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Sunday, October 18, 2009

How We Met...

Anthony and I met briefly through his mother in October of 2006.  He was away most of the following month and unbeknownst to me, while away continued to ask his mother about me.  He finally got up the nerve to ask me out in late December and we had our first date on New Years Eve, December 31, 2006.  Boy did he make me laugh!  The rest is history… we have been in love and the best of friends ever since!

Bride's Info:
Name: Mary-Jessica “Jessica” “MJ” MacEachen
Hometown: All over
mjmaceachen@optonline.net

Jessica was born in Boston, but grew up in Palatine, IL and then Omaha, NE.  After the birth of her daughter Justine, she moved back to the East Coast and now resides in Boonton, NJ with Anthony.  Anthony started teaching her to golf their first summer together and she was hooked!  She is working hard to improve her game!

Groom's Info:
Name: Anthony “DeFoe” DeFlumeri
Hometown: Denville, NJ

After a long accomplished career as wrestler, Anthony graduated from Seton Hall in 1993 with a degree in education and has been a health and physical education teacher in Newark for the past 13 years. 
Anthony loves golf, skiing, softball, fishing… the VIKINGS, fantasy football, well, everything FOOTBALL.  In fact, you will probably catch him sneaking around and checking scores on the big day.

Wedding Party....

Maid of Honor:
Justine MacEachen, Bride's Daughter

Bridesmaids:
Erin MacEachen-Travis, Bride's Sister
Lauren MacEachen-Kobza, Bride's Sister
Shawna Nelsen, Bride's Sister
Jane Sender, Bride' Friend

Best Man:
James DeFlumeri, Groom's Brother

Groomsmen:
John Hanson, Groom's Friend
Jeff Vittorio, Groom's Friend
Mike DeStefano, Groom's Friend
Joe Ferro, Groom's Friend
Eric Celleri, Groom's Friend

The Engagement....
Date: Thursday, July 9th, 2009

On July 8th, quite abruptly and without warning, my company of 7 years announced it was closing its doors.  I cleaned out my desk and went home depressed and unemployed.  Anthony and I headed out the following afternoon to play some golf and take my mind off my troubles.  On the 4th hole Anthony sent me looking for my ball in the wrong direction. While I was searching for my ball he (with some difficulty), slipped (no shoved) the oversized ring box into the small 3” hole. After chipping on to the green I had a long put and noticed Anthony kneeling on the opposite side of the cup.  I assumed he was checking out my line (always my teacher)… but as I putted, he remained on his knee.  The putt was good but when it dropped into the hole… it stopped! As I realized what was happening… he asked… I shouted yes… and we never did finish playing our round that day!! 
A day filled with endings, goodbyes and tears of sorrow… followed by a day filled with new promise, hope and tears of joy.  Life is truly amazing sometimes!

The Rehearsal...
Date: Saturday, October 17, 2009
Location: The Waring Room

The Wedding.....

Date: Sunday, October 18, 2009

The ceremony will be held at 2:00pm at the River Sanctuary at The Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort.

There will be a cocktail party 3:00pm - 4:00pm following the ceremony in the Worthington Ballroom at The Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort.

The reception will be 4:00pm - 8:00pm in the Worthington Ballroom at The Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort.

Registry Information:

Bed, Bath & Beyond

Additional Information...

We will be having a golf outing the day prior to the wedding… please join us if you can!  For all the non-golfers there are many other things to do at Shawnee!  There is a hot air balloon festival that weekend as well.  Please visit Shawnee Mountain for more information.

There is a block of rooms for guests wishing to stay at the Shawnee Inn, please be sure to mention Maceachen/Deflumeri wedding when making reservations to receive a special group rate. 1-800-SHAWNEE.

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