AMANDA- Smith -
CHRISTOPHER- Dougherty -
Don't Miss It!
OUR 
STORY
FIRST MET
Both being Rutgers students almost done with the semester, we were separately attending the annual Rutgersfest concert, with headliner Third Eye Blind. Chris was hanging out with our mutual acquaintance, Caolan, and when Caolan offered Amanda and her friend free food we decided we couldn’t pass that up! We watched Third Eye Blind together, and ended up hanging out and chatting for a good part of the rest of the night. By the morning Chris had already emailed Amanda asking to hang out again.
OFFICIALLY DATING
After a whirlwind of finals and senior week events together, Chris asked Amanda to go out to eat at Chili’s. There, Chris officially asked Amanda to be his girlfriend, and she happily accepted (after a bit of teasing for being so formal).
ADOPTED PENNY & DR CLAW
Chris wanted a brother-sister pair of cats, so we went looking around the local shelters for some kittens. We wound up one afternoon at a Petco that had a rescue organization present with pets to adopt. It turned out to be the same rescue organization Amanda had adopted her dog from almost twenty years ago. We found a brother sister pair that fell asleep in our arms while we were in the store, and decided to give them their forever home. They’ve been filling our lives with purrs, drool, and “squeaky bike” meows ever since.
OUR FIRST TRIP
Our first big trip together, we took a Celebrity Cruise to Jamaica and Grand Cayman. Chris decided to take his own route on Dunn’s River Falls and we made it to the top alive! On board we enjoyed relaxing by the pool and making friends with our dinner table mates, enjoying whiskeys on the back of the boat at the end of the night.
ENGAGED
It was the Dougherty annual camping trip to World’s End State Park. Amanda had been coming along for the past four years. It had become a tradition for us to take a hike up the mountains, and take a picture among some hemlock trees on the way down. During our annual photo, Chris got down on one knee and popped the question! Amanda’s response? “Uhh….yeah!”
AND TODAY... WE ARE GETTING MARRIED
WHERE & WHEN
CEREMONY
Ceremony (5:00pm)
The ceremony will begin at 5:00pm. It is an outdoor ceremony on the patio next to the reception pavilion. While seats are located on grass, high heels and other shoes should not be a problem.
Make sure to arrive early enough to get a apple cider or champagne welcome drink! A coat check is available at the reception, so do make sure you are warm during the ceremony.
RECEPTION
Cocktail Hour (5:30pm)
Cocktail hour will start immediately following the ceremony up the path at Owen’s Pub.
Reception (6:30pm-10:30pm)
The reception will be held in the Ballyowen Pavilion. We are having a “cocktail reception” which is similar to a buffet. To stay with the celebratory nature of the event, there will be no assigned seating; Furthermore, the many food stations will remain open for two hours, allowing ample time to mingle and eat plenty!
ACCOMODATION
Minerals Hotel
We have a limited number of rooms remaining in our wedding block at Minerals Hotel. Guests are encouraged to make reservations as early as possible by calling 855-977-6473. Reservations have to be made by phone to reserve within the block, under Smith-Dougherty. All rooms come with two queen beds.
Normal check in time to the hotel is 4:00pm. However, you can call a few days prior to see if you are able to get an early check-in.
AFTER PARTY
The fun doesn’t have to end with the end of the reception! Kites restaurant, located back at Minerals Hotel, has a DJ on the weekends and is open late. Anybody wishing to continue the party can meet up there.
SHUTTLE
There will be a complimentary shuttle running from the Minerals Hotel both before the ceremony and after the reception. Leave your car at the hotel and have a good time!
BABYSITTING SERVICES
Minerals Hotel
Minerals Hotel provides free babysitting services. If you are interested, please call about 10 days prior to the wedding. You can reach out to Susan Chipoletti at 973-823-6503 or the Front Desk at 973-823-6511 to make arrangements.
Let us know if you're coming! How else will we know how much cheese to order?
OUR GALLERY
GIFT REGISTRY
What we want most for our wedding is to have our friends and family there to celebrate with us.
More than anything we’re grateful for your presence!
However, if you would like to get us something, you can find our registries here. We have a traditional registry
at Bed Bath & Beyond, and a Honeyfund if you would like to help on various parts of our honeymoon trip to Ireland.
