East Wind Long Island

Wedding Day

Champagne Welcome

Ceremony

Cocktail Hour

Reception

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Our Wedding

In Fall 2014, Matthew and Jennifer began their student careers at Five Towns College. That semester, Jennifer sat down behind Matthew in their first Popular Music of America class. Matthew introduced himself immediately told Jennifer "You have really pretty eyes." He just couldn't help himself. Over the course of the school year, Matthew and Jennifer eventually found themselves in same friend group. By the end of the Fall 2015 semester, Matthew and Jennifer realized they had very strong feelings for each other. However, this was just around the time Jennifer was accepted for the Disney College Program at Disney World in Orlando, FL. While this would put their romantic feelings on the back burner, Matthew was sure of his feelings and promised Jennifer he would support her and be there for her when she came home. Through the hard work at college and Disney World in the Spring 2016 semester, Matthew and Jennifer kept in constant contact. However, this was a very unsure time for our lovers. Would their feelings withstand the time and distance between them? Would Matthew still have these feelings for Jennifer when she returned, or vice versa? Were the two friends better off as just that... friends? Jennifer finally returned home during the summer of 2016 and invited her friends to her home for a "Welcome Home" Party. Matthew and Jennifer were so excited to see each other, and after the party the two confirmed that their romantic feelings for one another persisted. And the next time they saw each other on July 23, 2016, the two officially started their relationship. Throughout the years, Matthew and Jennifer accomplished a lot together. From Disney Club President and Vice President, graduation, obtaining full-time jobs, and moving out of home, they seemed to be doing it all! In February 2022, Matthew and Jennifer finally moved into their first apartment together. It wasn't long after that Matthew had begun planning to propose. In June 2022, Matthew had discussed his feelings for Jennifer with his family, and with Jennifer's family soon after. On September 29, just two days before their next trip to Disney World, Matthew picked up the engagement ring for Jennifer. The two flew to Disney World to celebrate the park's 50th anniversary and began a vacation they would never forget. From Animal Kingdom, to Hollywood Studios, to EPCOT, the two had a blast on their trip. On October 4, the last park day had finally come and it was time for Magic Kingdom. While walking into the park and approaching Cinderella's Castle, both Matthew and Jennifer were noticeably nervous. Resigning that the upcoming events were making themselves obvious, Matthew joked with Jennifer that they were just getting their picture taken and there was nothing to be worried about. After settling their nerves, Matthew and Jennifer found a Disney World Photopass photographer just off to the side of the castle. They took their routine photos, standing next to each other, a kissing photo. Finally, Matthew dropped to one knee and pulled out the engagement ring and declared "Jennifer, you are a real life Disney Princess and it would be the biggest honor to be a part of your Happily Ever After" and asked her to marry him. As you can guess, Jennifer happily said yes! Now here we are... Matthew and Jennifer are planning their wedding for July 20, 2024 at the Estate at East Wind in Wading River, NY. And they truly hope you can be a part of that special and magical day. See ya real soon!

Our Story

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Jennifer Pautke

Matthew Nussbaum

Jennifer Frasca

James Frasca

Bonnie Zellner

Sean O'Brien

Cait Jacobs

Steven Bono

Taylor Krauss

Ruben Cuello

Amanda Nussbaum

Nicholas Vulpis

Wedding Party

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Holiday Inn Express & Suites Long Island-East End, an IHG Hotel

To book, please call hotel and mention the Pautke/Nussbaum wedding block to make your reservation. You will need to leave a credit card to hold your room, but you will not be charged until check in. You have up to 3 days prior to check in to cancel your reservation. Room Rates:1 King Bed or 2 Queen Beds (Sleeps 4) - $359+tax2 Queen Beds Suite (Sleeps 6) - $379+tax We kindly request that you book your hotel room(s) as soon as possible. Due to the limited availability of hotel rooms, we recommend securing your rooms at your earliest convenience. This will ensure you have a comfortable stay and allow us to make appropriate arrangements for transportation. We want to ensure that every guest can fully enjoy the festivities, and having a finalized guest count will help us plan transportation logistics more effectively. If you have any questions or require assistance in booking your accommodation or arranging transportation, please feel free to reach out to us. We appreciate your prompt attention to this matter and look forward to celebrating with you!

Travel

While visiting The Inn at East Wind, enjoy the fresh air as you take a walk over to the The Shoppes at East Wind, where you can stroll along the brick pathways and take a ride on the grand carousel. Explore the variety of local merchants from nostalgic candy to cheeses &amp; olive oils, fine wine to fine jewelry or grab a bite to eat at one of our delicious eateries, there’s something for everyone! Open Daily – Individual Shoppe hours vary.

