Romantic Vineyard Wedding
Kenny and I met while working at the same payroll company. Our office had a candy bowl with bite-size candies and one day Kenny asked me which was my favorite, so I told him Butterfingers. Later that day, I had a huge Butterfinger candy bar on my desk with his phone number on the back. We dated for 10 years on and off and now I am a registered nurse and he is police officer.
After deciding we wanted to stick together for the long haul, we moved in together. A few months later, we got an exciting surprise that I was pregnant! That winter, we hosted our family at a restaurant for a gender reveal, which to my surprise, also turned into a romantic proposal! We made our unity official with a small justice of the peace ceremony before our baby boy was born, but planned to have a wedding celebration afterward.
We wanted a non-traditional wedding venue that could accommodate our 200 guests and provide great food. After looking at several venues, we decided The Vineyards at Aquebogue offered everything we were looking for in a romantic, fall vineyard wedding. We worked with Kate Wiggins, sales director, and Russ Moran, general manager, on every aspect of planning. Lessing’s bought The Vineyards during our wedding planning and I was thrilled with all the improvements the new team made. They were attentive and made us feel as comfortable as possible.