Tupper Manor

Wedding Day

Ceremony

Cocktail Hour

Reception

Our Wedding

Alex and I met thanks to one of my best friends, Kristina. Kristina and I have been friends since the sixth grade, and little did I know she had a cousin who would someday be my husband. Kristina had mentioned that she had a cousin I should meet, but we never followed through with making a plan to hang out. One summer night in 2021, Kristina and I went out to eat and were looking for something to do after dinner. She called her other cousin, Nick, and asked if he wanted to meet us for drinks. Nick (who is also Alex's cousin) called Alex to ask if he wanted to join, and he said yes. Kristina and I met up with Nick and Alex that night, and my immediate thought was "Wow, Alex is so tall!". I remember going to the bathroom with Kristina and telling her how cute I thought Alex was. After that night, I couldn't shake the feelings I felt towards Alex, even though I barely knew him. About a week later, an Instagram message popped up on my phone from Alex. He said he had a great time the other night and wanted to take me out to dinner. We had our first date at Glen Pharmer, a distillery in Franklin MA. We had pizza and cocktails and couldn't stop talking and laughing. Alex and I hung out nearly every chance we could after that. He was preparing to go into the Air Force, and I was working evenings at a nursing facility, so we would meet up late after my shift in the Wendy's parking lot to hang out. We would get fries and drive to a local lake and just sit in the car for hours, talking about anything and everything. Alex officially asked me to be his girlfriend on September 26, 2021. I was a bit hesitant at first because, at the time, we thought he would be going to boot camp that winter, which did not leave us much time to spend together. However, I knew something was different about our relationship, so I listened to heart and said yes. Alex ended up leaving later than expected, so we had seven amazing months together before he left for boot camp. We took trips to New Hampshire, Connecticut, Florida, and Arizona and hung out nearly every day. Alex left for the Air Force that May, and I started Physician Assistant school that August. We were long-distance for two and a half years but were lucky enough to see each other a few times a year. Alex asked me to marry him on September 28, 2024, 2 days after our 3rd anniversary. We are so excited to no longer be long distance and to spend the rest of our lives with each other!

Our Love Story 

Our Story

Engagement Photos 

Madison Iarussi

Taylor Iarussi

Kristina Silvestro

Shannon Regan

Kiara Ortiz

Nick Antobenedetto

Juan Vanegas

Callahan Henkel 

Sullivan Henkel 

Donovan Henkel 

Wedding Party

Q + A

We have reserved hotel blocks for the night of our wedding at the hotel connected to our venue, The Wylie Inn. Rooms can be booked online or by calling 978-867-1800. Please be sure to mention the Iarussi/Ortiz wedding when booking your room(s) so you can be placed in the reserved block and receive our discounted. The room blocks are first come, first serve, though we can increase the number of blocks if needed and if there is still availability. Other nearby hotels are listed below: Hawthorne Hotel, Salem MASalem Waterfront Hotel, Salem MAHampton Inn Salem, MAThe Hotel Salem, Salem, MAThe Merchant, Salem, MASonesta Select Boston, Danvers, MAThe Salem Inn, Salem, MAMarriott Residence Inn, Danvers, MADoubletree by Hilton, Danvers, MAHampton Inn, Peabody MaMarriott Boston/Peabody, Peabody MABeauport Hotel, Gloucester, MA

Hotels

Things to Do

Registry

Brooke & Alexander

Brooke & Alexander

Engagement Photos