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Click Below for WEDDING VIDEO CLIPS! 

http://villanovisions.com/vvisions_004.htm

 

 

The Wedding of a Lifetime

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The most wonderful day of our lives...

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Vanessa & Jeff

Our wedding day was the most beautiful, wonderful, perfect day of our lives. 

We truly enjoyed every moment to the fullest extent.  Each aspect of the day only brought

more emotion and happiness and we couldn’t feel more blessed. 

       

We are so excited to begin our journey as

Husband &Wife

 

—————— ?Getting Ready ?——————

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—————— ?The Boys ?——————
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
—————— ?the church?——————
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 

Goin’ to the Chapel…  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

IL Bacio

   
We’re  Married!!!
        
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
—————— ?Formals  at columbus Park?——————
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
—————— ?the  Reception ?——————
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 

A view with a room…

 
 
 

And they Danced and they Danced…

 
 
 
 

Awww- my sister crying at our 1st dance….

 
     
 
 
 
 
 

A  toast to the Mr  and Mrs…

 
 
 

D ancing with my stepfather…

 
 

O ur Famous Cake! (filled with chocolate & Peanut Butter!  A huge hit!

 
 
 
 

Love   Sweet Love

 
 
 

Boogie’n to Billy Jean!  The band put on a fabulous performance!

 
 
 
 
 

         My gorgeous maid of honor, my sister.  I love this picture because it really captures her personality. 

                                                     And she is wearing the necklace i gave her with a picture of my father on it…

 
 
 
— ?Happily-EverAfter ?—
 
 

 

 

 

 

—————— ?Non-Pro Pics ?——————

 
 
    
 
My Mother in Law surprised us with these customized Star Ledgers,
which were delivered to each guest room at our hotel!  It was so cool!
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
Aren't they BEAUTIES?!?!
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    
 
 
 
  
Love this pic of my parents!!!
 
 
       


 
 
 
 
 
Yes, I was one CRAZY bride, lol!
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
BM BOOGIE!!!

 
My BM Eileen, modeling the flip flops i gave the girls...
 
 
   
 
DH and his beautiful Mother.
 
 
    
 
 

 
                     
 
 
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AND... at Karaoke bar at 3 am! Only my family would do something this NUTS!!!

 

 
 
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—————— ? Honeymoon  ?——————
Hyatt Regency Aruba Resort
 
Our HM was absolutley fantastic!  We had such a great time!   
More pics to come...

 
 
 
   
 
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
    

 

                                      

      

                                                                    

 

 

                                                               

 

    

 

                               

 

 

  

 

    

 

   

 

 

                                                         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

                                        

 

                                                       

 

                                                      


 



 


 


——————? Our Vendors and Reviews ?——————


CHURCH
Our Lady of Grace, Hoboken

 
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VENUE
Chart House, Weehawken
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Although the view alone is enough to sell anyone, the service and food at the

Chart House are absolutely unmatched!  From the catering manager (Toni)

to our Maitre'D (Heather) and our own personal waiter (Alex)... s

o nice and extremely professional!  I was quite the detailed bride and

haunted Toni for 2 years!  But she was so accommodating and

welcomed any ideas and suggestions I had. 

5 star service at a 5 start venue!



WEDDING GOWN
Melissa Sweet, Lia- Priscilla of Boston
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The women there were very nice. I first began working with Rachel Ann,

who was an absolute sweetheart!  Everything was pretty seamless. I loved my gown!

 

 


BRIDESMAIDS GOWN
Alvina Valenta- Kleinfeld’s Bridesmaid Loft
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BAND
Craig Scott Orchestra
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This was by far our absolute best vendor we could have ever hired!  Nick, the band leader,

was such a fun and energetic addition to our evening!  I had also hounded him with a

million emails about what songs we wanted and did not want- and they really delivered an

evening to be remembered!  There was never a moment throughout the night that didn't

have a band member performing. During dinner, they had a one man show, with a guitar,

playing DMB and John Mayer.  And one of the guys did this amazing rendition of MJ's Billy Jean!  

It was such a killer way to start the evening!  I have never heard so many great comments

about any other band before.  We are still getting phone calls about how wonderful the were! 

My pictures show that 90% of our guests were on the dancefloor all night long!  T

he music truly rocked our wedding!  I cannot say enough about Craig Scott Orchestra!


CAKE
La Promenade Bakery, Tenafly
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We worked with Dee from day one.  She is so so so nice and a real artist!  I gave her a sketch of what we wanted as our cake, and she brought it to life!  She also held a cake tasting for us, and worked very hard to perfect our unique peanut butter mousse filling... which was the best thing I've ever eaten!

 

 



FLORIST
Knight Floral Design, Fort Lee
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Tim, the owner of Knight Floral, is the BEST!  He really knew how to bring my visions to life! 

He and his team definitely set the tone for the evening.  The Chart House

is fairly simple in layout and design, so I wanted to hire someone who could

help me transform the space into a very elegant and classy atmosphere.  We worked together

to create beautiful cascades of flowers, ottoman covers, gorgeous centerpieces,

and stunning bouquets!  I almost slept with my bouquet the night of the wedding

because I never wanted to put it down!  He is truly a master of the floral industry

and I couldn’t have hired anyone better! 

 

 


PHOTOGRAPHER
JF Photography
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The owner, Jamal, was our photographer.  He is one of the nicest people we have ever met in our lives! 

He was very easy to work with and very professional.  His assistant, Steve, was great too.

They really seemed to care about getting the perfect shots!  They were also funny and fun

to have around on our big day.  I will add more when we recieve our photos.



VIDEOGRAPHER
Villanovisions
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Rob was wonderful!  He was on time and very professional.  He worked very well with our photograI kept catching him at interesting angles- so I have a feeling the video will be pretty creative.  I will update as soon as we receive our video.



MAKEUP ARTIST
Tricia Catenaro, www.blumabeauty.com
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Tricia is so fun!  She is such a sweet girl and is fabulous at her job! 

We had a few trials, and I loved every one!  She was very keen on making sure I

was happy with how I looked and really took the time and consideration to make s

ure I was comfortable with the outcome!  I loved her and my makeup!

 

 

HAIR STYLIST

Joe Murry, R Salon, EdgEwater

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I loved my hair!  It took a few trials, but we finally got it right!  It was exactly how I wanted it. 

Joe was great- he came to the hotel to do my hair, my mom and my sisters.  The only bad thing I can say is

that he is a little pricey- as he charges by the hour.  I would not have minded this,

if he hadn’t styled my mothers hair down and charged $65 for trials…

but I thought that was kind of high.  However, it was worth it because I have never

gotten so many compliments on my hair in my life! 

He was also a little hard to get in touch with, but when we finally did, all was well!

 

 

 


WEDDING BANDS
Shenoa & Co (NYC)
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TRANSPORTATION
Beverly Hills Limo, Yonkers, NY & Lucien Limo, Rutherford
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I only used Lucien for our Rolls Royce- and our driver, Paul, was such a fabulous addition to our day!  He made us laugh and was so friendly.  I think riding in that car is one of the most

memorable parts of the day :)  He was very timely and worked very well with not only the other limo drivers, but the photographer and videographer as well.



INVITATIONS
www.kerry-doyle.com
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I worked directly with Kerry to design our invitations. 

She was such a doll.  Everything was perfect and done in a very timely matter.


 
HONEYMOON
Hyatt Regency Resort & Casino, Aruba
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