Christina and Jake’s gorgeous Bonnet Island Estate summer wedding is one for the books. Held in the summer of 2023, Christina and Jake celebrated surrounded by their family, friends, and (of course) their pups! When I first began working with Christina and Jake, Christina shared with me her desire to get married at Bonnet Island Estate actually stemmed from childhood when she played concerts there for school. Both Christina and Jake love the northeast and the shore. Jake grew up spending most of his summers in Cape Cod and Christina is a bonafide Jersey girl.

How They Met

Jake and Christina met as medical students. He was in medical school at Yale and she was at Rutgers. They were applying for residency training in neurosurgery, and they met out in Phoenix, AZ on a rotation. They both ended up loving the rotation so much and were lucky enough to be hired as co-residents out in Arizona. Neurosurgery residency is seven years long. They became fast friends, and did not begin dating till our 3rd year of training. They have loved exploring the southwest while living in Arizona. Jake planned a weekend trip to Zion National Park to hike Angel’s Landing (a very challenging, steep trail that requires hikers to climb using chains to reach the summit). Jake had done the hike before but Christina had not and was more than a bit scared. Jake was so patient that day and together they it all the way to the top where he proposed! Secretly, he had hired a photographer to climb to the top early in the morning and wait for the big moment.

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Christina and I worked together to incorporate lots of fun details into their Bonnet Island Estate summer wedding. My favorite, she planned for fresh shaves for the groom and all the groomsmen the morning of the wedding. But hands down, my favorite detail was the monogram crest designed by Wouldn’t It Be Lovely featuring their dogs, Zik and Atlas.

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