Wedding Day

Ceremony

The Barn at Gambonini Family Ranch

Reception

Our wedding is a little over a month away and we can’t wait to see you! RSVPs will close on May 1st, thank you for those who have already sent yours in. It’s going to be a big party y’all!   We will be having some fun events at the wedding including a corn hole tournament. The winner will get to take home one of the beautiful corn hole sets Sara’s dad made by hand and a set of bags.   We will also be having a honeymoon/ money dance as we will be traveling to Sardinia Italy for our honeymoon! Any contribution helps :)  Please reach out with any questions! Excited for the big day!!!

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For any questions this is our contact information: For Rio’s family: (530) 945-3737 For Sara’s family: (408) 761-9899

Please RSVP by May 1st, 2025

You found our website, which means you received your invite! We are so excited to have you be a part of our VERY big day.   You can look through all the different tabs on our website for further information about your trip to see us. Please please PLEASE read our Q&A of our expectations before you RSVP.  We appreciate every one of you for being patient and getting along with all of the families attending :)   Your name will not be in the RSVP list, all you need to do is add it any everyone coming with you. Please give each person their own tab as it messes up the count of people coming.

Our Wedding

Sara (before Rio): Sara grew up in Saratoga with her two older brothers, Allen and Nick. Sara played volleyball since middle school all the way through college. She went to college in East Central University in Ada Oklahoma and got her BA in Criminal Justice. Sara enjoyed taking solo car camping trips in the winter to Tahoe to go snowboarding and spent many days in the summer tanning on the beach. Sara dedicated a lot of time to educate and better herself to apply for law enforcement since it was a dream of hers since she was young. Sara and her family were very excited for her to be accepted to a local Sheriff’s Office in California. Rio (before Sara): Rio grew up on the Bettinelli Dairy in Petaluma, with his parents and grandfather, Ralph Bettinelli. He moved to Fall River Mills when he was 8 years old with his mother and father. Rio started competing in snowboarding on the Mt Shasta freestyle team when he was 12 years old. He later moved back down to Petaluma to finish high school. Rio attended college at Santa Rosa Junior College and then moved to Tahoe to compete In snowboarding and attend college at Sierra College. He was a snowboard coach and personal trainer at Northstar. In 2016, Rio traveled through Europe and Southeast Asia during the off season. He later moved to Florida in 2017 and worked as a bartender and personal trainer at the Four Seasons resort in Palm Beach. After 2 years in Florida, Rio moved back to California and got into the lineman apprenticeship. Rio spent the next four years as an apprentice traveling the state before becoming a journeyman lineman. How they met: “Hey, I love your hair,” Sara said to Rio as she walked past him, at the country dancing bar in Los Gatos. This one comment caught Rio’s attention, with his shoulder length curly hair. Rio invited Sara back out to the bar a few weeks later. After Rio’s persistence on going on a real date, Sara caved, and they continued to move rather quickly in their relationship. From traveling to country dancing bars, a hunting trip to Montana, beach days, snowboarding, getting matching tattoos, and moving in together, Sara and Rio were engaged after just 9 months of being in a relationship. Before and after the engagement, Sara and Rio lived through the stressors of each others jobs. Sara supported Rio’s hectic schedule while being an apprentice to become a lineman. The week after Sara was informed of being hired as a Deputy Sheriff, Rio graduated his apprenticeship and became a Journeyman Lineman. They later moved to Gilroy in a 40ft trailer to allow Sara to attend the police academy. They struggled to manage each other’s opposite schedules, but continued to support each other for their futures. Since being engaged, Sara and Rio have moved twice and both started their new jobs. Rio is working in several counties as a Journeyman Lineman contracting with PG&E and Sara as a Deputy Sheriff with the County of Santa Cruz. They both enjoying trying new breweries, getting brunch, swing dancing, and spending nights in and watching movies.

About us…

Our Story

Photos

Michal

Kaylee

Shelby

Carol

Heidi

Madi

Mavis

Bill

Alex

Allen

Nick

Kyle

Bradley

Clayton

Ethan

Michael

Sloane

Swayze

Wedding Party

Q + A

10 king rooms blocked off at 209.00 10 2 beds blocked off at 229.00 15 minutes from venue Reserve your room prior to May 16th.

Courtyard Novato MarinSonoma

Hotel Petaluma

The lodge at Sonoma Resort 

Courtyard Petaluma 

Sheraton Sonoma Wine Country 

15 minutes from venue Sara and her mom stayed here and had a lovely time. 3-5 minutes away from coffee, bars, restaurants, shopping, and Brewsters.

Hampton Inn Petaluma 

Travel

We will be having a Welcome Party on 06/06/2025 here for those who are traveling into town. We know it’s a long trek for some of you so you deserve to relax after your travels with some good food and beer. Lots of outdoor seating with heaters. 

Brewsters 

Things to Do

Registry

Sara & Rio

Sara & Rio

Registry