Wedding Party

Katie Barlow

Maid of Honor

As told by Katie: I met Kacey when we were orientation leaders at Temple in the summer of 2013! I had no idea that summer would bring me the best friend I could ever imagine. What truly brought us together was our mutual love of always having a good time and a misplaced starfish earring (don't worry we found it). That little earring took us on a wild adventure that included a few scrapes, a trip across the country, and of course fro yo! I haven't looked back since!

Nicole Bieri

Bridesmaid

As told by Nicole: I met Kacey in 2013 at OTL interviews. I left the interview not knowing her name, rather I called her the girl with pink shoes for 3 months. I begged the coordinators to let her be my roommate that summer, which didn't pan out, but instead we became something much more- best friends. From then on we navigated life, together. Both moving to LA a few years later, I was so lucky to have such a great friend by my side. Our weekends consisted of long pre-games because we couldn’t afford LA drinks, searching for Justin Bieber, & begging our Uber drivers to take us to Taco Bell at 2am. Kacey was a piece of home every time I felt homesick. I’m so happy & grateful for her friendship all these years & now I am honored to stand by the girl with the pink shoes on her wedding day!

Shannon Brennan

Bridesmaid

Joy Brown

Bridesmaid

As told by Joy: Big thanks to good ol' George Pepperdine for our friendship! Kacey kept me sane through years of working together in the O of A and kept me from dropping out of grad school every other week. She is the Annie to my Hallie and the glitter to my hiking boots. Could we be more different? Honestly, probably not but it only makes me love her more!

Liz Cowley

Bridesmaid

As told by Liz: Introduced by Gertrude Peabody. A love affair that was built on shared homes, late nights on the streets of Philadelphia, and the “little moments” that mean the most.

Kerri Gallagher

Bridesmaid

As told by Kerri: When moving into Peabody Hall (RIP) at Temple University, I heard a deep voice from across the hall and was met with a spunky, energetic girl who I quickly knew I needed to befriend. What followed were many rendezvous around Philadelphia and a very special friendship that I couldn't imagine my life without!

Zoë Hepler

Bridesmaid

As told by Zoë: Kacey and I met in the Office of Admission at Pepperdine! She and her Philly friends welcomed me into their group and gave me a family in LA and friends to watch football with. Fly Eagles Fly (but also, GO HAWKS)!

Lauren Macaluso Popp

Bridesmaid

As told by Lauren: Kacey fell in love with my brother and is now joining the family. I’m glad to finally have a sister after allllll these long years. My favorite memory is when we all met up recently on Temple’s campus and I was able to bring my two girls. Our love for Temple is something Kacey and I have in common and I can’t wait to pass that on to my daughters!

Eileen Venedam

Bridesmaid

As told by Eileen: Kacey and I met as awkward preteens in 7th Grade attempting to play many a sports together. I could not tell you when our first interaction was and can barely remember a time before I had Kacey as a guidepost, but as we navigated high school we became inseparable, accidentally went to the same college and intentionally became a constant in each other’s lives.

Will Macaluso

Best Man

As told by Will: Brother from our shared mother. Cut from the same cloth and made from the same mold, it didn't take long until I started looking up to Mike, despite always being the tallest of the siblings.

Kevin Bernstein

Groomsman

As told by Kev: I met Dirty Mike spring of sophomore year pledging for ATO. We hit it off right away and I knew this was gonna be a guy I vibed with very well. From all the late night hangs watching good burger, hitting the town in LA partying with Jimmy Kimmel, and to talking deep about our grand plans for life, I got lucky finding such a friend like Dirty Mike. Even his name makes people laugh before I tell a story lol. I couldn’t be more honored to be a part of such an incredible celebration. Oh! And Kacey is one of my favorite people of all time as well. Always a sincere pleasure to hang with these two special people.

Bentley Davis

Groomsman

As told by Bentley: As many of you know Mikes favorite food is peanuts. That’s actually where we met, on a peanut farm. Mike owned the largest peanut farm in the southeast. Mikes Nuts n Stuff, it was called. I was visiting the farm to get local made peanut butter when my dog (Dusty) ran up to Mike to say hi. Mike loves dogs and we struck up a conversation about our love of peanuts and dogs. Soon enough we were close friends going off to try the different peanuts all over the region. He is an amazing guy and I’m so happy to be apart of his wedding. You da best Mike.

Chuck Harp

Groomsman

As told by Chuck: First meeting in a diplapited house in North Philadelphia, Mike and Chuck became fast friends during their time at Temple University. After graduation they both moved to LA and began their new lives in the real world.

James Pryor

Groomsman

As told by James: It all started when a young, impressionable transfer student from Georgia Southern entered a dilapidated frat house. He was alone and friendless, but had charisma, sweet dancing skills, and a wild mane of hair…all attributes one looks for in great a wingman. I knew he was the little for me, and we’ve been brothers by choice ever since. (But his soon-to-be-wife is still the better wingman)

Cory Popp

Groomsman

As told by Cory: Mike and I go way back. As Temple Alumni, we spent countless hours at the SAC bonding over our love of Knoebels. And as 90’s kids, I doubt there’s anyone else who loves the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles more than us. Also, at some point I married his sister.

Dorian Raab

Groomsman

As told by Dorian: Michael and I go way back! I was working on a shrimping boat in the gulf at the time. We were in the middle of a recession and had a bunch of guys who moved down south for work and that’s when I met him. You get real close to the crew you shrimp with but Michael was something special. Til this day I have never seen a man work a shrimping boat that hard! Some say he changed the seafood game forever. Even when Michael moved on to other oceans, we stayed close because he’s not just a friend, he’s my brother.

Stephen Shishko

Groomsman

As told by Stephen: Mike and I were born two days apart and went to the same church. We have been friends since shortly after birth. We grew up in the church our entire childhood and the Macalusos were a second family to me. My favorite times were to go over his family’s home on Sunday afternoon for family dinner. I was treated like part of the family and could never have asked for a better immersion into an Italian home. As we got older we started being more and more separated, but whenever we got together we picked up as if not a day had passed. I cherish our friendship. Mike is the only person besides my own family that has seen the entirety of my life.

Andrew Tripodi

Groomsman

As told by Andrew: In 6th grade I crossed Mike out in my year book. In 8th grade he tapped me on the shoulder in study hall and gave me an origami bird he made. The rest was history.