Wedding Day

Our Lady of Assumption Church

Wedding Ceremony

Stonebridge Country Club

Cocktail Hour

Reception

After Party

Our Wedding

Our Story

It all started when Jesse followed Emily to Africa... (at least that's what Emily believes). They were going on a mission trip to Ghana (shoutout Threads for Education) to help teachers learn how to teach in a small town called Senase. The ten day trip started out as acquaintances and ended with a beautiful love story (and maybe a sweaty, African kiss or two...).

Where it all began

When returning back to the states, the two spent every night on FaceTime talking about anything and everything. It only took Jesse two weeks to ask Emily to be his girlfriend (on National Girlfriend Day nonetheless). From that moment on the two were inseparable traveling to see each other every weekend, whether that was in the city, Staten Island or Long Island (the better island). Before they knew it, Jesse was getting a job on Long Island and moving in with the family. The two have been inseparable ever since. From spending every anniversary out east at the wineries, having city dates with zero plans and just picking a direction to walk in, and parenting their four-legged child, Kane -- they have created the best memories together and can't wait to create more.

The love story

Photos

The Party

Kirsten Brandenburg

Joseph Pugliese

Jennifer Juergensen

Steven Juergensen

Amanda Khezra

Walter Matuza

Dana Tippett

Nico Matuza

Bella Matuza

Michael Petschauer

Cristina Cioffi

Joseph Galasso

Christina Finnen

Brad Moody

Julia Florio

Brandon Nickel

Stephan Sookdeo

Wedding Party

The Questions + Answers

Q + A

Accommodations

We have a block of rooms reserved from Thursday, October 9th to Saturday, October 11th. You can book either Thursday to Saturday or Friday to Saturday. To reserve your room visit the following link: <a href="https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/group-booking/HAUPP/G-MAPE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/group-booking/HAUPP/G-MAPE</a> or call the hotel directly and use the code: G-MAPE There will be a shuttle service from the hotel to Stonebridge Country Club to get to cocktail hour, as well as a shuttle service to bring you back to the hotel after the Matuza Wedding is over!

Hyatt Regency Long Island

We have a block of rooms reserved from Thursday, October 9th to Saturday, October 11th. If you are planning on staying Thursday to Saturday, please use the group code: 502 Website to Book: <a href="https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/ispnyhx-hampton-long-island-islandia/?arrivalDate=2025-10-09&amp;departureDate=2025-10-11&amp;numRooms=1&amp;numAdults=1&amp;numChildren=0&amp;room1ChildAges=&amp;room1AdultAges=&amp;displayCurrency=USD&amp;groupCode=503" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/ispnyhx-hampton-long-island-islandia/</a> There will be a shuttle service from the hotel to Stonebridge Country Club to get to cocktail hour, as well as a shuttle service to bring you back to the hotel after the Matuza Wedding is over!

Hampton Inn Long Island/Islandia

We have a block of rooms reserved from Friday, October 10th to Saturday, October 11th. If you are planning on staying Friday to Saturday, please use the group code: 503 Website to Book: <a href="https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/ispnyhx-hampton-long-island-islandia/?arrivalDate=2025-10-09&amp;departureDate=2025-10-11&amp;numRooms=1&amp;numAdults=1&amp;numChildren=0&amp;room1ChildAges=&amp;room1AdultAges=&amp;displayCurrency=USD&amp;groupCode=503" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/ispnyhx-hampton-long-island-islandia/</a> There will be a shuttle service from the hotel to Stonebridge Country Club to get to cocktail hour, as well as a shuttle service to bring you back to the hotel after the Matuza Wedding is over!

Travel

Things to Do

Registry

Emily & Jesse

Emily & Jesse

Wedding Party

The Party