Liberty House Restaurant

Wedding Day

Wedding

Reception

Our Wedding

We met online, on Bumble, in January 2016. We had our first date in Elaina's neighborhood. We then talked frequently over the period of a month, and had a "second first date" on Leap Year 2016- we went out for lunch, walked through Central Park and then Faraz was talked into watching Fuller House Season 1. We've been wandering through the most beautiful city in the world and Netflixin'+ chillin' ever since!

How We Met

We became engaged in The Rambles in Central Park on New Year's Eve 2016. We designed a beautiful, one of a kind ring, using stones from Elaina's maternal grandmother's ring. We spent our evening celebrating with friends.

The Proposal

We celebrated&nbsp;our Mendhi, Nikah (Islamic marriage ceremony) and Valima (groom's reception) with Faraz's extended family and&nbsp;some of&nbsp;Elaina's family and&nbsp;friends over Labor Day Weekend 2017.

Pakistani Celebrations 

Our Story

Our Wedding Party

MOH Carmen

Carmen and Elaina met in 8th grade at Mount Saint Charles Academy. They quickly bonded over their love for shopping, ice cream and travel. Carmen's house became one of Elaina's favorite spots. High school trips to France and Mexico made for awesome stories! Although in different cities for college, they studied abroad in Barcelona during Junior year, and were able to travel in Italy together as well. Elaina will never forget dinners with Carmen's Italian relatives! Then, Carmen moved to NY after college. She works her butt off in the business world! She married Joe in 2013. Elaina visited NY often, and eventually landed in the city as well. Elaina is honored to call Carmen her MOH!

Alyson

Alyson and Elaina met in second grade when Alyson's family moved to Rogler Farm Road in Smithfield. The Cunha house quickly became Elaina's second home. Al and Elaina attended R.C. LaPerche Elementary, and played softball together as well. They bonded over their Paula Abdul CD dance choreography (though, only Alyson could bust a move), snow day adventures, dealing with their annoying younger siblings ;-), and running their very own babysitter's club. Alyson's insight and patience with kids served her well, and she went on to become a school psychologist. She married Matt in 2007, and they now have two beautiful children (two of Elaina's favorite kiddos). Though they are not often in the same state, they see each other whenever Elaina is home in Rhody. Elaina is honored to have AlyCat in her wedding party!

Emilie

Emilie and Elaina met on Rogler Farm Road when they were 3 and 4, respectively. They became "First Friends" in no time. They spent many hours building forts and learning how to style hair on Em's mom Darlene's hair dressing school wigs. When they were in elementary school, Emilie moved less than two miles away, but given the "long distance" calling charges, it was near torture on both them and the phone bills! Elaina is credited with teaching Emilie how to blow her nose. One of their most awesome memories was when they went shopping at Lincoln Mall, bought scandalous outfits at Rave, and snuck out to an '"Under 18" club. Though they were in different states for college, they stayed in touch, visited during breaks, and later visited in NY/ lived in the city at the same time. Brilliant Emilie graduated with a PhD and works in the business world. She married Nicole in 2015, and celebrated their marriage within days of the US Supreme Court's repeal of key parts of the Defense of Marriage Act. Elaina is honored to have her FirstFriend in her wedding party!

Katie

KatieB and Elaina met in 2009 while suffering through the pains of their first year of PA school. They quickly bonded over study breaks that included Sweet Green salads, cupcakes and brunching in Georgetown. Katie, the more studious of the two, kept Elaina in check. Elaina was to blame for Katie's accumulation of dresses from the sales rack of Bloomie's. One of Katie and Elaina's greatest memories included a run in with the President and First Lady Obamas' Secret Service- Katie got padded down and Bella the Bunny was almost paw-cuffed. Katie met Sean in DC, and they married on Katie's family's breathtaking apple orchard in 2015. They now reside in Charlotte, where Katie continues her career as a Primary Care PA. Katie and Sean have an adorable baby boy. Elaina is honored to have Katie in her wedding party!

Heather

Heather and Elaina met in Cleveland at a 2012 Super Bowl Party. They then figured out that they resided in the same building in downtown Cleveland, and bonded over their March Baby Birthdays and St Patty's Day fun (Carmen was in town for that crazy day as well)! Heather kept Elaina sane outside of medical life- it's no secret that Elaina was far from content in Ohio, and Heather's friendship made all the difference. They enjoyed girls' nights out at the bar, wkends at WestSide Market and suburban mall shopping adventures. One of their favorite memories includes a 5:30AM treadmill run resulting in a "America's Funniest Home Video" moment, courtesy of Elaina. After watching their relationship bloom, Elaina witnessed Heather marry Mark in 2015. Heather continues to rise in her business world career and is now pursuing her MBA. Elaina is honored to have Heather in her wedding party!

The Groomsmen

Mr. Panagiotis (Peter) Lentzos- Best ManMr. Ammar AkhtarMr. Todd O'BrienMr. Joseph ChanMr. William Keung

Details

Wedding Party

Photos

Q + A

Registry

If you're staying in Jersey City, Newark International Airport (EWR) is your closest airport.If you're staying in Manhattan, use code NYC when searching for flights to come up with the best prices for LaGuardia, JFK and Newark.Taking Amtrak into Penn Station, and then either finding your way around the city in cabs, MTA or ride shares is a great option. Using the PATH train to get back and forth from Jersey City to Manhattan is convenient. **If you're staying in Manhattan, we recommend that you take the 15 minute ferry ride from the World Financial Center Terminal to Liberty Landing- it drops you directly in front of the venue! However, due to the schedule, you will depart World Financial Center Terminal at 2:45PM and arrive at 3PM (and make yourself comfortable at the venue's restaurant bar for a bit of time) or, you can take the 3:45PM ferry and arrive at 4PM. (We will aim to start the ceremony at 4:15PM.) Note, that the ferry stops running well before the event ends, so you should plan to take a hired car/train home from the event. Ferry Info: http://www.libertylandingferry.com/** In general, we recommend you use the Google Maps "public transportation" option and www.mta.info to plan out your NY-area stay.We also love using VIA rideshare app in the city. It's usually very convenient and much cheaper than Uber/Lyft (and supposedly they have more ethical practices). You can use Elaina's code to sign up and we both save money: elainav4q2

Transportation Options

Use the below link with GROUP CODE PQ1

to book a room in our Double Tree Jersey City Hotel block. These rooms are $119/night + taxes and fees. This hotel is within 2.5 miles of the Liberty House. &nbsp;Taxis/ other hired cars are available from this location.

This hotel is within walking distance of the PATH train, which can easily be taken into the city- it's less than 20 minutes to midtown Manhattan!

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel & Suites Jersey City

Use the link below to book through our room block. Conveniently located in trendy SoHo, and very close to the Holland Tunnel (to get to/from Jersey City for the wedding). Allow for 25-45min (check traffic) by hired car (note, it could be up to $70 each way depending on pricing, so we recommend you let us know if you want to carpool with others at the hotel). You can also take the PATH train from Christopher St in Manhattan (0.5mi from the hotel) to Grove St in Jersey City and take a 1.5mi hired car to the wedding. $179/night for KING $201/night for Double Double

Elaina & Faraz

Elaina & Faraz

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