Wedding Party

Kaya Easley

Bride

Kyle Dick

Groom

Brooklynn Smith

Maid of Honor

Brooklynn and Kaya met in elementary school and have been best friends ever since 3rd grade. Over the years, they've enjoyed going to concerts, traveling, watching movies, and just having an all around great time whenever they get together. One of Kaya's favorite memories with Brooklynn was when they had a Hannah Montana marathon and ate jars of pickles instead of popcorn. Although they live a bit farther away now, they still make sure to spend time together when they can and are always staying in touch.

Keegan Milano

Best Man

Keegan and Kyle met in highschool, and even though neither of them remember specifically how they met, they have been friends for nearly a decade. Throughout the years, they have enjoyed playing board games, cooking, dungeons & dragons, and video games like zelda, risk of rain, and outer wilds together. Keegan was the one that introduced dungeons & dragons to Kyle and has been a member of his group for many years. Over the years, he has come over to spend time with the couple enough that he has been dubbed their honorary roommate.

Alanna Winterland

Bridesmaid

Alanna and Kaya met through school and have been best friends ever since they had the exact same class schedule in junior high. Over the years, one of their favorite things to do has been having constant conversations about new book, TV show, and movie suggestions for each other. Recently, they have also been planning their dream vacation, which would be visiting the Bella Swan House and Forks, Washington, since they are both huge Twilight fans.

Rick Nguyen

Groomsman

Rick and Kyle met in highschool when Kyle joined his dungeons & dragons group after being invited by Keegan. Rick was his first DM in his long standing hobby of dungeons & dragons and helped introduce him into that world. Now Rick has been a member of his dnd group for many years. Throughout the years, they have also enjoyed playing board games and video games like Valheim, Terraria, and Minecraft.

Anna Del Greco

Bridesmaid

Anna is the cousin of Kaya. Although they live far from each other, when they are able to get together, they both love spending time by shopping, listening to music, and swapping book suggestions for reading. Some of Kaya's favorite memories with Anna has been creating their own dances and even putting on concerts for their family when they were younger. Even though they may be far apart, they will always share a special cousin bond and will make sure to visit each other when they can. Kyle is also excited to welcome Anna as his new cousin as well.

Kevin Molloy

Groomsman

Kevin and Kyle met in college while being neighbors on the same dorm floor. Kevin was one of the main people to help Kyle break out his shell in college. After leaving the dorm, Kyle and Kevin became apartment roommates until they both graduated. Throughout college, Kevin and Kyle would enjoy cooking together, mario party and sea of thieves gaming nights, and frisbee golf. Although they live further than they would like to today, they still enjoy doing the same things they did in college whenever they get the chance.

Molly Camp

Bridesmaid

Molly and Kyle have been friends since high school, and Kaya became friends with Molly over the past few years through Kyle. Molly and Kaya enjoy spending time together by shopping, attending concerts, and going for drives with the music blasting. Kaya's most favorite concert memory with Molly has been attending The Eras Tour, which was such a surreal experience to see Taylor Swift live! They both are excited to keep attending concerts together and always make an effort to go to at least one concert per year together. Both Kaya and Kyle have been appreciative to share a friendship with Molly.

Michael Abukhader

Groomsman

Michael and Kyle met in college when they were randomly assigned to the same group in one of their first engineering classes. A Fun fact is that Kyle is still listed as “(Group Leader)” in Micahel’s phone. They would go on to take many more engineering classes together, along with William, which formed “the golden triangle”, as one of their professors said. Michael is also one of the founding members of Kyle’s dungeons and dragons campaign and is the only one that's been there every week since the start of his world for over 6 years. Today, they still enjoy doing the same things they enjoyed in college, such as playing dungeons and dragons and gaming together.

Holly Sampson

Bridesmaid

Holly and Kaya met during an undergraduate research class and initially became friends through this experience. Fast forward a few years, both Holly and Kaya reconnected when they ran into each other during grad school orientation and learned that they were both in the psychology graduate program. Since then, they continue to be friends throughout grad school today. They both enjoy obsessing over their cats together and playing board games during their double dates with Kyle and Teddy. Kaya and Kyle are very grateful for their friendship with Holly, and are looking forward to being lifelong friends even after grad school.

