Jersey Shore star Jenni "JWoww" Farley, 41, surprised friends and family by marrying Zack Carpinello, 31, in an intimate ceremony June 24 that guests initially thought was a movie screening.
Jenni "JWoww" Farley traded fist-pumping for wedding bells.
The Jersey Shore alum married Zack Carpinello, 31, in an intimate ceremony June 24 that was magical because of more than the Old Hollywood decor. Indeed, the wedding held in Old Bridge, N.J., was a total surprise to the couple's 50 guests.
"We’ve spent months keeping this secret, creating invitations, planning the movie-themed details and building the surprise," JWoww explained to People of how they lured their loved ones by using her upcoming thriller. "Seeing our family and friends go from thinking they’re attending a special screening for Nanny Cam to realizing they’re actually at our wedding will be a moment we’ll never forget."
The event started with a ceremony officiated by local Mayor Debbie Walker, during which JWoww walked down the aisle to Lana Del Rey's "Young and Beautiful" in a tribute to her best friend Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, who used the track as a first dance song at her own nuptials with Jionni LaValle. Then guests—including Snooki and fellow castmates Sammi "Sweetheart" Giancola and Deena Nicole Buckner—were welcomed into the reception styled to look like a "modern Beauty and the Beast fairy tale with a dark romance twist."
"We envisioned a small, meaningful celebration focused on the people who matter most to us," the 41-year-old emphasized. "We weren’t interested in throwing the biggest wedding possible. We wanted an unforgettable moment shared with our closest family and friends. The goal was creating memories, not creating a production."
And thanks to their "authentic" approach, the newlyweds—who met when Zack was 24 years old—felt they were able to "create something personal and meaningful."
JWoww met her now-husband following her 2018 separation from ex Roger Mathews, with whom she shares her two kids, Meilani, 11, and Greyson, 10. And introducing Zack to her children was a seamless transition.
"They actually have known him for a while," JWoww told E! News on a 2019 red carpet. “[Meilani] knows Zack as my friend's brother, so she's always like, 'That's Erica's brother, that's Erica's brother,' and then she knows him from Disney, 'cause we all went as a group, so she always thinks of him as the one who...goes on the rides and is super fun."
At the time, Zack's bond with Meilani was already forged, confirmed by getting instant agreement from JWoww after asking, "She loves me, I feel, right?"
Don't miss the highlights of JWoww and Zack's path to the altar, below.
"Back to where it all started," Jenni shared on Instagram back in September. "Strolled by where we had our first date @zackcarpinello."
"SISTASSSSS... oh look, another glorious morning! Makes me sick!!!! #hocuspocus," Jenni shared on Instagram when celebrating Halloween early.
The famous couple turned heads for all the right reasons when attending the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards.
As Jenni's relationship grew, the MTV reality star felt comfortable having her kids around her man.
"I thought you did amazing. She was really nervous and she did fantastic like always," Zach told his girlfriend after she presented at the 2019 CMT Music Awards.
Early on in their relationship, Jenni and Zach enjoyed a trip to Universal Studios to explore The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
Before breaking up, Zach appeared on Jenni's MTV reality show as well as her YouTube channel.
Over Memorial Day weekend, the twosome headed to Las Vegas where they hit up a party with DJ Tiësto at the Hakkasan Night Club at MGM Grand.
During their trip out west, the couple hit up the Sugar Factory American Brasserie at Fashion Show Mall Las Vegas with a group of friends and later attended the All Elite Wrestling (AEW) Double or Nothing event.
