Shannon's big sister Kyla lives in Rhode Island with her husband, Graham. Kyla and Shannon were inseparable growing up, being only two years apart. Kyla has always been Shannon's biggest role model.

Diana has known Shannon since the day she was born. The Ainsworths and the Thygesons were neighbors when their daughters were born in the '90s. Diana feels very much like a second sister to Shannon.

Amber and Shannon met freshman year in the dorms at the University of Oregon. They became roommates, sorority sisters, and lifelong besties. Amber lives in Roseville CA with her husband, Chad. Amber and Chad inspired Cody and Shan's move to the Sacramento area.

Sarah and Shannon met in kindergarten at Pleasant Valley Elementary in Novato. They grew up doing Girl Scouts, school band, and many musical productions together. Although they live far apart -- with Marth working as a performer and photographer in NYC -- they are still as close as ever.

Shayla and Shannon grew up together in Novato. Their early years were full of sleepovers, summer dance camps, Girl Scouts retreats, and musical productions. Shayla lives in San Diego with her husband, Mike, and newborn son, Makai.

Abby and Shannon met in 2016 when they attended UC Santa Cruz for their graduate teaching program. They survived student teaching together and made lots of amazing memories in Santa Cruz. Abby lives in Santa Monica with her husband, Grant, and son, Wesley.

Robbie is Cody's older brother. They grew up on the west side of Santa Cruz, where they spent much of their childhood in the ocean. Robbie married Melissa, another Santa Cruz local, in July 2025. Robbie is a firefighter for CalFire.

Kai and Cody were buddies in high school and spent their time skating around the west side together. Kai has been like another brother to Cody through all of life's ups and downs. Kai is a photographer and still lives in Santa Cruz.

Chad and Cody met through Shannon's close friendship with Chad's wife, Amber. Chad and Cody share a love for sports, video games, and mimosas. Their friendship has grown since Shannon and Cody's move to the Sacramento area, only 20 minutes from Amber and Chad!

Tommy is Shannon's cousin on her mother's side. Cody has enjoyed spending time with Shannon's family throughout their relationship and has developed a great friendship with Tommy, A Lafayette native, Tommy is a professional musician living in Los Angeles.

Michael and Cody met through Cody's friendship with Michael's girlfriend, Mariah. Shannon and Mariah worked and danced together at Motion Pacific in Santa Cruz. Cody and Michael worked at many dance events together, supporting their girlfriends and the organization. Michael works as a photographer in Santa Cruz.

Mariah and Cody grew up on the same street on Santa Cruz's west side. Their friendship grew when Mariah and Shannon started dancing together at Motion Pacific. Mariah helped to connect Shannon and Cody when they first met in 2021. Cody sees Mariah as the fiesty little sister he never had.