Wedding Day

The English Manor

Ceremony

Cocktail Hour

Reception

Our Wedding

Emily and Lucas’ story started 4 months into the Covid lockdown. Lucas brought Emily to Lake Topanemus in Freehold, NJ for their first date July 1st, 2020. They hit it off as they walked, shared a pizza and met the parents! After 6 months of dating, Lucas left for the U.S. Navy Bootcamp. They wrote letters and ran to the phone when it rang his entire bootcamp experience. Lucas and Emily wrote about their goals for the future thinking about what their life would be like after bootcamp. 3 months later, Lucas surprised Emily with the best homecoming. At this point, Lucas and Emily started their long distance journey. Throughout their 3 year long distance relationship, Lucas burned up the highways going to and from Virginia and New Jersey. Emily took a few trips to Virginia and got a taste of what Lucas life was like on and off the USS Nitze. The Navy took Lucas on a 9 month deployment fighting for our country, while Emily finished school and sent packages all over the world. Post deployment, Lucas only had a few months left in the Navy finally ending their long distance journey. Emily and Lucas were finally together again, life back to normal after 3 and a half years of being away from each other. It was like the honeymoon faze that never ended. Emily graduated school starting her career in Elementary Education and Lucas joined the Union starting his career in Masonry. In January 2025 Lucas went ring shopping looking for the perfect ring. After picking the ring, he picked the perfect date, April 18th 2025. Lucas crafted his plan by telling Emily they were going on a walk around Lake Topanemus, where they had their first date. On their walk they stopped at their spot by the lake where Lucas got down on one knee and asked Emily to marry him. It was the best moment as Emily was surprised and over the moon, Lucas was happy she said yes! A photographer was there to capture their special moment with beautiful pictures and a video. After the proposal, Emily and Lucas went back to the house to be greeted by both families excited to celebrate! After all the excitement they went to their favorite restaurant, Osteria, to live in the bliss and talk all about the proposal. Emily and Lucas cannot wait to start their lives together and look forward to celebrating their unity with all of you!

Emily & Lucas

Our Story

Black-Tie Optional

We ask that you wear tuxedos or suits, alternatively full length gowns or formal dresses!

Dress Code

Q + A

Registry

We have Studio Suites and One Bedroom Suites reserved for both Saturday and Sunday night! The Studio Suites have 1 King bed plus a pull-out sofa sleeper. With a rate of $169 for Saturday and $139.00 for Sunday. The One Bedroom Suites have 2 Double beds plus a pull-out sofa sleeper. With a rate of $179 for Saturday and $149 for Sunday. If our room block appears full, please don’t worry—we will be able to add more rooms. If you have any trouble booking or see that the block is unavailable, kindly reach out to the bride or groom and we’ll be happy to assist. We kindly encourage guests to book their rooms as soon as possible to take advantage of our reserved room block and special rates. Availability for our special rates cannot be guaranteed after November 27th, 2026. With our block, your reservations can be canceled up to 7 days prior to the booked date with no penalties. If you choose to use any other booking option (Hilton Honors, Expedia, etc.) your reservation will be subject to any restrictions or terms of that reservation. If you do not use our website to book, please reach out to us and let us know so we will be prepared with a welcome bag and a seat on the shuttle for you! The hotel offers complimentary breakfast downstairs in the lobby. Monday morning breakfast is from 6:00am - 9:00am. If you want to meet the bride and groom they will be at breakfast Monday about 8:00am.

Emily & Lucas

Emily & Lucas

Wedding Party

Maid of Honor

Peri Lebensfeld

Bridesmaids

Bari Moslowitz

Lauran Schwerthoffer

Lindsay Shea

Best Man

Karl Cunningham

Groomsmen

Andrew Shockley

Jake Shuster

James Shea

Mother of the Bride

Melanie Miele

Mother and Father of the Groom

Rhonda and Michael Staples

Flower Girls

Carmela Miele

Gianna Miele

Ring Bearer

Nicholas Miele