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We met in November of 2013. Taylor had just graduated law school and I&nbsp;was working at Morgan Stanley. Being back in San Diego, one of Taylor's friends, who also worked at Morgan Stanley, invited Taylor&nbsp;to come play for the Morgan Stanley coed indoor soccer team.&nbsp;Taylor, being the athlete she is, fit right in with the Morgan Stanley team and took on the (much needed) team role of&nbsp;defensive (and most aggressive)&nbsp;player. I&nbsp;had been on the team since the start and was the team's goalie. There had been something missing on the team and our 0-2 record proved it. Once Taylor came on the field, the team dynamic changed and we had finally won a game (our manager was so impressed). More importantly, she&nbsp;had caught my attention. I couldn't help but enjoy watching her rough up the other teams players, get the ball away from my goal and make the other players fall to the ground. After our game, the whole team went to a brewery down the street to celebrate our victory. This is when I&nbsp;worked up enough courage to go sit next to her and find out a little bit about her. Little did I&nbsp;know, her birthday was the following week. We managed to exchange numbers and then met up for her birthday weekend and the rest history. Now we're getting married!Taylor's VersionI had just moved back to San Diego after Law School and was not looking for a boyfriend.&nbsp; I agreed to join an old friends work soccer league and was looking forward to getting back on the field. After my first game I met the team&nbsp;goalie&nbsp;Drew and invited him to come out for my birthday the next weekend. Drew showed up the following weekend and we had&nbsp;the best time celebrating my 25th birthday. We had our first date that next week and started planning what would be the first of many DTF Adventures.&nbsp;

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Taylor and I met during our time in beautiful Santa Barbara (go Gauchos!). After a short period of getting to know each other’s quirks (two serious shoe problems, lollipop and champagne addictions, midnight reading with a nightlight, animal hoarding, daily BRCS, and excessive photo taking) we were nearly inseparable and our friendship quickly morphed into a sisterhood. We’ve shared so many milestones in each other’s lives and I can’t imagine celebrating any future milestones without my sissy. I am a better person because of Taylor and I am so excited and honored to stand by her side as she ties the knot with Drew.

Olivia Herrera

I&nbsp;am Emily, Drew’s older sister. I have always been very protective over Drew and couldn’t have been happier when Taylor became part of his life. I remembers when Drew brought Taylor around for the first and how in sync the two of them were, I knew they were meant to be! Taylor also introduced me to the world of succulents and whenever I see them, I am reminded of my future sister. Welcome to the Melzer family Taylor, we love you!

Emily Melzer

I’m Drew’s little sister Mari and I live in Austin TX! Drew first told me about Taylor when he joined the soccer team she was on and he told me he met the girl of his dreams. He couldn’t stop talking about her beautiful smile. Who knew this soccer star would also turn out to be a pro pinterest crafter! Since then Taylor has been a special part of our family and I’m so excited to have her as a second sister! Love you both and I’m so happy for you!!!

Marianne Melzer

Ali Bloom

Taylor and I met when she was a freshman at UCSB, the same year my roommates and I hosted her 18th birthday party and snuck her into all the bars downtown with us!&nbsp; We became best friends and our friendship has grown immensely throughout the years. &nbsp;&nbsp;We share many similar hobbies – being outdoors, travelling, dogs, yoga, and the beach.&nbsp; It’s never a dull moment with Tay and I cherish all of our memories together. Some of my favorites - A girls trip to Maui, Tahoe adventures, yoga and smoothies, double dates with our men (now, fiancés), sleepovers.&nbsp; I am so happy Tay and Drew found true love, and wish them a long life of happiness together.&nbsp; I love you both!

Kristyl Riggs

Alex Bloom

I met Taylor in middle school many years ago. Taylor was new to ourschool and something about her; maybe her unforgettable friendly smiledrew me to her. We became friends instantly and all I can say issharing many child hood memories together have stuck with me for life- but that's another story for another time ;). From day one I knewand got to learn how genuine, down to earth, smart, funny (the listgoes on) young girl she was. Fast forward to now - I still feel thesame way about her. There is so much I love about Taylor that to thisday I'm so grateful to have have her in my life now. She always keepsit real and has always been a true supportive friend. I am inspired byher in so many ways - and so proud of the woman she has become alongwith all her personal and life accomplishments. This woman isunstoppable and is now moving on to another milestone in her life.&nbsp; Tomake this short and sweet I want to wish this power duo all of thelove, health, happiness, and success in the world. I am so happy foryou both - I can truly say that not only do I feel privileged to knowyou two, I also feel lucky enough to have witnessed the love you havefor each other. A huge mazel to you both and to many more lovingmemories!

