Wedding Day

Sacred Heart Chapel

Ceremony

Perona Farms

Reception

Our Wedding

Our story began on a hot summer day in Troy, New York during August of 2015. Christine came home to her sorority house when Andrew was with his fraternity brothers dropping off chocolate covered treats. Christine was the first to walk over covered in sweat from a run, and said "these are good." This little interaction inspired Andrew to reach out to one of his friends in her house, ask about her, and then arrange to be in the kitchen cooking when she was there. It worked. Christine passed through the kitchen that day and Andrew offered her some of the Chicken Francese he made. Christine ended up having five servings of it. She only stopped there because she thought 6 servings was too much.

“The people who give you their food give you their heart.”

Life following undergraduate college lead us on many new adventures. In 2017, we moved into our first apartment together in Ridgewood, NJ. In 2019, we bought our first house together in Warwick, NY and since then we have been making it our home. We've been fortunate to take our adventures around the world. Together we explored the Cliffs of Moher in Ireland, hiked a canyon river in Arizona, ate pounds of pasta in Italy, snacked on baguettes in Switzerland, drove a manual car (with only an hour of practice in the US) through France, and on January 30th, 2020, Andrew got down on one knee and proposed next to a quiet canal in Bruges, Belgium.

"In life, it's not where you go, it's who you travel with."

August 21st, 2021 holds our next great adventure. This is the day our two hearts become one. We are so excited to celebrate this big day with you and all of our loved ones. Cheers to our next chapter!

“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”

Our Story

Group Booking Link: <a href="https://bit.ly/PerroneEhlersWedding2021" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/PerroneEhlersWedding2021</a> We have reserved a hotel block for a discounted rate at the Courtyard Marriott in Mount Arlington, NJ for those needing overnight accommodations. Check-in time is any time after 3:00 PM and check-out time is at or before 11:00 AM. Early check-in can be requested however cannot be guaranteed. Transportation will only be provided to those guests who have made reservations within the wedding block. Breakfast will also be provided under this wedding block. Room reservations can be made directly with the Hotel Reservation Department by calling 1-800-817-3251 or by using the provided Group Booking Link (<a href="https://bit.ly/PerroneEhlersWedding2021" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/PerroneEhlersWedding2021</a>). In doing so, please make sure you are requesting the group rate for the Perrone &amp; Ehlers Wedding or block code PEWS.

Courtyard by Marriott Rockaway-Mt. Arlington

Transportation from the Marriott Courtyard to Perona Farms will be provided for guests reserving under the "Perrone and Ehlers Wedding" hotel block. Shuttle times will be provided by the hotel in a welcome letter upon arrival. Check back here closer to the wedding date for a departure time!

Marriott Hotel Shuttle

Travel

A lot of friends have come and gone over the years, but for 18 (almost 19 years), Chrissy and I have stood by each other through all pivotal points in our lives. The best friends are the ones you don't have to see or speak to all the time, but when you do see each other, absolutely nothing has changed! I am so excited to stand by her side on the next journey of her life. 

Caitlyn Wozniak

Andy and I met when we were four years old at our preschool, Little Buddies, and instantly became best friends. Although we are complete opposites, we share many common interests. Andy is still my best friend to this day and someone I consider to be a brother. When I first met Christine I knew that Andy and Christine were perfect for each other. I’m happy for my best friend and his fiancé and wish them nothing but happiness.

Dan Heneghan

Christine and Sam quickly became best friends when they were college interns together at Stryker, and the rest is history. Between frequent work trips to Fort Lauderdale, and personal trips to France, Spain and Portugal, they share a passion for exploring the world together. Sam is so excited to stand by Christine’s side on her big day!

Sam Fink

Andy and I met Freshman year of college as we were both pledging Sigma Chi. From the beginning I admired his balance of goofiness and seriousness, both of which have only gotten better with age. Over the years our friendship grew steadily stronger, and we’ve formed some great memories along the way. From formals to parties, from smoked-meat Sundays to casual game nights, from the 2016 booze cruise and to him quite literally surprise-electing me as the social chairman, I couldn’t be happier that we’ve remained close four years later. Andy and Christine are an amazing couple with a bright future ahead of them, and I am honored to be a part of their big day!

