Rehearsal Dinner

Hotel LBI

Wedding Day

Ceremony

Reception

The Morning After

Our Wedding

Our Story

Photos

Jesse Parsells

Greg Hahl

Jeff Hahl

Joe Montelione

Frank Torres

Greg Westerduin

Aly Goldman-Healy

Katie Buscemi

Suzanne Crifo

Elizabeth Hiatt

Laura Johnson

Jenny Licata-Reyes

Wedding Party

FAQ's

ROOM BLOCKS (2 HOTELS TO PICK FROM)

Cutoff Date For Booking Within Room Block: March 21, 2026 Please Note: Check in time is 4pm (you can check with the front desk to see if they will allow for an early check in, but it is not guaranteed). If you are arriving on Saturday, the check in time of 4pm is after the ceremony start time of 3:30. The hotel recommends checking in during our 4-5pm break between the ceremony and cocktail hour. 1 or 2 Night Stays Available Both room types available in our room block are large rooms. They both include kitchenettes and pull out couches, so splitting rooms is an option if desired. Option 1: Queen/Queen Studio Suite (sleeps up to 6 with pull out couch)Option 2: King Studio Suite (sleeps up to 4 with pull out couch) To Book:1. Click here :&nbsp;<a href="https://us01.iqwebbook.com/HLNJ967/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Link</a>2. Click on "Rate Options"&nbsp;3. Enter the code:&nbsp;&nbsp;WPW264. Click apply5. The rooms available within the block will appear.As it is a two night block, the website will automatically combine availability&nbsp;and rate for both nights. If you would like to stay for one night only, go to the top left-hand side of the page, and adjust the dates to show just the one night. FYI: Before booking in our room block, check availability on the Hotel LBI website (or other travel websites) for different room types and potentially lower rates than our room block rate.

Cutoff Date For Booking Within Room Block: March 14, 2026 1 or 2 Night Stays Available To Book:1. Go to <a href="https://www.ihg.com/holidayinn/hotels/us/en/find-hotels/select-roomrate?qDest=151%20Route%2072%20West,%20Manahawkin,%20NJ,%20US&amp;qPt=CASH&amp;qCiD=2&amp;qCoD=3&amp;qCiMy=042026&amp;qCoMy=042026&amp;qAdlt=1&amp;qChld=0&amp;qRms=1&amp;qIta=99634975&amp;qRtP=6CBARC&amp;qGrpCd=wpw&amp;qSlH=HWWNJ&amp;srb_u=1&amp;qSrt=sBR&amp;qBrs=6c.hi.ex.sb.ul.ic.cp.cw.in.vn.cv.rs.ki.kd.ma.sp.va.sp.re.vx.nd.sx.we.lx.rn.sn.sn.sn.sn.sn.nu.ge&amp;qWch=0&amp;qSmP=0&amp;qRad=30&amp;qRdU=mi&amp;setPMCookies=false&amp;qpMbw=0&amp;qErm=false&amp;qpMn=1&amp;qRmFltr=" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Westerduin-Parsells Wedding room block</a>2. It will automatically be setup for a 1 night stay (May 2nd-3rd), but you have the option of adding a 2nd night under our room block (May 1st-3rd). If you are calling 1-800-holiday, simply tell them you would like to book using a block code and provide the 3-letter code and let them know the name of the group in addition to the location of the hotel (Manahawkin, NJ). You may also request to be transferred back to the front desk to speak with someone on property. FYI: Before booking in our room block, check availability on the Holiday Inn website (or other travel websites) for different room types and potentially lower rates than our room block rate.

Holiday Inn Manahawkin/Long Beach Island by IHG

Hotels & Travel

Some of our Favorite Restaurants: For Coffee: How You Brewin (Katie’s favorite) For Bagels: Bagels &amp; Beyond For Chowder: Country Kettle Chowda (James’ favorite) For Pizza: Anthony’s (Manahawkin- James’ favorite), Queen City Crust (Katie’s favorite), Bay Village Pizza For Sandwiches: Bruno’s Meat Market (Manahawkin), Okie’s Butcher Shop For Wings: The Chicken or the Egg (James’ favorite sauce- garlic spice, Katie’s favorite sauce- honey BBQ) For Breakfast &amp; Lunch: LBI Table (Katie’s favorite), Wallys, Uncle Wills, Kellys at the lighthouse (James’ favorite), the Local Market &amp; Kitchen For Lunch &amp; Dinner: The Old Causeway, Mud City Crabhouse, The Black Whale For Dinner: Isola, Azzurri, Raimondos, The Beach House, Stefanos, Black Eyed Susans, Parkers Garage (where we ate the night we got engaged!) For Drinks: Hudson House (dive bar), Bird &amp; Betty’s For Dessert:- Ferraras Bakery Peanut Butter &amp; Jelly Donuts- Wallys Crumb Cake- Ice Cream: Ship Bottom Ice Cream Co., The Original Richs Ice Cream &amp; Jeffreeze Old Fashioned Ice Cream (James’ favorite)- Country Corner Markets Homemade Pies- Fudge at Country Kettle Fudge-Burger 25 (really good milkshakes) ....and a lot more, let us know if you need any more recommendations.

Get Food

See the lighthouse and walk to the end of the jetty.

Barnegat Lighthouse State Park

Located near the lighthouse, you can see the commercial fishing boats up close, buy fresh seafood &amp; walk around the small shops nearby.

Visit Viking Village

A couple of our favorite courses:- Settler's Mill Adventure Golf (next to fantasy island) in Beach Haven- Jen's Links at Lighthouse Cove Mini Golf in Barnegat Light (next to the lighthouse)

Play Mini Golf 

Shopping, Amusement Park, Mini Golf &amp; Food

Bay Village / Fantasy Island

Go to the beach

More Ideas & Information

Things to Do

Registry

Please visit our wedding registry at: <a href="https://www.myregistry.com/giftlist/katiejames2026" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.myregistry.com/giftlist/katiejames2026</a>

Wedding Registry

Katie & James

Katie & James

K&J

Wedding Day

3:30 PM–4:00 PM

Ceremony

5:00 PM–10:00 PM

Reception

The Morning After