Client Info

Client Orientation: Hetero
Client Names: Jules Frank & Joe Fortunato

Album Story – Jules-Joe Laurita Winery Wedding 

Jules and Joe’s woodsy wedding at Laurita Winery in New Egypt, NJ was twinkly and magical. Their rustic personality with a love of being outdoors, fit their Fall, October wedding at Laurita Winery perfectly. They wanted it to be a relaxed and fun day with their loved ones.

Sweet and beautiful Jules could not stop smiling all through her bride prep, she was excited and happy to be marrying the love of her life later that evening. Jules’ hair was in a high bun that just complemented her elegance and her veil was placed over her bun to complete the look. She looked absolutely stunning! Her bridesmaids wore deep red floor length dresses, each styled slightly different than the other. Their bouquets consisted of puffy white roses and deep red ranunculus, with silver dollar eucalyptus leaves. WOW, Jules’ bouquet really stood out with huge, deep red roses that were intertwined with red berries that complemented the fall season. Jules stepped into her Allure Bridals wedding gown from Cinderella Bridals and my goodness, she looked INCREDIBLE!

Wine barrels and twinkly lights were seen throughout the ceremony and reception. This worked well with their outdoor woodsy theme. Their 7 o’clock candlelit ceremony was held outside of Laurita Winery. It felt very serene and relaxed. On either side of the ceremony space were wine barrels that had large floral arrangements done by Narcissus Florals and candles on the ground and lining the aisle. The ceremony space looked beautiful!

Jules was ready to dance the night away and Joe was ready to mingle with his crowd, whereas equally they both were ready to dive into delicious food and have fun. Their reception space at Laurita Winery was beautifully lit with candlelight and string lights hung from the ceiling. The deep reds and woodsy feels were seen throughout the space. Jules and Joe went with orange uplighting that kept the seasonal feel to their theme. Their sweetheart table had two framed photographs of their beloved dogs, because they wanted their special pups to be a part of their big day too! How precious and sweet was that!!

The details in their reception space really fit their personalities and the style of their woodsy wedding. The wedding cake was brushed and designed to look like tree trunk details, while the groom’s cake was shaped like a cigar box!

TIME TO DANCE! Everyone hit the dance floor ready to dance the night away with the newly weds. Chris Marino of Limelight Entertainment rocked their wedding and played all of their favorites! Jules and Joe danced the night away with their family and friends. It was such a magical spectacular wedding.

Associated Vendors

Cake Designer: The Chocolate Carousel
Dress Store: CINDERELLA BRIDALS
Floral Designer: Narcissus Florals
Reception Venue: Laurita Winery
Event Venue: The Hilton Garden Inn
Photographer: Limelight Entertainment

Client Questionnaire

Q6: How did you meet? Tell us about the proposal.
A6: Tinder-I know it’s not the most romantic answer but it’s true.  In this modern world it becomes very difficult to meet people organically.  Joe and I clicked from the first date and I knew we’d be a long term thing within the first week, I just didn’t realize we signed up for forever when I swiped right!

Q8: Do you have any wedding planning or marriage advice that you’d like to share with other couples planning their day?
A8: Wedding planning: Don’t micromanage every detail! The people you hire are professionals and they know this is the biggest day of your life-they will do everything in their power to make it all wonderful.  And if someone offers to help you, take them up on it.  After your ceremony, take a few minutes of just you two to catch your breath and enjoy what you just committed to one another-the reception is going to fly by and you might not get to have that chance again until the next day.  Marriage advice: make sure you married your best friend, the laughs are worth it when life gets silly.

Images – Jules-Joe Laurita Winery Wedding