The Shoppes at East Wind

Guests can indulge in our 10,000 square foot, fully equipped facility featuring an array of treatment rooms, spacious couple’s suites, men’s and women’s saunas, steam rooms, and locker rooms as well as rain showers, ALL NEW relaxation lounge, and state of the art full-service hair and makeup salon. Let the Hair Salon be your local spot for everything from cut, color, and blowouts to our Certified Brazilian Keratin Treatment.

Spa & Salon at East Wind

This FINtastic destination features one of the largest all-living coral reef displays in this hemisphere, a 120,000-gallon shark habitat, year-round sea lion shows, African Penguins, Marmosets, numerous touch pools and more than 100 exhibits including the lavish indoor gardens of our Butterflies, Bugs &amp; Bees! You can try one of our JAWsome Aquatic Adventures, like the Shark Dive where you’ll get in the cage and down into our amazing Lost City of Atlantis Shark Exhibit. Or the Penguin Encounter where you’ll get up close and personal with our cutest feathered friends. You can even snorkel with tropical fish from around the world with our Pirate Snorkel Adventure (seasonal).&nbsp;

Long Island Aquarium

Long Island's largest&nbsp;outlet center featuring over 165 manufacturer designer outlet stores.&nbsp;Situated at the gateway to the Long Island's East End, the Tanger Outlet Center is conveniently located just off the LIE at Exit 73.&nbsp;It's worth a trip! The 80 acre complex is easy and fun to shop and open 364 days a year.&nbsp;The center features a wide variety of famous brand designer and manufacturer outlet stores.&nbsp;Start your visit at shopper services, located in Tanger 1, to get a coupon book and save!

Tanger Outlets Riverhead

Situated at the gateway of the Long Island Wine Region, the Riverhead Cider House is a new and completely unique visitor destination unlike any other on eastern Long Island that offers a wide variety of naturally harvested apple ciders, locals beer and wine, and other apple products.&nbsp;Through diligent planning over the last three years, the Cider House has been researching and developing ciders from top apple brands from New York State, delivering crisp, exceptional flavors to the palate.

Riverhead Ciderhouse

The winery is a renovated turn-of-the-century barn that houses a fermentation tank room and lab. The spacious tasting room was built on top of the barrel cellar. It is surrounded by an inviting deck overlooking the vineyards. Our deck and tasting room are the perfect setting for private parties and weddings, with many special events scheduled throughout the year.

Paumanok Vineyards

Splish Splash is Long Island's best family water park, featuring 96 acres of family-friendly fun, including 20 water slides, rides, and attractions, including two wavepools, a large Kiddie Area, a lazy river, and our newest additions, Hyperlight, Bombs Away and Riptide Racer are making a splash!

Splish Splash Water Park

Food Recommendations

Desmond’s is our in-house Zagat-rated restaurant and pub. Located inside The Inn at East Wind, our guests never have to go far for a delicious meal at the restaurant or classic cocktail at the pub. Desmond’s Restaurant offers a warm and welcoming environment. Open daily for lunch, and dinner, Desmond’s also hosts a signature Sunday Brunch. Our menus offer a wide array of appetizing items and our staff is happy to tailor the selection to accommodate any allergies or dietary choices.

Desmond's Restaurant & Pub

Serving classic Italian dishes and is sure to offer you a unique dining experience every time you visit. The menu at Ruggero’s features a wide array of great selections, made from only the freshest and highest quality ingredients, with something sure to please every member of your group. Come as our guest, leave as family.

Ruggero's Family Style Restaurant

Established in September 1990 Phil’s is a family owned and operated full service restaurant with something for everyone. Daily specials, extensive menu, Take Out, 20 beers on draft seasonal cocktail &amp; beer menus, 50+ TV’s, live entertainment, sports and holiday theme parties. Whatever it is you’re looking for, Phil’s is your place.

Phil's

Our Forefathers fought for Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of the Greatest Steakhouse (our interpretation of “Happiness”)! And at J and R’s Steakhouse, we think our restaurant delivers just that! At J &amp; R’s Steakhouse our restaurant has been perfecting the concept of The Great American Steakhouse for over 20 years. We serve up some of the best authentic Steakhouse fare to our legions of Long Island fans including a 24 oz Double “Cowboy” Cut Ribeye, 26 oz Porterhouse, Filet Mignon (two sizes to choose from), 12 oz NY Sirloin, 10 oz Skirt Steak and more.

J & R’s Steakhouse

The gateway to the North Fork, for 20+yrs, the Cooperage Inn has been serving generous portions of high end "casual country cooking" Extensive lunch and dinner menus, daily specials, and a Huge Fall festival celebration outside on the lawn with live music, full bar, extensive BBQ menu, pony rides, face painting, family fun for everyone! Seasonal Outdoor Dining.

Jennifer & Matthew

Jennifer & Matthew

J&M

Wedding Day

5:00 PM–5:30 PM

Champagne Welcome

5:30 PM–6:00 PM

Ceremony

6:00 PM–7:00 PM

Cocktail Hour

7:00 PM–11:00 PM

Reception

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