Perona Farms

Wedding Ceremony

Good Shepherd Roman Catholic Church

Ceremony

Reception

Our Wedding

As a lot of you know, our story begins with a pillow. In 2015 we both went to an anime convention with our friend groups. Our hotel rooms were right next door to each other. At one point, we realized that there were not enough pillows for all of us. We called down to the front desk for more but did not receive enough pillows. We voluntold our one friend to go over and ask to use their phone to call down again so that we didn't seem crazy or annoying to the front desk. She didn't want to go alone so I said I would go with her. When we knocked on the door Ryan answered. We explained our situation and he let us in. My friend called down and we waited. We spent two hours in the room waiting and talking to Ryan and Jp (best man). We realized then that the front desk had&nbsp;forgotten about us, and&nbsp;they were kind enough to give us some of their pillows. Back in our room, I stated "The ginger is mine" so that I could have a chance to flirt with him. I never saw him again that weekend, but my friend Annie went on a few dates with one of his friends. A few weeks later, Annie texted me and said that Ryan wanted my number! Of course, I said yes. I loved talking to him and was excited to go on our first date! We met at the East Brunswick Mall. We hung out in Barnes and Noble reading books and telling jokes then went to see the New Jurassic World movie. It was such a wonderful time. We kept seeing each other throughout the summer. Then when college started back up we would visit each other on weekends. From there things grew AND HERE WE ARE! We cannot wait to spend the rest of our lives together and to share this special day with all of you! ~Amanda

How we met <3

Our Story

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We met sophomore year in high school where we dated for a few months. The breakup was because we knew we were better as friends. ever since then, we have been stuck together. Mike is my platonic soulmate. He has always been there for me at the drop of a hat and I would do the same for him. He is the sweetest, kindest, smartest, goofiest man I have ever met (well maybe the second best 😜) I wouldn't have become the confident person I am today without him and I wouldn't want anyone else standing right next to me as I marry my other best guy friend!

Mike

You could say that I have known Giovannina all her life! She is my youngest cousin and the only other girl out of the 4 of us. Giovannina is an extremely talented gymnast and also so smart funny and pretty.  Anything she puts her mind to she gets done. Giovannina was the most determined person for Ryan to propose to me other than me! I cannot wait to share my biggest day with her.

Giovannina

I met Lena in the 1st grade. We were in a play together and just before the curtain opened we were scared and held hands. That was our very first moment together. It has been over 20 years now at each other's sides. There were a lot of ups and downs in those years but we always made it through.  Lena is an extremely talented, smart funny, and beautiful woman that I got to watch grow up. I can't think of a moment that we didn't share together, even if we didn't plan it. We share friends, clothes, and memories. We even had our first boyfriends at the same time. We even got engaged only a few months apart from each other! She is the Winnie to my Piglet, the Buzz to my Woody, and the Batman to my Robin, and I am proud to have her stand with me on my wedding day.

Lena

Emme and I have only been friends for a few years now and it's been the best! She is so supportive and sweet. Her biggest loves are cats, horror, and her husband Drew.  It's only been a short time and I don't think I can imagine my life with out her and I cannot imagine my wedding without her! ~Amanda

Emme

Lex has only been around for a few years and I swear she has brought me a new way to live. I am pretty sure she lives her life in a constant "yes and?" state.  Lex is the first person to say she is down for the craziest ideas. She is not afraid to let her geek flag fly and I aspire to be like her one day! I'm so happy to be able to share my wedding with her.

I first met JP at MCC (College). We met through a mutual friend of ours. They wanted a life size Spider-Man Piñata  for his birthday and we were tasked to make it possible. JP and I spent many weekends and lot of tape to get it off the ground. The end result was amazing and the birthday boy beyond surprised to watch as we webbed up Spidey and got everyone to kill his favorite super hero. This was the start of our amazing friendship. We bonded over all things nerdy from going to conventions, playing board games, and binge watch; I wouldn't want to have anyone else standing with me. He rolled a Nat 1, and now he is stuck with us.

Brother of the Groom and Tormentor of his nightmares. Patrick has been a part of my life....well since the start of his. As brothers, we have had our ups and downs and our mutual agreement of times to share the TV and the Xbox. Since we share a large age gap, there have been times when we are the same and then completely different from one another. Those were the simple times and I look back fondly on us playing games and watching shows super late at night or early on Saturday morning watching our cartoons.

Patrick

I met John at MCC (College). We both were a part of the many events and clubs that were going on throughout college. Much time was spent playing tabletop and card games together at the cafeteria with our friends.  We have been confused as each other on many occasions and have grown together through our adventures. I can proudly say that I am the reason for introducing him and his Wife. 

John

Andrew and I first met through a shared class at MCC together with our other groomsman, Oliver. We helped each other through the class and this was the start of our great friendship. Even though we had different majors we were in the same building and always made time to try and hang out in the computer lab and the cafeteria to play games and just relax after our stressful classes. Best quality about Andrew is his ability to lead and his determination even with him being Fun Sized. I don't think I would've made it through MCC without him and Oliver.

Andrew

Oliver and I first met through a shared class at MCC with my other groomsman, Andrew. We shared a number of classes together despite not sharing the same major but that never stopped us from always trying to hang together. We hung out quit a lot after our classes talking about everything and anything. Topics would include from family, life, and even the occasional girl of interest. Best quality about Oliver is that he is a Jack of All Trades, Master of none. College life wouldn't have been so much fun without his jokes and way to walk whip out his Junk.... Warrior.

Oliver

Wedding Party

Q + A

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Amanda & Ryan

Amanda & Ryan

Registry