Kacy Bringaze and Michael Young met in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, in 2021. She was on a girls hiking trip, and he was at a bachelor party. The two groups ended up at the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar on Friday night, and Michael asked Kacy to dance.

The couple had their first date four days later in Nashville, where they both lived. After dating for almost two years, they got engaged on April Fool’s Day 2023 in Leiper’s Fork. The pair married on May 18, 2024 — the three-year anniversary of their first date. The Rev. Slate Fluker, a family friend of the Youngs, officiated the ceremony in the lobby of the Nashville Public Library — with 200 of Kacy and Michael’s closest family and friends looking on. Liana Alpino played the harp.

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The bride wore an Allison Webb gown she got from I Do Bridal Couture in her hometown Baton Rouge, and her tulle overlay was by Nashville designer Karen Hendrix Couture. Forget Me Not Design created springtime pastel florals incorporating Kacy’s favorites — peonies and green amaranthus.

The reception was in the Grand Reading Room on the third floor of the library. Bruce Pittman helped plan the event, and Flavor Catering provided the food. In lieu of a groom’s cake, there was an ice cream bar with sundaes served in Atlanta Braves mini helmets, a nod to Michael’s hometown. Dessert Designs created the Hallelujah wedding cake.

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Big Bling and The Funk Machine brought the tunes for the reception, and Halfbrass played for the second line — a Louisiana wedding tradition — as guests paraded to The Hermitage Hotel as a nod to Kacy’s home state.

After a wedding trip to Costa Rica, the couple returned to their home in The Nations. Kacy, who went to Auburn University and earned a master’s degree at Belmont University, works in health care. Michael is a graduate of the University of Tennessee and works in technology sales.

The bride’s parents are Walter and Angie Bringaze and Terry and Lisa Stelly, all of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The groom’s parents are Ty and Kelli Young of Atlanta.