Ryan and Marissa's Wedding in Asbury Park, New Jersey

The story of our wedding

We are just so happy to be married!

We met as post-grads at our college (West Chester University of Pennsylvania) playing water polo! He proposed on campus after 4 years of dating, quoting his favorite movie-star Rocky Balboa. :)

Ryan and I were married at the English Manor in Ocean Township, NJ. We tried to keep it as lowkey as possible, and cost effective too! The English Manor was truly incredible; such a gorgeous place, AMAZING food, and within our budget; they take care of so much stuff so we didn't have to! It was so pretty on it's own we barely had any of our own decorations or signage! We did all our invites/save the dates/thank yous from Ann's Bridal Bargains, which was such a money saver and they all came out beautiful. Our flowers were from the Shoprite of Belmar and were delightful, as was Alyssa the Floral Department coordinator we worked with! Our DJ was so incredible, hire them ASAP!!!!! DJ Smooth Entertainment based out of Philly - literally nicest guys we worked with. Austin is a delight and Bill the MC was truly a gem, all of our guests complimented their work over and over again. And they are affordable too which makes it all even sweeter. The guys got custom suits from Mens Wearhouse, they all looked amazing and now they have a 3 piece suit for life, and free alterations whenever they want! the girls got their dresses from Azazie, and we all had a super pleasant experience working through Azazie. So many options and so affordable. I got my gown from La Belle Mariee Bridal in Langhorne, PA. Lovely ladies and had a pleasant experience from shopping, to buying, to alterations, to picking up my gown!