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Lori and Rob at Clarks Landing Yacht Club

Posted on March 09, 2023 by New Jersey Bride

How did you meet?
We met six years ago at Bar Anticipation during Beat the Clock. It was my first time going to Bar A and they are very strict there when it comes to IDs. During the summer months, Bar A is so popular that the line can wrap around the block and it can take around an hour to just get in, especially on a Tuesday for Beat the Clock. I waited in line for a long time and realized once I got up to the bouncer that I forgot my ID at home and I was living around 35 minutes away at that time. I made the drive back home and contemplated driving all the way back down to Belmar, but I did! I never would have guessed I was going to meet my future husband that night.

How did you get engaged?
Rob and I got engaged Memorial Day Weekend of 2021 in Key West, Florida. Rob had the engagement ring in his carry-on and while we were going through security the person right after Rob got randomly searched. Rob was so nervous, he thought he might have to propose in the airport in front of thousands of people if he was the one randomly chosen by TSA. When we landed at the hotel in Key West, we checked into the room, left our bags, and ran to the beach (like we do on any vacation). I remember walking to the pier overlooking the bright blue sea and sitting on a hammock. Rob was looking out and asked me to stand next to him. When I went to stand next to him we both expressed how happy we were and how long the past year has been with dealing with COVID but it brought us closer. Next thing I know he was on his knee asking me to marry him!

Details of the day!
The wedding theme was Fall in Love. The sweetheart table had tons of white and gold pumpkins with greenery and more different colored pumpkins on the floor right in front. We even had a white fall in love jack-o-lantern. The color scheme was navy, gold, white, and eucalyptus. The tables had gold table numbers, eucalyptus leaves, white pumpkins, and flowers. The bridesmaids were all in navy and their bouquets were eucalyptus leaves, one white flower, a white ribbon, and blueberries (to tie in the navy). I thought the blueberries were a really nice and different touch!

Why did you choose your venue?
We fell in love with Clarks Landing Yacht Club the moment we toured the venue. The view was stunning, the amount of food at cocktail hour, the choices for dinner, the bridal suite, the groom’s suite, everything was beautiful. I have dietary restrictions and Clarks Landing made me feel comfortable that there would be things that I could eat on my wedding day. Clarks Landing is known for their extravagant cocktail hour and I would have been very upset if I couldn’t participate in eating during it. My family is Italian so one of the most important items for my wedding day was the food and boy did their food live up to my expectation. Everything did!!

What was on your menu?
The cocktail hour had sushi, a taco station, a pasta station, an antipasto station, a Mediterranean station, a wine and cheese station, a Brazilian steakhouse station, a cold bar, polish station. The dinner menu was an autumn salad; choice of chateaubriand, Chilean sea bass, chicken stuffed with spinach, cheese and peppers, or pasta primavera. During dinner, the staff at Clarks would come around with wine and offered second portion options. For dessert, we had the main wedding cake which was chocolate with a raspberry filling, a GF mini cake that was vanilla with chocolate fudge filling, an ice cream bar, and bananas foster station.

All about your gown!
I always envisioned myself in a lace gown, with an open back. While I was trying gowns at different bridal stores, I always tried on this same style with tiny differences in each gown but never had “the feeling”. Well, I went to Seng Couture and I had sent them some gowns that I knew I wanted to try on, which they had waiting in the waiting room for me. I tried on 4 gowns prior to the one I ended up buying. When I tried on my gown I instantly said in the fitting room “wow I love this” and I got the feeling that everyone describes. When I walked out of the fitting room to show my mom, the song Rob and I picked for our first dance song started playing, and I knew it was the one.

What was your favorite moment?
My favorite moment was the end of the night when Rob and I did our last dance. There were no photographers, guests, or staff at the venue, only us two and the DJ. It was a really nice intimate moment for the both of us to reflect on the day together and dance together. This is my favorite moment that I will cherish for the rest of my life. Another one of my favorite moments was doing a first look with my dad and bridesmaids!

One detail you couldn’t live without?
Clarks Landing! They made our wedding amazing! We didn’t have to worry about a thing on the day of the wedding.

Did anything go wrong?
Myself, the mothers, and the bridesmaids were quite late to the ceremony due to rush hour traffic and there were a ton of lattern flies! However, the day went on!

First dance song?
Speechless by Dan and Shay

Any advice for future brides?
There will be things that go wrong but no one will notice because they don’t know what you have planned. Don’t get caught up in the little things!

Honeymoon Location?
We went to the Amalfi Coast, Italy!

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Clarks Landing Yacht Club

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Brian Delia

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Priest from St. Michaels

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Seng Couture- Maggie Sottero

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