Teddy Schupack

Usher

Teddy and Kaya met on the first day of grad school when they were paired together for a partner activity during class. Little did they know that after this class, they would also have the next few classes together, which led them to connect even more and become friends. They both help each other to survive grad classes together, and they try to sign up for the same classes when they can. They also enjoy going on double dates with Kyle and Holly. Kaya and Kyle are very grateful for their friendship with Teddy, and are looking forward to being lifelong friends even after grad school.

Anna Lee

Bridesmaid

Anna and Kaya met through Kyle and William's friendship, and they quickly became friends over their various connections. They both enjoy playing board games, baking, watching movies together (especially when it's nostalgic Barbie movies), and having double dates with Kyle and William. Kaya is very excited for Anna to be a bridesmaid, since she was also a bridesmaid for Anna's destination wedding in Denver a few years back, which is one of Kaya's favorite vacation memories with Anna.

William Lee

Groomsman

Kyle and William met through their shared friendship with Michael while attending Northern Illinois University for engineering, which formed the golden triangle as their professor said. In college they enjoyed hanging out by playing board games, dungeons and dragons, and video games together. William is one of the founding members of Kyle’s dungeons and dragons campaign. They still love to get together and enjoy the same things as they did in college.

Karlee Jez

Bridesmaid

Karlee is the youngest of Kyle’s older sisters. With Kyle as a kid, they would always play video games together, and Kyle would make her read the games to him before he was able to read. They loved playing Mario Kart, Luigi’s Mansion, Mario Party, and Bubble Bobble together. Growing up, he would always try to one-up her academically (sometimes but not always). When she was in college, she would always invite him to visit her in Chicago and explore the city. Kaya is also very excited to have Karlee as a sister, as she always wanted sisters growing up.

Mario Jez

Groomsman

Mario is the brother-in-law of Kyle. They met when he started dating his older sister, Karlee, in highschool. Kyle quickly approved of this because he would take the time to hang out with him and play video games with him when he was younger. Mario was like the brother he always wanted, especially when growing up with 3 sisters. Kyle is honored to have Mario as a groomsman in his wedding, as Mario also had Kyle be a groomsman in his own wedding. Kaya is also excited to have Mario in the wedding, as she and him share a special “in-law” bond within the Dick family.

Kaitlyn Dick

Bridesmaid

Kaitlyn is the middle of Kyle’s older sisters. When he was a teenager, she would always take him out places and go exploring. They would walk around with her kids playing Pokemon Go. They also loved playing Mario kart and Yoshi’s island together. One of Kyle's favorite memories with Kait is when she took him into Chicago to see the parade after the Cubs won the World Series. Kaya is also very excited to have Kaitlyn as a sister, as she always wanted sisters growing up.

Zack Griffin

Groomsman

Zack and Kyle met in college when they lived on the same dorm floor. Throughout college, Zack and Kyle would enjoy cooking together, Dungeons & Dragons, their nights playing couch co-op video games like wizard of legend, and frisbee golf. Zack is one of the founding members of Kyle’s dungeons and dragons campaign. They would eventually move into adjacent apartments next to each other in the later years of college and would essentially become roommates. Although they live far away from each other now, they still love to get together and enjoy the same things as they did in college.

Kimberly Dick

Bridesmaid

Kim is the oldest of Kyle's older sisters. As a kid, Kyle would always go over to her apartment where they would hang out and play guitar hero and mario kart. Although she moved out of state when he was in highschool, he always loves when she and the kids come to visit. Kaya is also very excited to have Kim as a sister, as she always wanted sisters growing up.

Ryan Molloy

Groomsman

Ryan and Kyle would come to meet when Ryan visited Zack and his brother Kevin in college. He would later transfer to NIU and live in the apartment adjacent to Kyle with Zack. After some friends graduated, Ryan, Kyle, and Kaya all moved into an apartment together. He was also living with Kyle and Kaya when they got their cat, Spunky, who decided that Ryan was there for her to hunt and play with. Throughout college Ryan and Kyle would enjoy watching tv shows and playing video games together, which they still enjoy together today.

