Anthony & Andrea | Park Château Estate & Gardens | East Brunswick, NJ

Incredible Grounds & Cuisine

Andrea and I went to high school together but didn’t start dating until after we graduated college. We reconnected when we ran into each other at a local bar and I asked Andrea to go on a date for drinks. Now I am a manager at Park Château and Andrea works in pharmaceutical marketing. On Easter Sunday at my Uncle Joe’s house, a year and a half later, I set up the annual Easter egg hunt for me and Andrea to win a trip to Florida that I planned. During dinner on the beach in Naples, I asked Andrea to be my wife and she said yes!

My father, Barry Maurillo, owns Park Château and I knew it was the perfect setting for a wedding. The grounds are beautiful, the cocktail hour room and ballroom are unbelievably stunning, the food is incredible, and I knew the staff would take excellent care of us there. I worked with my father, Tom Casella, the general manager, and Devin Hope, the sales manager, to coordinate all the details of our wedding.

We had a Catholic ceremony at a church nearby and then we all headed to Park Château for cocktail hour. Our cocktail hour was held inside and outside on the veranda. Some of the fan-favorites were the fresh mozzarella station, where a chef rolled fresh mozzarella with assorted delights such as prosciutto, spinach, and strawberries; the hand-rolled sushi prepared by a sushi chef; and the lobster shack station with fresh Maine lobster and king crab legs. Our guests went crazy over the Cristal Champagne bar made out of ice!  

As a surprise to our guests, Andrea and I entered our reception with indoor sparklers! The ballroom had a classic romantic ambiance. Dinner began with a burrata salad and then guests had a choice of bone-in filet, Chilean sea bass with a soy ginger glaze, chicken saltimbocca, or eggplant parmesan. In addition to our wedding cake, we had a full Viennese table with variety of dessert stations. The big hit was the special donut wall! Everything was delicious.

For a real party vibe, we had both a band and a DJ play at our reception. Our band was great and played a mix of everything during the reception, from oldies to top 40’s modern songs. Our DJ kept the party alive with dance music at the after-party and we served all kinds of late-night snacks with a Jersey Boardwalk station, a cheesesteak station, and more.

Thank you to all our friends and family for visiting with us on our wedding. Thank you to all our vendors, with a special shout out to our photographer and our band for their incredible talent. Thank you to my dad, Barry, and to Tom, Devin, and the management team at Park Château!

Park Château Estate & Gardens
678 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
732.238.4200, parkchateau.com