Christina & Matt’s Wedding at the Park Chateau Estate & Gardens in East Brunswick, NJ

Walking into bride prep we found Christina sitting in a salon chair getting her gorgeous locks styled by Jennifer Macrina of Happily Ever After Hair. Christina’s hair was styled in a low elegant bun with a few ‘messier’ strands on either side of her face. She included two beaded hair clip accessories to add a little sparkle to her upswept do. With her hair pulled back, Christina Dellanno of Perfect Bridals by Christina was able to emphasize Christina’s natural (and gorgeous!) features. She did a beautiful job with Christina’s makeup, natural with a bold eye was the perfect look. Already looking as beautiful as ever, Christina greeted us with warm smiles. She was so excited the day was here and she was going to marry her best friend.

Christina and Matt planned out the most stunning details for their wedding day! Colors of gold, champagne, dove, blush, black and ivory were noticeable in each and every detail. Dorian and Cathy of Wallflowers created the most extravagant florals for Christina and Matt’s wedding day. They were so beautiful! Christina must have picked seven different types of flowers to design her bouquet with and WOW! It was eye-catching!!! All of Christina’s bridal details were arranged neatly in a gorgeous glass, and gold plated jewelry box. Their wedding invitations, made by Little Black Dress Paperie, were so simple and elegant! Etched into the invitations was a gold foil sketch of the Park Chateau Estate & Gardens. The stationary coordinated so well with the scheme of the wedding. The overall style of their wedding was very formal and elegant. Continuing with details, we pulled out Christina’s Jimmy Choo heels, and my-oh-my these were  stunning!! Piece by piece we added each detail to the scene we created and everything looked absolutely perfectly placed together. Her gorgeous jewelry from Neves Jewelers glistened in the window light. Christina had thought of everything! It was a dream!!

After a couple of bridal portraits it was time to take Christina out for her first look in the garden. She couldn’t wait to see Matt for the first time that day. She slowly walked up to Matt – he looked dashing wearing a black tuxedo from Men’s Warehouse. As Matt turned around, the biggest smile formed and Christina shed a few happy tears. It was almost like time stopped for these two lovebirds so they could share their special moment. We love a first look!!

Matt had the guys wearing black tuxedos, which was very formal and chic. No boutonnieres for the guys, aside from Christina’s man-of-honor, her brother Michael. The girls wore beautiful unique dove and champagne sequin dresses. Everyone looked gorgeous! Taking in the beautiful landscape Park Chateau Estate & Gardens had to offer, we utilized the space in their garden for photography.

The ceremony was at Christina’s and Matt’s church, St. Catharine’s Church in Spring Lake. Their wedding mass was sweet and sentimental. The couple shared their first kissed and walked hand-in-hand down the aisle as their loved ones cheered on. We headed across the lake to photograph the newly weds and recreate one of their favorite engagement photographs. We spent some time at the lake and then headed back to the Park Chateau.

It was time to get the party started!!! Did someone say live band? Brian Kirk and the Jirks sang and got everyone moving with their high energy. This band is such a pleasure to work with. There really is nothing like live music but these guys take it to another level! Visiting guests at tables and even hopping into the Limelight Photo Booth, they  had fun with the crowd and kept the energy high all night long. It was so awesome! Everyone danced the night away and had so much fun!

Congratulations Christina and Matt! We hope your fairy tale dreams always come true! Enjoy your happily ever after! Thank you so much for choosing Limelight Entertainment to photograph your wedding day. We had a wonderful time celebrating with you and all of your loved ones! Say HI to Zoey from us!