Cassie & Wes
Wedding Party
Sarah Trupo
Matron of Honor
Sarah is my sister and she is an okay sister.
Nina Beitzel
Bridesmaid
Nina and I met at WVU working at the Rec Center around 2009-2010. I'm not sure how our friendship first started, but I remember knowing the exact moment I would always want Nina on my good side, and not on my bad side.. she was playing basketball with all boys and got elbowed in the eye and spent the next few days talking about how much she wanted to beat this poor kid up. We became friends quickly and then we became even better friends when she asked me to be her bridesmaid. Yes, Nina.. Wes and I thank you for introducing us and "forgetting" that you were my date to the wedding where Wes and I had our 1st date!
Kelsey Mott
Bridesmaid
This is my friend Kelsey from Florida and her brother bought her an iphone. This was how I introduced her to people for probably a good solid 2 years. Kelsey and I say that we have known each other since we were 5 or 6, there's no way of really knowing! Her family is originally from my hometown, so Kelsey and her family would come up every summer to the lake and Kelsey and I became the best of friends from a very young age. Starting in middle school, she would come up every summer/winter and I would go to Florida with her every summer. Kelsey and I have been friends throughout our whole lives with never even living in the same city- I tried to move closer to her in Florida, but she moved away soon after... rude. Regardless, she's my zing to my zang.
Ashley Smith
Bridesmaid
Ashley and I have known each other since we were 1... so basically we know way too much about each other to NOT be friends, so here we are.. Her mom babysat me, and I can still remember a lot of the weird things we did even way back then. We have been friends our entire lives, even when she moved away for a few years. This poor girl has had to endure my craziness and phases and put up with it her whole life, like me wanting to be a hair stylist and always wash her hair and "style" it, my emo stage.. just basically anything embarrassing in my life, she's been there for. She's been there by my side my entire life, and will be by my side for many (My guess is 2) more years to come.
Kelli Gill
Bridesmaid
Kelli and I have been friends since we were about 4 years old when we were in our church choir together. We don't have any interesting way of how we met or an exact memory of meeting, but Kelli has been one of my best friends my whole life whom I also have way too many embarrassing moments that she knows about, so of course, we also can never not be friends. She also, has seen me through many of my weird and odd moments in my life. Too many memories that I could share, but many of which are also inappropriate. No matter what happens in life, I'll never be able to drink "Old Crow" without thinking of her. Kelli and I were also roommates in college where we spent a few wonderful years living on Ocean Drive where I think we took some of our best photoshoots ever.
Sam Austin
Bridesmaid
Sammy Jo and I met my very first week of moving down to Florida in 2014. What started out as impatiently waiting for a squat rack, blossomed into inseparable friendship. From our friendship starting not too long ago, we have had enough laughs and adventures for a lifetime. Sam has been one of my favorite people to act a complete fool around and have her act the exact same way. We were roommates for a short period of time, too. Sam has become my sister, and Wes and my favorite "3rd wheel"... that is, if people don't think WE are the ones dating.. yes, that happens more often than you think.
Melissa Kress
Bridesmaid
Melissa and I met back in 2014. I was a substitute teacher for Taylor County and I had the pleasure of working in the same school that Melissa was a teacher at. We didn't get to spend very much time together before I moved to Florida to pursue my Masters degree, but that didn't seem to matter to us. We became very good friends in the short few months before me leaving by; bowling, getting tattoos, pilates dates, dinner dates, snuggle sessions... We were destined to be friends by having the same taste in food (obviously), chose the same soul-sucking (kidding..??) career, same obsession over TV shows/movies/books (mainly Harry Potter), and the hatred of the same people (not going to try to lie here!). Again,another relationship that has basically only ever been distance, but, not anymore!
Haley Bishop
Bridesmaid
Well, no idea really when we met.. Elementary School? Middle School? All of the above? What we do know, is when we became friends. My junior year of High School, I was in a sophomore history class and didn't really know people. In walks Haley, I shout at her and tell her I saved her a seat (we never talked before this time!!!) and the rest is history (get it??). We spent my next 2 years in High School getting into trouble with her in classes, being forced into playing soccer, and owning a ferret. There was a time, when you wouldn't see me without Haley and vic versa. We've gone on lots of adventures together, traveled to lots of places, and have definitely had lots of questionable moments together throughout our lives.
Jen Alastanos
Bridesmaid
Jen Jen and I have been friends since... sometime in Elementary School?? I'm sure by now, you all know that most of my friends, I have known almost my entire life! So, with that said, Jen ALSO knows way too much about my life... I'd like to say that I've introduced Jen to things: camping, volleyball, sandwiches, the love for dogs! HA (But, really!!) Jen, Kelli and I were all roommates in college where we lived on Ocean Drive. After we were all done with our degrees, we all took different paths and moved to different places. I remember getting messages from Jen asking about Tampa and if I liked it and all that jazz... I could not have been happier when she took the leap and moved to Tampa where we could continue our Ocean Drive days.
Katharine Mosher
Bridesmaid
Kat-a-reen and I met at USF in 2014. We were in the Masters program together and quickly became friends! We started making sure we sat by each other in class, being in groups, and started to do things outside of classes by going to our first USF football game together. At first, I wasn't sure if Katharine really wanted to be my friend, or if she was just too nice to say something because I thought I was a lot crazier and weirder than she was. I found out that we are JUST as weird and crazy as each other. Just like Haley and I got into trouble a lot for talking in High School, Katharine and I got told to stop talking or be quiet a few times as adults, so...She is my favorite person to complain about school to, and we can definitely always relate to what the other person is going through!
Adam Spiker
Best Man
Best big brother a guy could ask for! 12 years older than me (old man) and has always looked out for me and took care of me since day 1.
Drew Andes
Best Man
AKA Ja'Crispy. Started skiing together after working together at the Wisp about 15 years ago and since then have been through a lot of adventures between Colorado, Vegas a couple times, Ocean City, halloweens', a couple hundred hockey games and probably almost as many tailgates.
Blake & Cameron Spiker
Groomsman
These boys both now grow at least 3 inches every time I see them. Whether it be watching their baseball games or surprising them at school to pick them up and take them to the arcade I always look forward to spending time with them.
Max Beitzel
Groomsman
Me & the Big Guy went from Deep Creek to WVU together and have had some great times growing up together. I would tell you some very embarrassing stories about him on here but he could probably tell you twice as many about me so I won't. Also have to thank him for being the one that introduced Cassie and I.
Seth Jarvis
Groomsman
Seth Jarvis aka Weaz. Over a decade of shenanigans together. Drove me to the ER twice in one week with internal bleeding in college & plenty of pool days in Morgantown while everyone else went home for summer. I'm glad he is still such a good friend & groomsman even after the beating I put on him in the 2020 fantasy football championship to win back to back championships.
Sean Pugh
Groomsman
I moved back to West Virginia and transferred offices in 2018 Sean was one of the first to reach out to me and help me transfer my business to West Virginia. He has been not only one of my best business partners but also one of my best friends since moving back. Also I enjoy that my Madden record against him is 35-2.
Denny Harmison
Groomsman
Since moving back and transferring to the West Virginia branch Denny and his family have always welcomed me with open arms. From calling up the American Ninja Warrior champion on the phone while watching him on tv, to having drinks around the world in Epcot, to helping me pull off a perfect surprise proposal. Thank you and cheers to a couple hundred more trips together for work.