Wedding Day

Ceremony

Brigalias

Cocktail hour

Reception 

Our Wedding

Daniela: In July 2021 I was a single mom to my beautiful daughter Alaina just trying to navigate our crazy life. I was not interested in dating whatsoever. The thing about living in 2021 at the time is that the internet made things super easy, one morning I was scrolling through the people you may know category on Facebook and I came across a beautiful Italian man named Phil. I saw we had mutual friend and that we were both stationed at JB Charleston, SC. Out of curiosity I asked my friend about him and she told me that Phil was deployed to the Middle east. That friend connected the us and we spoke almost daily for weeks until Phil came back stateside. During one of our conversations Phil had reminded me that we had previously met almost a year prior at a Christmas party I hosted in my home, the same mutual friend that introduced us brought Phil to my Christmas party. That night I made chicken alfredo for all the guests and Phil was taking out all the chicken, when I asked him why he was doing that he responded that he was trying to be pescatarian during his deployment. I made fun of him for being a pescatarian of course, and we pretty much forgot about each other afterwards but we always remembered that brief encounter as if it were yesterday. Phil and I believe God put us there that night to give us a sneak peak into our future! In August 2021 Phil returned stateside, he came over to my house one day and we never left each others side after that... fast forward to now.. Phil has been raising Alaina as his own since she was a year old and we also had another beautiful girl Juliana. I could've never imagined in my wildest dreams that I would be marrying that beautiful Italian man I once found scrolling through Facebook.

Philip: In July 2021 I was on deployment when I got a text from one of my friends. I was then introduced to a wonderful girl named Daniela, we spoke for a weeks before I came back home and I looked forward to seeing her in person every single day. It didn't take much time for me at all to make her my girlfriend once I met her. I loved everything about Daniela, and once I met beautiful Alaina at a year old that made me love her even more. She saw me as a father figure and I've been fulfilling that role ever since. After a year together we separated from the military and instead of moving back to her hometown Daniela dropped everything she knew to move here to Jersey with me so we can start our new lives out of the military. A few months later we found out she was pregnant with our second daughter Juliana. I never thought I could love Daniela more but after seeing her give life to our kids my love for her grew and grew... I knew I wanted to marry her early on in our relationship so in August of 2024 after 3 years of being together I proposed. It was the best decision I ever made.

Our Story

Photos

Carla Nunez

Rosie Avila

Natalie Martinez

Victoria Baselice

Nae’ahmi McCall

Gianna Rosario

James Canion

Brandon Pitts

Robert Athey

Johnathan Kirkland

Alejandro Ortiz 

Angel Castro

Wedding Party

Q + A

Travel

Famous for its free, wide, white, sandy beaches and world class boardwalk, Wildwood by the Sea has been the number one fun-filled family vacation destination for many generations. The award winning Wildwood beaches are the widest on the Jersey Cape. As with all Jersey Cape resorts, Wildwood is especially known for its seafood restaurants and some of the finest eating establishments on the east coast. Its most notable features are its beach and 1.8 miles (2.9 km) boardwalk, home to the Moreys Piers amusement complex and Raging Waters and Ocean Oasis. Take a visit while you’re here for our wedding!

Wildwood, NJ

Tour Philly! Take a look at popular tourist attractions like the liberty bell, love park, the rocky statue, independent hall, china town and more! 

Philadephia 

American Dream is an entertainment & retail center in NJ. They have an indoor theme park, water park, ski slope, & high-end luxury stores. Its the largest indoor water park in the Western Hemisphere , featuring the nickelodeon theme park. Take your kids to see their favorite nick characters and ride some of the steepest rides in the world! In this location its a snow day everyday! This is North Americas first and only indoor, real snow, year round ski and snow resort. 

American Dream Mall

Things to Do

Home fund

Daniela & Philip

Daniela & Philip

D&P

Wedding Day

6:00 PM–6:30 PM

Ceremony

6:30 PM–7:30 PM

Cocktail hour

7:30 PM–11:30 PM

Reception