Christian Avarella 

I can’t remember the exact moment when Christine Perrone entered my life, but I do know that since that day I have had an amazing friend who inspires everyone around her to be the best version of themselves. Our friendship was solidified when freshman year Christine extended an invite for me to join her on a Spring Break trip to Orlando. From that trip on, my camera roll is a testament to our fun and quirky friendship. It was a struggle to find one photo where we weren’t fuzzy from laughing so hard or making silly faces! From late night Pizza Bella’s and countless college formals to FBI interviews (don’t worry fam she’s not in trouble) and post college life I’m thankful to have such a beautiful friend and I can’t wait to support her big day! L’Chiam!

Michaela Mariquit

I really can't remember when I met Andy. He has always been a part of my life as far back as I can remember. I would imagine it was soccer that brought us together for the first time, playing together since we were little. We have had too many memories together doing anything and nothing together.

 Greg Brunner

I met Christine at my brother's college graduation party, and I was SO happy Andrew had brought home a fun loving girl who made my brother finally loosen up a bit and have some fun! I was also incredibly impressed by her stump playing abilities, she kicked all the boys butts. Christine is the best addition to our crazy family and the most wonderful Aunt and role model to our kids. I am so grateful to be gaining another sister and friend. 

Jackie Staiano

I met Andy during student orientation at RPI when he came over to help a friend who had gotten hurt playing soccer. Afterwards we talked about odds and ends and he mentioned he was in the fraternity I was thinking about rushing. I don't fully remember how, but if you fast forward two years I had become his assistant in mischief helping run social events for Sigma Chi. From planning parties to construction to smoking meats to lawn maintenance to cruises to goofy games, there was always a lot of fun to be had in good company. He is very lucky to have found someone who balances him out as well as Christine. I am very excited for their wedding and future adventures!

Brian Casel

Christine and I met our freshman year of college when we joined AGD in fall 2012! After college, we both started our careers at Stryker in NJ. I am so thankful for our friendship and can't wait to be part of Christine and Andy's special day!

Elena Steffan

Andrew and I met my first day of student orientation at RPI, and immediately formed a connection founded on pure absurdity. Before I knew it I had joined Sigma Chi where Andrew would be my big brother for the next few years. Andrew’s tact and discernment proved valuable as we both pursued our Materials Engineering degrees. Unfortunately I wasn’t present when he delivered the cake pops to the subsequently mentioned Senior Single Ladies Club, and ultimately Christine, but part of me likes to take some credit, since I did eat a good amount of the batter. Our lives have mellowed out since graduating, and nowadays you can find us sharing our favorite recipes as we try (keyword) to get the best of each other in the kitchen.

Alexander Mikelis

In 2016, after dating my brother for a few months, Christine and I met at my parents house. All these years later she's still the same kind and thoughtful person, even including my son as her ring bearer on her special day.  From baptisms, weddings, showers, to winery birthdays Christine has always been a part of the family but more importantly she completes Andrew and is always up for any of his crazy ideas.

Michelle Velez

Andrew and I first met when my sister brought him home to the family for us to meet him. As the big brother I knew I had to look out for my sister, but after meeting Andrew I l realized I had someone else who would look out for her even better than I would. Andrew has been an awesome addition to our family and its always a good time whenever we can all get together. I’m looking forward to continuing to grow our relationships for years and years to come!

Michael Perrone

Chrissy and I met freshman year of college during fall rush and became sorority sisters as part of the AGD Fall 12 pledge class. We were always good friends, but became really close senior year. At the start of senior year, a bunch of us were freshly single and started calling ourselves the Single Senior Ladies Club. Although the 'club' was just a funny joke, we ended up hanging out nearly constantly and had so much fun together...in very little time Chrissy had become one of my very best friends. Now, Chrissy didn't stay part of the Single Senior Ladies Club too long (cough Andy cough) but Andy and Christine quickly became one of my favorite couples to third wheel! Now, I am so happy to see these two getting married and to be able to celebrate what an amazing couple they are!

Ali Wells

Pterodactyl screeches and being super excited there was at least one MatSci kid in the final RPI student orientation group of 2017, those are my first memories of Andy. Little did I know in that moment, this lone freshman MatSci kid and that quirky flying dinosaur impersonator would become truly great friends. From there it's all really quite a blur when I think about how quickly and how far our friendship has grown to be one of the best I've ever had. One aspect of our friendship that has been a constant is our shared appreciation of food; he cooks it, I eat it. So it has to come as no surprise that food is how I met Christine for the first time, when Andy, myself, and a few other brothers brought some chocolate covered snacks to her sorority's house one night. For Andy's sake I'm glad she didn't think our treats were disgusting!

Christine & Andrew

Christine & Andrew

C&A

Wedding Day

1:00 PM–2:00 PM

Ceremony

6:00 PM–12:00 AM

Reception