Wedding Day

Ceremony

Trout Lake

Reception

Our Wedding

Our Story begins in 2009 when John’s family started going to Chestnut Grove. That is when John and Claire first met. They became very close “best friends” by the time John was 12 and Claire was 15. John said “I love you” over text when he was 12 and asked Claire to be his girlfriend. Claire initially said no because how were two kids who lived in different states who didn’t drive yet going to date. Fast forward to Chestnut Grove in 2018 when John kissed Claire for the first time on the last night of vacation. They started officially dating on 10/19/18. They would go back and forth on whose turn it was to make the 1.5 to 4 hour drives to see each other on the weekends. The distance made their love for each other stronger and kept them striving to make it to the stage of their relationship where they wouldn’t have to be a “mid” distance couple. After 6 years, 3 college degrees and thousands of miles of driving back and forth, they moved in together on January 18th 2025 and then John proposed to Claire in Disney on January 27th 2025. Since then they have been living happily together in Somerville, NJ. They can’t wait for their wedding day, to celebrate with all their loved ones. Like Taylor Swift once said “it’s been a long time coming” ❤️

Our Story

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John met Ant their freshman year of college. They became friends and then friends turned into roommates. He has a great sense of humor, a love for hunting, and his truck. Ant can always put a smile on your face, and we are so happy to have him apart of our day.

Anthony Nobile

Nick is another one of John’s college roommates but has know John since 1st grade. They grew up together in South Amboy but grew closer in college. Nick will always bring the energy to any room he walks into and we are excited for him to be a part of our day. 

Nick Mihalecko

Matt is one of John’s college roommates. The work ethic he showed in college was an inspiration to John. He is very smart, kind and will always give good advice. We are so thankful for his continuous support.

Matt Buchinski

Claire and John have both know Rey for most of their lives. They all met at Chestnut Grove when they were kids and have been friends ever since. Rey is one of the kindest people you’ll ever meet and is always down to beat you in ping pong. John and Claire are truly lucky to have met him and are very happy to be able to call Rey a friend. 

Reynaldo Rosefort

Brendan is Claire’s brother and has become an older brother figure to John. He has an infectious laugh that you can hear from a mile away. You can always count on Bren to make you smile, keep the party going, and quote a movie you’ve probably never heard of. 

Brendan Hornik

Colin and Shannon have been together for a long time now. Colin is also another friend from Chestnut Grove that John and Claire have known for what seems like forever. He’s always down for a good time and if you get enough beers in him, he will do the worm. Claire and John are so excited to share their day with Colin. 

Colin Sloane

Dom is Amanda’s husband and Claire’s brother in law and has been in Claire’s life since she was 14. John met Dom when he first started dating Claire. He has been a great father to his and Amanda’s children and John is looking forward to officially being able to call him a brother. 

Dominick Laurita

Amanda is the oldest of her three siblings and is truly Claire’s first best friend. Though John met Amanda when he was a child, over the years they grew closer and closer. Amanda was the first person John trusted with the knowledge and judgement when planning his proposal to Claire. Amanda is supportive, hilarious, an inspiration to Claire and the perfect person to stand as Matron of Honor on our wedding day.

Amanda Laurita 

Melissa is John’s oldest sister, and is a registered nurse in Philadelphia. Melissa met Claire at Chestnut Grove in 2009 and they have been friends since. She is a funny, strong, and resilient person. Throughout their life and relationship, Claire and John are so thankful to have someone like Melissa in our lives. Claire is so excited to finally call her a sister. 

Melissa McCleery

Shannon is John’s second oldest sister. obviously we know Claire met Shannon in 2009, the same year as John and Melissa (duh). Shannon is a doctor of psychology and worked very hard to get her degree. She is known to give funny one liners and gives great advice. Shannon will always pose as Claire’s prom date in photos and we honestly don’t remember how it started, but now there’s never a vacation where we don’t snap the picture. We are so happy to have her by our side, and Claire is so excited to finally call her a sister.

Shannon McCleery

Eva is Claire’s longest friend. Claire and Eva met at Chestnut Grove in 2004. Eva and Claire instantly became close, and have been friends ever since. John met Eva in 2009 when his family came to CG and have also been friends ever since. Claire and Eva have been through all the fun stages of life together. Whether we were 10 getting our faces painted, sweet 16s, other birthdays, grad parties, and now Claire and John’s wedding. Claire literally can’t wait to have her longest friend by her side on her wedding day.

Eva Tillett

Nicole is one of Claire’s many cousins, and she is married to Dylan. After Nicole and Dylan started dating in June of 2012, Claire and Nicole met, instantly becoming close friends. They bonded over one direction and all things that go along with being a teenage girl. Overtime, Claire and Nicole’s relationship grew so close they choose to run and greet each other before Dylan has the chance to say hi. When John met Nicole they instantly became friends because of Nicole’s bubbly and positive personality and John’s ability to talk to anyone. Nicole is someone Claire and John can ask anything, whether it’s life, work, or hey, even this wedding. Nicole is always willing to lend a helping hand and be the ultimate hype girl. Claire cannot wait to have her stand by her side.

Nicole Hornik

Nicole is Claire's sister in law! They met when Bren and Nicole started dating and now they're married! She is always up for an adventure, ready to sing and dance anytime, and is always going to make you laugh. Claire and John are so happy to have her stand by them on their wedding day!

Nicole (Ncole) Hornik

MY LITTLE BESTIE!!!
Stella is Claire’s oldest niece as well as being the oldest of her five siblings, and Claire’s goddaughter. Stella and Claire are truly besties, unironically, they love the exact same things. Whether it’s Stitch from disney, fun or weird snacks to try, and now Stella’s love for one direction, their bond continues to grow stronger. Stella was the one who made Claire an aunt, and now Claire can’t wait to have her bestie by her side as a bridesmaid.

Stella Laurita

Bubby is the second sibling out of five and is the sweetest most loving little boy.
His funky dance moves and quick jokes always keep up smiling and laughing. Bubby quickly grew really close to John. He would run to John to get picked up, snuggle with him, and always ask Claire “where John?” when he wasn’t around. Whether he’s teaching us about his video games, showing us his dance moves, or just being his loving self, we love him and can’t wait to have him as a ring bearer on our special day.

Dominick Laurita (Bubby)

Our Mimi Girl!!!!
Leia is third child out of her five siblings and boy does she keep you on your toes. Leia is the funniest, sassiest, most loving little peanut we know! She has an infectious personality that makes everyone around laugh and smile. You can always count on Mimi to enjoy a good snack with or strike your best picture pose with. She was the most beautiful flower girl in bren and ncoles wedding, and now we can’t wait to see her shine down the aisle on our special day.

Leia Laurita

Benny danger!!!
Ben is the most energetic little guy we know! He is number four out of the five siblings and he keeps everyone on their toes! We can always count on Ben to make us laugh, or put a smile on our faces. We are so excited to have him be a ring bearer and we know he’s going to make everyone smile when he walks down the aisle!

Benjamin Laurita 

This little angel is the youngest of her five siblings! Carmella is a little bundle of joy full of smiles and giggles. She brings a smile to everyone’s face everywhere she goes. Miss Melly is going to be the cutest flower girl and we can’t wait!!!

Carmella Laurita

John and Griffin were coworkers at Rowan and quickly became good friends. Griffin's overall positive energy and lively spirit made him an easy friend to ask to officiate John and Claire's wedding.

Griffin Lallier

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John & Claire

John & Claire

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