Brittany and Joey love LBI. It’s their favorite place to go down the shore every summer, and it’s full of memories for them. They knew they wanted to get married there. Brittany and Joey found their perfect wedding venue in Parker’s Garage LBI. These photos tell the story of their thoughtful, easygoing celebration.
Parker’s Garage LBI is an oyster bar and restaurant. You can rent it out for your wedding. Beforehand, you can stop in and sample the seafood. The restaurant serves seafood dishes with a Mediterranean flair. It’s perfect for the setting on the bay.
In terms of atmosphere, Parker’s Garage is cozy with a slightly industrial feel. It’s a waterfront wedding venue that doesn’t feel too coastal. The interior opens onto a covered patio. You can have your ceremony with the bay behind you rain or shine.
Parker’s Garage is a good LBI wedding venue for you if you don’t want to invite all of your favorite people. With its vaulted ceilings and open floor plan, this wedding venue has capacity for large weddings of up to 180 guests. The cost of a wedding at Parker’s Garage LBI starts at $20,000.
Located in the Maritime District in Beach Haven, Parker’s Garage is in the middle of so many attractions. Your guests will have plenty of hotels to choose from in addition to restaurants and beaches.
Before Brittany and Joey’s wedding at Parker’s Garage LBI, I got to photograph their engagement session in Fishtown Philadelphia. They’re high school sweethearts and have been together for a decade. These two are so in love that they make my job easy. You can check out their Philadelphia engagement photos in this blog post.
This wedding day was so wonderful and easygoing. Brittany and Joey skipped all the fuss. They didn’t even do a first look. Instead they hung out with their friends before the ceremony, and we took fun wedding party photos.
A lot of the day’s details were dedicated to honoring Brittany’s late father. He passed the year before their wedding, so Brittany’s mom walked her down the aisle and danced with her. Because Brittany’s father loved to play the lottery, they also gave out lottery tickets as favors in his honor. A picture of him sat on the welcome table, too.
This wedding really was special through and through. Ahead of the wedding, Brittany let me know she was pregnant. You can see her bump a little bit in her dress but not enough for people necessarily to notice. Only their close family and wedding party knew about it.
While Brittany and Joey got ready for the wedding, she gifted him with a puzzle with the name they’d picked out for their baby. It was really sweet to see him light up.
Brittany and Joey took advantage of all their loved ones being in one spot to announce the pregnancy after their reception introduction. You can see from the photos that it was SO emotional. Everyone was cheering and crying. After the announcement, they had a celebratory dance where everyone was able to come up to congratulate them. They’ve dreamed of starting a family, so it was a really joyous event.
When Brittany and Joey shared their plans for their wedding at Parker’s Garage LBI, they described their vision like this: “We want our big day to feel very special for us as well as our guests. We want to honor our people and make everyone feel seen and loved – we’ve carried these people throughout all the phases of our lives and we’re here to CELEBRATE.”
Their community was stoked to do exactly that. The night was non-stop laughter, hugs, and happy tears. This wedding day was perfect because it was full of good moments and lots of emotion for two wonderful people.
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Thank you to the vendors who made this wedding so memorable:
Photography: Luna and Lark Photography
Venue and Catering: Parker’s Garage LBI
Florals: Wildflower Floral Design
Cake: Anna Bananas
DJ: Elegant Music Group
Hair: Manes by Mia
Makeup: Jacqueline Cole Artistry
Gown: Wander Atelier
As a wedding and elopement photographer based in New Jersey, I specialize in capturing enchanting moments that tell the unique love stories of my clients. I am dedicated to providing LGBTQIA+ friendly services and take pride in embracing and celebrating the diversity of all couples.