Lauren Marie Sciarra married Chris Sciarra on June 10, 2012 on the Beach at 96th Street, Stone Harbor.
The reception was held at the Stone Harbor Women’s Civic Club.
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Lauren recalls…
As soon as our officiant pronounced us man and wife on the beautiful Stone Harbor beach, we kissed, our guests cheered, and I remember feeling overcome with absolute happiness and peace.
At the end of the ceremony a U.S. Coast Guard Boat happened to be sailing by in the background. As we kissed and glanced around at the crowd who was cheering, we happened to notice the Coast Guard Crew, who also had noticed the wedding ceremony, and they began waving at us and all our guests.
We walked down the sandy aisle as Mr. and Mrs. Sciarra for the first time as to two guitarists played Sonny & Cher’s, “I Got You Babe,” while we were hand in hand and smiling ear to ear. When we got to the end of the beach, we turned around and ran together towards the water with all of our wedding guests trailing close behind us.
Then on the count of three, all of our wedding guests threw seashells into the ocean simultaneously as they all made special wedding wishes for our marriage. The Coast Guard took the time to congratulate us as they beeped their horn, flashed their lights and shouted “congratulations” from their megaphone. They did a few celebratory circles and then continued on their route.
With our cake provided by The Cake Lady of Marmora, having all of our wedding guests, the Coast Guard, and the entire beach crowd clapping and cheering for us on the beach made our wedding day feel almost magical. It felt like the whole world was watching and celebrating with us at the moment in time.
We first met and fell in love in a quaint section of Philadelphia called Manayunk, where we still spend many of our weekends and holidays. My husband, Chris, grew up in Wildwood Crest, New Jersey and now we both reside there.
I grew up in a small town in Pennsylvania, Pottsville, although I spent many summers vacationing at the Jersey Shore with my family over the years.
Since we both shared many fond memories of summers of growing up and vacationing at Jersey Shore along with a few special dates there as well during our courtship, it seemed to make perfect sense to pick a place in Cape May County to hold our wedding.