Adrianna Gus

Taylor and Avalon became close friends while going to La Jolla High School some 15 years ago. It all started with a shared love of vintage shopping and art & crafts. That turned into visits to UCSB for some&nbsp;“&nbsp;real" college fun, matching Halloween costumes and eventually travels to South&nbsp;America. Fast forward a couple years and their friendship has grown closer than ever...&nbsp;babysitting each others dogs, sharing their interior decorating ideas, and discussing true crime cases (who else do you text at 7am about your new theory on a cold case?)&nbsp;Combine all the adolescent mischief, worldly adventures, and irreplaceable memories, you get a friendship to last a lifetime.&nbsp;Avalon and Taylor&nbsp;have supported each other through life’s most unexpected high and low times. Taylor has always been a strong and supportive&nbsp;friend, without waiver.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Avalon Preisendorfer

Sometime during LJHS AP Psych, Karina and Taylor decided they would be friends. Once this decision was made, their friendship blossomed quite quickly&mdash;within a few months they were going on college road trips and planning summer trips to Spain. Perhaps the thing that stood out to Karina the most as she got to know Taylor was just how&nbsp;'extra'&nbsp;she could be&mdash;this 'extra' translated into being&nbsp;the only person Karina knew with an in-car burrito fridge and who would pack a whole suitcase of shoes and another of books for a one week trip, but it also meant Taylor was extra loyal, generous, optimistic, and driven. When Taylor and Karina both ended up at UCSB, they gamed the system to make sure they would have dorms close to each other, signing up for the ‘outdoor adventure’ floor&mdash;a plot that was revealed by a quick look at Taylor’s head-to-toe Hello Kitty dorm room. Despite time and distance, and a couple close-calls, Karina and Taylor have been able to sustain this friendship as they’ve grown up together. This wedding (and how big Ben has gotten) is a mark of how much we have grown up&mdash;but I know Taylor will always be there for a laugh, an adventure, and to find a way to celebrate every milestone we pass along the way. She is a person that exudes pure excitement and devotion in being there to bring people together and celebrate those she loves, and I am so grateful to be able to celebrate her this time.

Karina Bull

Taylor and I met in high school, and were fast friends. We continued the fun during college in Santa Barbara constantly riding bikes, going to the beach, and braving all kinds of bizarrely themed parties. We had a lot of fun drinking a lot of ... soda pop.&nbsp;In our older age, we stayed friends and love our craft dates (like making candles) and geeking talking about intellectual property rights trends and GDPR. Taylor is so smart, so funny, so genuine, so loyal, so happy, so outgoing, so thoughtful, so sweet, so adventurous, and ALWAYS entertaining.&nbsp;

Emily Golding

Taylor and I met at LJHS where we became inseparable friends. The whole crazy, fun and unforgettable high school experience! I will always remember our jar&nbsp;we had in your car, where we kept our options written on&nbsp;papers like lollipop or water could come out&nbsp;as a final choice for dinner!!&nbsp;

Taylor you are probably the funniest, craziest, most energetic and loyal person I’ve ever met!!! So happy to be here for your wedding as you came to Chile for mine. Wish you two the happiest times and I’m sure you will enjoy an awesome married life together!!!

Kyrie Antezana-Pio

I’m the Bride’s cousin. I was there on Taylor’s 24th birthday when she invited Drew “a cute new friend from her soccer team” to her birthday celebration in pacific beach. They had an instant connection and were inseparable after that night. To be able to witness the beginnings of their relationship and now marriage is so special. I wish you two a lifetime of love and happiness together.&nbsp;

Amanda Bloom

Emily and Taylor met in high school when Taylor generously offered Emily a bottle of Natural Glow self tanner, claiming she “didn’t need it” and in fact Emily very desperately did. Taylor’s exuberant and norm-violating generosity has persisted over the years, along with her uncompromising loyalty to the needs of her friends and family, no matter how insignificant those needs might appear to others. She is Emily’s only friend with an AR-15, numerous chickens, and a closet full of the tiniest purses known to man. Nobody knows where Taylor gets her unending energy, but it fuels a staggering diversity of *fully* explored interests, relationships, and career goals that inspires tremendous respect and admiration in all who know her.&nbsp;

