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Our Wedding

Our story began on a Saturday night at 49 Ward Place in South Orange, New Jersey. When Janae arrived at the baseball house that evening with some of her teammates, Connor was surprised and delighted to see her. She usually did not stoop to taking part in the shenanigans of a 49 Ward Saturday night, but something brought her there on that fateful fall evening. Connor yelled across the crowded kitchen, “What up Barracato?!” The greeting may have suggested that we had been friends for years, but this was in fact the first time we had ever spoken. Fortunately for Connor, Janae was friendly enough to have a conversation. We small talked for a little while, had some laughs, and Janae left not too long after. It was a nice evening, but nothing of any substance was said… until… a DM. After succumbing to the pressure of her teammates, Janae DM’d Connor asking for his snapchat. And thus, a primitive college relationship was born. We remained friends, even going to dinner a couple times, for the rest of that year, but when our seasons ended in the spring, Connor moved back to Pennsylvania (or “The other side of the world” as Janae refers to it). It seemed our potential for romance was at an end.Until… 6 months later, what can only be described as an Act of God took place. Connor returned to South Orange to take the train into New York City for his brother (and best man) Casey’s bachelor party. Little did he know, Janae was heading to the city that night too. After missing her first train and having to wait for the next, Janae climbed the stairs to the platform at South Orange Station only to find Connor standing on the platform. We hadn’t spoken in 6 months, but both of our hearts stopped when we saw each other. Shocked, Janae smiled and waved and kept walking down the platform. At that very moment, the train arrived and she disappeared into a car near the back of the train. Connor wasn’t going to let her off that easy though. He walked to the back of the train, found her and sat down next to her. We talked all the way to Penn Station and parted ways on the streets of Manhattan. After a few snapchats, an eventual graduation to texting, and some hilariously awkward conversations, we finally agreed to give it a shot. We quickly realized how close we came to missing out on something special, but our run in on the train platform saved us. Now, 2.5 years later we are engaged and could not be more excited to get married and start our lives together. We both feel very blessed to have been welcomed into each other’s families and to have so many wonderful people in our lives. If you’re reading this it is because you have a special place in our hearts (or you stalked our wedding website). We cannot wait to celebrate with you and are so grateful for our family and friends!

Our Story

Photos

Bridesmaids 

Mariclare Miller 

Hannah Pineda 

Ashley Bellini

Hailey Arteaga 

Jenna Pagliarulo 

Denee Barracato

Elizabeth Barracato

Sarah Miller

Jessany Hood

Groomsmen 

Casey Hood

Richard Miller

Conor Miller

Nicholas Voltaggio

Noah Thompson

Christian Del Castillo

Tyler Shedler-McAvoy

Michael Barracato

Joseph Barracato

Wedding Party

Q + A

Residence Inn Mt. Olive at International Trade Center

Courtyard Rockaway-Mt. Arlington

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Newton Sparta, an IHG Hotel

Holiday Inn Budd Lake - Rockaway Area, an IHG Hotel

Travel

Watersport Experience NJ

Kittatinny Valley State Park

Rebel Sheep Wine Co.

Angry Erik Brewing

Things to Do

Registry

Connor & Janae

Connor & Janae

C&J

Wedding Day