Wedding Day

Allegria Hotel

Ceremony

Reception

Our Wedding

Thers is an old myth, before recorded history, mankind once had 4 arms and legs, two heads, and one hearts. Then we evolved apart, creatures with two arms and legs, one head, but half a heart. We become destined to always be searching for our missing halfs, but for some fortune few, they find there other half.
Chelsea and Will have defied the odds, dating and now becoming permanent partners, getting married. Chelsea is a White Witch, a Doctoral Student in Breast Cancer Research, and a passionate conuseur of the beauties of life; while William is a Libertarian Socialist (an Atheist), an amateur historian, and someone who enjoys the simple things in life.&nbsp; 
 
How could these two people ever come together?
 
Chelsea believes in reincarnation and ancestors acting to help point fate in the right direction. She feels that Will and her were written in the stars and simply meant to be in this lifetime, just like in all their past lives. Her evidence is in her opinion concrete: between the years of 2011 and 2017, Will and Chelsea often passed within inches of each other and somehow only met when the time was right. Chelsea also feels her Grammy and his Grandpa set them up from heaven. Will's opinion of how their story started is based on the actual event that really happened.
In mid-August after going through some pretty challenging things both personally and medically Chelsea decided to download the dating app OkCupid not actually intending on meeting anybody. One night after a terrible doctor's appointment Will messaged Chelsea asking about her doctorate and revealing his first Masters was from the school she was currently attending. From there, the conversation smoothly moved on to egg puns and shared war stories of their childhood medical traumas. 
 
William believes that Chelsea and him met as a matter of chance, one of those moments where fate happens to intervene. To paraphrase Thomas Jefferson, &#8220;The harder I work, the more luck I have.&#8221; That's why I believe I met Chelsea, I was working so hard at my job as a Field Organizer. I was working more than 40 hours a week and could barely squeeze dates between hours night before sleeping. Despite the new relationship, it was worth all his free time. The connection was so palpable the soon-to-be lovers quickly scheduled an in-person date. Their first date lasted 10 hours with a large amount of time spent right in front of The Allegria hotel in the same spot Will proposed. 
 
As Time Goes By:
 
Through the intervening years from hello until the &#8216;I do's&#8217;, Will and Chelsea have supported each other through some very challenging times and spent a lot of time on fabulous adventures around the country and everything in between. Together, Will was there for Chelsea as she writes her doctoral proposal, editing and proofreading it through. Similarly, Chelsea was there for Will during the turbulent times of his student teaching, helping to get lesson ideas up and out to his students. 
Chelsea and Will are compatible in many ways that are above and beyond their wildest dreams. Now that Chelsea and Will get to go through life hand in hand side by side, the couple is immeasurably grateful for their respective partners and to celebrate their love with all their family and friends.

Our Story

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Wedding Party

Our wedding is on Saturday August 9th at the Allegria hotel in Long Beach. Please arrive at 6 pm the ceremony starts at 6:30 pm. Reception to follow from 7 pm until midnight 12 am. The hotel is on the boardwalk and beach itself. The ceremony is on the rooftop pool deck and we will be on the boardwalk and potentially sand for sparklers after the cocktail hour.

date details 

We are working with 3 hotels for our out of town guests . Please choose whatever is best for you.
 
1 ) Allegria Hotel 
80 W Broadway, Long Beach, NY 11561&#160; https://search.app/gYZgjQ8YCPymS2zk8
This hotel is also our wedding venue. Make a reservation with the front desk telling them you are with the Marks Novello wedding.
Go to the Allegria Hotel Website
Click book your stay in the top right-hand corner of the website.
Enter dates of stay (if guest enters dates that you are not in contract for, your discounted rate will not populate) and then click book your stay.
On the left-hand side of the page, enter 2508MNOV in GROUP CODE and then click update to see availability. **Do not enter this in the promo code or access code field**
 
2 ) The Long Beach hotel 
405 East Broadway, Long Beach NY 11561 https://search.app/ATa6swzmUZrpN8oM9
This hotel is a first come first serve basis of availability. Make a reservation with the code CHWD for a 15% discount 
 
3 ) Long Island Marriott
101 James Doolittle Blvd, Uniondale, NY 11553 https://search.app/L8HBRVSSmbAGHNZ98
directions from the Allegria (https://mapq.st/3EneU0j)
This hotel is a short trip to the Allegria but closer to the Long Island based family. Make a reservation before July 8th telling the front desk you are with the Chelsea Marks wedding for our discounted rate

2508MNOV is the correct code for the Allegria please disregard the earlier code

Travel

Things to Do

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https://www.honeyfund.com/site/marks-novello-08-09-2025 
 
We are so excited to begin our infinity and beyond as a married couple and to share the first steps of this journey with all of you. To kit off our happily ever after we&#8217;ve planned a very special honeymoon that will take us to some of Europe&#8217;s most historic and beautiful cities. Together, we&#8217;ll explore Athens, Venice, Florence, Naples, and Rome over 14 unforgettable and amazing days. As many of you know, travel is a passion of ours. For me, Chelsea, it&#8217;s something I&#8217;ve always loved, and I&#8217;m thrilled to share this with Will, who will have the opportunity to explore places he's only read about but are already extremely important to me. These incredible destructions are now newly special to both of us. 
We&#8217;ve worked with a wonderful company called Sage Travel, which specializes in creating accessible, private tours for travelers with different abilities. This will ensure that our trip is as seamless and enjoyable as possible, as we visit iconic sites like the Acropolis, Pompeii and, the Colosseum&#8212;places that are deeply meaningful to us. Given the unique nature of our travel needs, and the cost of the excursions, we&#8217;ve decided to forgo a more traditional registry in favor of a honeymoon registry through honeyfund which fits our love story and wanderlust souls better.
Please note that your love and support is already a cherished gift. We would be eternally grateful for any and all donations towards these memorable days and help in making this perfect start to forever, our dream&nbsp; honeymoon a reality. 
 
https://www.honeyfund.com/site/marks-novello-08-09-2025

Chelsea and William

Chelsea and William

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