Emily Dupree

Taylor and I first met my freshman year at UCSB during rush for our sorority, ADPi. I will never forget our many MANY trips to Vegas, and&nbsp;if you know anything about Taylor you know we never waited in line, always found a limo for transportation and were VIP for everything...oh and don't forget the snacks... typical Tay never leaves the house without the snacks. When Benjamin became a part of Taylor's life, I somehow became his second mother traveling with Ben up and down California and taking her furry son on many beach runs, I love that boy. Fast-forward through all the college festivities, which would be a novel or 5 to explain, to more recent times. Taylor and Drew have become Auntie Tay and Uncle Drew, no longer just friends but family to my family. We have a lot of memories from the last couple summers at my house, swimming, playing hair styles with Drew, opening the many gifts Taylor always brings with or sends in the mail and watching morning cartoons all snuggled on the couch. I have never met a more thoughtful, caring couple. No matter how long we go without seeing each other, I know I can call or text either one of them at any time for ANYTHING and they will be there for me. I love you both so much. I cannot wait to see all the things you accomplish in life and can't wait for Vi to have a playmate! :)

Alex Gillespie

I met Taylor in 9th grade and we reconnected when she moved back to San Diego after law school, which is when I met Drew. We have had so many fun times whether it was just hanging around the house or out on an adventure. I am so&nbsp;happy to have watched the relationship grow from dating to getting married&nbsp;couldn’t be more excited for them to be husband and wife.&nbsp;

Serena Freiman

Brian Melzer

I am Drew's youngest brother and I met him on May 10th 1994, having two older brothers, Drew and Brian, growing up came with a lot of pros and cons.&nbsp; When I learned about Drew and Taylor I knew it was a great match when they met playing soccer, a sport of course. I love both their outgoing personalities and the adventures they are always going on with one another. There have been so many adventures between the two of them that I have put down Dog sitting on my resume and Ben is one of my references. I can't wait to see the adventures ahead and the stories that follow them.&nbsp;






Matthew Melzer

I am Drew’s Bassmahn. We first met in 5th grade playing soccer when my dad coached our team. Drew and I were both a bit rolley polley at the time and probably the least athletic members of our team. Apparently his skills developed better than mine because he did something that must have impressed Taylor when they met playing in an intramural league years later.&nbsp;



It wasn’t until high school that Drew and I became such close friends, when we played lacrosse together and went to summer camps at Sonoma... collaborating on pranks like stealing refrigerators and freezing teammates underwear.&nbsp;



When Drew moved back from Arizona, we lived together for a few years and even took on a third time roommate for part of that time who occupied the couch (Sam the Saldmuncha). We became the three amigos over many trips to the beach, countless rewatches of Forgetting Sarah Marshall and never ending nonsensical nicknames.&nbsp;



Years later Drew and Taylor’s worlds collided and it seems now like they were always together in my mind. We’ve shared many great times together, which often end in attempts at piggy back rides... only some of which were successful. One memory that will always stand out is the day Drew and Taylor decided to make this love last forever. We were camping in Big Sur and Drew asked for our help with his proposal on the beach. We were honored to be included as part of this magical moment! Megan (my wife) made sure Taylor’s hair has perfectly braided and this has become tradition ever since. She also made Drew change into a shirt without holes in it. Both Drew and Taylor have always been very welcoming not just to me but also to Megan as the newest member of our crew and this is only a small testament of the quality people they are individually and even more so together. We wish them many happy years ahead and are excited to grow with them as friends, couples and one day... parents. Many blessings to this amazing couple and congratulations. Cheers to my Bass and his Basswoman! Love you guys!

Mike Knodle

I first laid my eyes upon Dre Dub at Northern Arizona University during our freshman year.&nbsp; I thought he was someone’s much older cousin, or uncle, visiting the dorms.&nbsp; It turned out he was just a big hairy 18 year old wearing boots.&nbsp; Our relationship quickly blossomed from there on.

Throughout our friendship we have disagreed on many things, but I have never laughed as hard with any other human being ever. &nbsp;

None of my favorite Drew stories are appropriate for this format, so if you really want to hear one come up to me at the wedding and ask for one (I’ll be the dashing young man with the hot redhead wife who will be 8 months pregnant).&nbsp; Just be forewarned.. sometimes I swear.

All my love to the bride and groom.

Sam Anderson

Ryan Davis

Taylor Layland

Adam Bloom

Allie Brown

Samantha Melzer

Rusty Mendoza

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We have a block of discounted rooms available&nbsp;Friday and Saturday night at the Sheraton. It is within walking distance of the venue.

Please book a room at your earliest convenience as there are limited number of rooms available. The cut off date to get a room in our block is 7/23/2019.&nbsp;



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