Will + Chuck | Real Wedding at Hotel Du Village

Will and Chuck met on the dating app Hinge. They hit it off right away, and their relationship blossomed quickly. Chuck decided to propose to Will on June 4, 2022, with a very special plan in place. He told Will they were going to dinner at one of their favorite places, The Docs Place, in Somers Point, NJ. While enjoying a few pre-dinner drinks on Will’s parents’ boat, Chuck got down on one knee and asked Will to marry him right there on the boat. And of course, Will said yes. The happy couple then headed over to Will’s parent’s home in Ocean City, NJ, where both sides of their immediate family were waiting to celebrate their engagement.

Every couple envisions a perfect sunny day for a summer wedding. But Mother Nature had other plans for these August nuptials. Just 10 minutes before the outdoor ceremony was set to begin, the skies opened up, and a downpour drenched everything in sight. At that point, Chuck and Will didn’t know if they could have their ceremony as planned. But the team at Hotel Du Village came through in a big way, staying calm and allowing the couple to delay the timeline by just 10 minutes. And just like that, the skies cleared up again, and Chuck and Will were wed by one of their best friends, Ciara Skala, who had become ordained especially for this occasion.

Our Advice: It is easy to get tied up in all of the fine details and stress that comes with planning a wedding. At times it can feel like a second job. The best piece of advice Chuck and I would share with other couples is to remember what is really important at the end of the day. The wedding day is a celebration of your love where you are surrounded with your closest family and friends. Your wedding guests are not going to remember if a small detail was out a place but they will remember the feeling of love in the room. Have fun during the planning process and don’t stress (too much)!

Will and Chuck’s reception was a night to remember, with a killer band—Dreamtime through EBE Talent—playing until midnight, followed by an after-party that kept the energy going until the wee hours of the morning. The after-party was held in the same room as the cocktail hour, but with a twist: a DJ from EBE Talent, fog, and intelligent lighting set the scene for an hour of EDM/club music that had everyone on their feet! This was the perfect way to end the night as newlyweds.

“One of the most special parts of our wedding day was when Chuck and I were able to stop for a moment to take it all in. Before our wedding, we were given advice to be as present as possible because the day will go by faster than you can imagine and will be a blur. We were conscious to take several moments together where we paused, scanned the room and told each other how lucky we were to have such awesome friends and family who were all there to celebrate us. Chuck and I also made it a point to find each other at least every 20 minutes if we were getting pulled in different directions. This allowed us to experience the wedding together as a newly married couple.”