Wedding Program

Ceremony

Cocktail Hour

Dinner

First dance 

Reception

Bride and Groom Send Off!

Wedding Day!

Northfork Farm

Summer

Our Wedding

Samantha’s version of how we met: Where to begin...Paul and I met through a mutual friend Nicole, whom I've known since childhood, and she was his paralegal at the time. One day, Nicole reached out to me telling me she knows this guy and thinks we would be a good fit and that he would be great with Genesis as well. She expressed that he’s a really nice guy, with a good heart, and who is looking for the same things I am. She also said she was sick of hearing his failed dating stories... lol I asked her a few details about Paul, his age/ if he's God fearing/ is he family oriented/ how tall is he/ and lastly, how does he look lol. I agreed to meet him and asked her to give me his number. I reached out to him that evening and literally from that day forward, we never went a day without talking. We fell in love... and here we are today! Samantha’s hobbies:Singing, reading, watching documentaries and psychology studies Samantha’s favorite memories with Paul so far:Geneva on our anniversary for sure, the Sox game. When he taught Gen how to make a snowball and took her ice skating. Also, the first time he told me he loved me (FYI, He said it first) :D Samantha’s favorite things to do together with Paul:Trying different restaurants. We are also super simple we really enjoy snuggling while watching something together. Most recently I got him to watch Vanderpump Rules with me! lol Paul’s version of how we met: Well, my paralegal, Nicole, began to feel sorry for me because I kept getting stood up on when it came to online dating. She then put me in touch with Sam. We started talking right away and even decided to go to dinner...luckily, she didnt stand me up. At dinner was this gorgeous Puerto Rican woman who kept saying how shy she was with an inviting smile but shy she was not. She told me about her daughter, her family, and her background, she was not shy at all. I knew at that point how amazing of a person she is. Dinner was delicious, Italian, of course. I waited the mandatory 30 minutes before asking her out again. Paul’s hobbies:Cooking, golf, skiing, swimming, learning about all sorts of history, traveling. Paul’s favorite memories with Samantha so far:Getting lost in the parking lot at U.S. cellular field. I knew she was a keeper because she laughed off me being utterly lost in the parking lot for about a half hour. Teaching her how to golf and teaching her and Gen to sled and ski. Also, teaching her how to play craps at the Harrah’s casino in Evansville Indiana, remembering the picture of her passed out in the passenger seat with Gen's mickey mouse neck pillow hahah. Paul’s favorite things to do together with Samantha:I cook and she eats, its a simple blanket answer really, so long as I am doing something with her, its my favorite thing to do.

Our Love Story…

Our Story

Photos

Nicole Rosario-Orta

Mike Condon

Genesis Rosario

Selestino "Nino" Orta

Diana Rico

Alex Duff

Nicole Damnitz

Ian Conner

Angelica Rosario

Kyle Robinson

Ivelisses Collado

Scott Koontz

Nadia Diaz

Joel Cacini

Avery Koontz

Haley Robinson

Alex Koontz

Wedding Party

Hello Everyone, Please RSVP if you plan to attend. Offical invites will be sent out closer to the wedding date to those of you who have RSVP'd . The invite will include the complete venue, ceremony, and wedding details! *Although we love your little ones, this event will be 15+. 🤍* We look forward to celebrating with yo﻿u!

Wedding Details

Travel

Hotel accommodations: AmericInn Lodge & Suites 1050 Douglas Road Oswego, IL 60543 630-554-9090 Front Desk Please be sure to mention the Rosario/Koontz Wedding BLOCK when making reservations. The cutoff date for the discounted rooms is May 27, 2024, at which time any remaining rooms in the block will be placed back into the general hotel inventory. Rosario/Koontz Block URL hyperlink is: Rosario/Koontz Wedding Block

Things to Do

Registry

Samantha & Paul

Samantha & Paul

Wedding Party