Giana Brown

Bridesmaid

Giana is the niece and goddaughter of Kyle, and she is the daughter of Kaitlyn. Giana is the first of Kyle’s nieces and nephews. She enjoys activities like baking and spending time with friends. Kyle remembers babysitting her when she was younger and is so proud that she is graduating High School this year. Kaya is very excited to become an official auntie to Giana as well.

Gino Brown

Groomsman

Gino is the nephew and godson of Kyle, and he is the son of Kaitlyn. He enjoys superheroes, skateboarding, and video games. Kyle remembers babysitting him when he was younger. Kaya is very excited to become an official auntie to Gino as well.

Sophia Foster

Junior Bridesmaid

Sophia is the cousin of Kaya and enjoys being involved in activities like Girl Scouts. Kaya remembers babysitting for Sophia when she was younger and has enjoyed watching her grow up so far. Kyle is also excited to welcome Sophia as his new cousin as well.

Drake Tucker

Junior Groomsman

Drake is the cousin of Kaya and enjoys being involved in activities like choir and Boy Scouts. Both Kaya and Drake enjoy singing karaoke and playing games when they spend time together. Kyle is also excited to welcome Drake as his new cousin as well.

Gabe Del Greco

Usher

Gabe is the cousin of Kaya. They both enjoy spending time discussing their research and school overall, since they are both studying in the field of psychology. Although they live far away from each other, it's always a great time when they run into each other at psychology conferences. Some of Kaya's favorite memories with Gabe include their Navy Pier and Disney World trips when they were younger. Kyle is also excited to welcome Gabe as his new cousin as well.

Maxwell Dillon

Ring Bearer

Maxwell is the nephew of Kyle and the son of Kim. He enjoys playing with superhero villains, swimming, dinosaurs, and trucks. Kaya is very excited to become an official auntie to Maxwell as well.

Dominic Foster

Ring Bearer

Dominic is the cousin of Kaya and enjoys activities like building Legos and playing Pokémon. Kaya remembers babysitting Dominic when he was younger and has enjoyed being able to watch him grow up so far. Kyle is also excited to welcome Dominic as his new cousin as well.

Mattis Foster

Ring Bearer

Mattis is the cousin of Kaya and enjoys activities like playing with cars and dinosaurs. Kyle and Kaya are both excited to be a part of Mattis' life as he grows up, and Kyle is also excited to welcome Mattis as his new cousin as well.

Aleister Hallberg

Ring Bearer

Aleister is the cousin of Kaya and enjoys activities like playing with dinosaurs, playing with construction trucks (especially excavators), and hanging with cousin Kaya. Kyle is also excited to welcome Aleister as his new cousin as well.

Jackson Jez

Ring Bearer

Jackson is the nephew of Kyle and the son of Karlee and Mario. He enjoys playing hockey, building Legos, and playing Mario video games. Kyle and Kaya love to go watch him play hockey to cheer on him and the rest of his Leafs team. Kaya is very excited to become an official auntie to Jackson as well.

Jacob Jez

Ring Bearer

Jacob is the nephew and godson of Kyle. He is also the son of Karlee and Mario. He enjoys playing with dinosaurs, watching Bluey and the Nightmare Before Christmas, puzzles, and building Legos. Kaya is very excited to become Jacob’s official auntie (aka “ciocia” in Polish, as Jacob already calls Kaya).

Jackson Smith

Ring Bearer

Jackson is the son of Brooklynn Smith, Kaya's maid of honor. Jackson enjoys activities like reading books, playing with dinosaurs, and watching Bluey. Both Kyle and Kaya are excited to be a part of Jackson's life as he grows up.

Joseph Villarreal

Ring Bearer

Joseph is the youngest nephew of Kyle and is the son of Kim. He enjoys playing with toys and having books read to him. Kaya is very excited to become an official auntie to Joseph as well.

Stella Difulvio

Flower Girl

Stella is the niece of Kyle and the daughter of Kim. She enjoys reading, art, and making bracelets. Kaya is very excited to become an official auntie to Stella as well.

Eloise Molloy

Flower Girl

Eloise is the daughter of Kevin and Katie and is also the goddaughter of Kyle. Both Kyle and Kaya are very excited to be a part of Eloise’s life as she grows up.