Stephanie and Chris

The final chapter in our NJ Wedding Journey – most definitely my favorite. In this episode we spent time at Fred Astaire Red Bank and the Salt Creek Grille in Rumson, NJ.  Making a good impression during our first dance was definitely important to us.  I don’t know how we would have done it without Andre’s amazing professional support.  He really should be on Dancing with the Stars.  The Salt Creek Grille was the location of our rehearsal dinner. Thanks to the generosity of Chris’s partents (Cathy and Connie – who join us for the tour), we had the most special evening with our closest family and friends. Stay tuned for pics from both experiences!

The best part of episode 4 is that you get to see video clips from our wedding day. I have to say – this is my favorite episode because I get to see how all our hard work came together. Our wedding day was the most beautiful day of our lives (to date).  Working with all these local wedding vendors really made it an unforgetable experience.  Hope you have enjoyed seeing it all in an NJ Wedding! We have so many people to thank – especially our parents and matron of honor and best man! But working with these professionals   made the entire experience a lot easier. Huge kudos to Frank and Teja, Curt and NJ Discover for asking us to participate in this special project.  I hope another couple (somewhere in NJ) gets this opportunity soon.

In episode 3 of a NJ Wedding, we met with 3 very important businesses when it comes to planning a wedding: the right jewelry store, luxury transportation and cigars!

We always knew Red Bank had amazing resources for jewelry.  (There are lots of great stores in our town, including Tiffany’s). We checked them all out – and found what we think is the best local offering – Hamilton Jewelers. Their Facebook page has great info as well. In this episode, you’ll also see Chris chat it up with Arrow Limo and Cigars Plus.

Hope you enjoy it.

Here’s Episode 2 of a NJ Wedding (Red Bank Style). We met with more of our fabulous vendors. For those of you shopping around for wedding vendors in Red Bank, NJ, you’ll get to see the following in this week’s episode:

Mosaic Salon in Spa (and don’t forget to like their Facebook page)

LashOut

A.Rae Makeup (the most amazing makeup artist that I have worked with on many occasions). She is a HIGH DEF make up artist.

Sweetest Sin Boutique: I actually ran out to Sweetest Sin the morning of our wedding. Well worth the investment.

Our amazing photographer, Laura Vitucci Photography. Laura’s facebook page is great as well.  All of our wedding fphots are up on our flickr site!

In addition to writing this blog about our experiences planning a Jersey Shore wedding, and incorporating a variety of “social media activities” into our big day, Chris and I also decided to take on another personal project: filming a reality TV show pilot! Not what we had expected as part of our wedding preparation process, but it was a fun experience and one that is finally ready for prime time. I love the idea that we really went beyond the typical ways people capture wedding content. While we did have professional photographers present, this entire wedding experience was truly a multimedia extravaganza – complete with user generated content, Facebook Status Update Changes, and now local cable TV integration. For those of you that are interested in the the power of social media to grow and change the way in which we live and consume content – pay attention.

I should give you a bit of background here: Back in March when we participated in the Red Bank Wedding Walk, we met Frank Dicopoulos (former CBS Guiding Light soap opera actor) and his wife, Teja Anderson (actress/writer). Frank and Teja asked us if we’d be interested in helping promote the local Red Bank wedding-related businesses. Since we were planning on sticking with all local vendors, we thought — sure. Plus we were hoping to share our planning process and big day with the world online. I can’t quite believe it, but it all came together. Check out the recently announced launch of A NJ Wedding – Red Bank! The first of the four episodes (embedded below) aired last week on Comcast 190. Re-runs of all episodes will be hosted online at NJDiscover.com after initial airing. Check NJDiscover.com for local times, programming or any changes. You can watch episode #2 tonight at 9 pm on Comcast 190.

Chris and I were proud to be able to showcase how much fun planning a wedding in Red Bank, NJ is. All of the people we worked with on the project were so supportive of us during the process. As I’ve written in other posts – you should like the people you work with on your wedding, because you will be spending a lot of time with them.

If you’d like to read a bit more about this project, check out our “Social Media Press Release on Presslift. You can also read up on this on the following local blogs/press sites: Red Bank Green, Asbury Park Press and Red Hot Magazine!

Frank and Teja have future plans for this format. Future episodes of shows will feature new brides and grooms in Red Bank, New Jersey or in the town of their choice. If you’re interested in doing some think like this, you should reach out to Frank! I’m always up for supporting New Jersey – and showing a cast of characters that AREN’T what you usually see on TV on shows like The Jersey Shore and Jerseylicious. Hope you enjoy our efforts and please feel free to share on Facebook, etc.

This episode includes features with:
Oyster Point Hotel (btw – they have an awesome Facebook and Twitter Page)

Mustillo’s Town and Country

Sassy Chic Boutique (and owner Donna Orecchia’s Sassy Chic facbook page)

A NJ Wedding “Red Bank” Episode 1 – NJ Discover from NJ Discover on Vimeo. Watch it here as well: