-evolving" lifestyle. Constantly changing, developing, and adapting, he actively works on both mental and physical self-improvement. Chris is currently in his gym baddie era "gifting" all of his family and friends a new workout selfie each week; whether we want it or not. This self proclaimed gym rat currently earns his living as the general manager of a boujee restaurant in one of Las Vegas' most popular casinos. Chris has overcome every obstacle life has thrown at him and seems to always come out at the end smelling like roses.

The glue that holds together Sam and Katie's favorite couple to hang out with, Bridey is a hard core bibliophile who can also kick your booty at video games . Jose's one and only can be found nine months of the year immersed in books and mouthy pre-teens as everyone's favorite English teacher. When she's not schooling children, you will find Bridey online playing video games or actively making a dent in her "to be read" pile of books most of which she claims are "fun" but we all know are really "spicy".

Having met Sam in middle school, Jose is Sam's oldest friend and cohost of their wildly popular podcast, Bleach Boys. Jose has graced Sam and his family with his presence at least once per week for the last eight years and counting! Husband to the lovely Bridey, this anime aficionado and lover of Nemu, can hold his own against the omnipotent Sam. Jose spends his work day managing a warehouse for sportswear brands. His management capabilities end at 5:00 pm when Bridey takes on the much needed responsibility of managing his life.

Call Sign "Tesko", Chris has been a long distance bestie of Sam's for the past 19 years! Jetting to the wedding from Canada - Aye, he will be acting as the coolest wedding officiant LA has ever seen. Hard core gamer in his earlier days, he proudly reps their childhood gaming squad name "BOUNTY" tattooed across his back. Christened as the most adult person in Sam's friend group, he has graciously accepted the responsibility of officiant. Holding down the super cool job of maintenance engineering operations at the Calgary Zoo, Sam has stated that this is a good thing since he has become too old to be good at video games.