Montanaro Altamura Wedding
Wedding Party
Gabriella Montanaro
Bride
Gabriella is an Italian hairstylist, patriotic, woo- woo, carbaholic who loves spending time with her family, practicing her faith, and Adam Sandler. Her glory days are her 18 years of dancing, and 11 years of playing the piano. She can never resist a (organic) sweet treat and has been planning this wedding since meeting Eric in October 2019!!
Eric Altamura
Groom
Eric's prize possessions are his glory soccer days, Serie A soccer, framed soccer jerseys, huge pasta pan, multiple business ideas, and autographed photo with Andrea Pirlo. When Eric isn't working, he is watching his Doge Coin, or playing backyard soccer with his little cousins!
Concetta Montanaro
Mother of the Bride
Concetta is best known for her fashionable shoes and outfits, her sweet personality and her radiating smile! Growing up with her parents who are in the tailoring business, she enjoyed working side by side with her dad watching him from a young age which sparked her interest in fashion, which has turned into her passion. Concetta will win best dressed at any event from head to toe, make sure to ask her which shoes she decided to wear on the wedding day!!
Aldo Montanaro
Father of the Bride
Aldo is a simple man. He wakes up for work at the crack ass of dawn, comes home, eats dinner, and then relaxes. Repeats 7 days out of the week. He is a proud American of immigrant parents and has been a mason since the age of 18! When raising his children, he taught them, respect, how to be kind, and 80s rock!! Aldo enjoys watching hockey, and soccer, and going to Disney with his kids. What he looks forward to most is going to Florida to visit his prized possession son, Massimo!!
Esther Altamura
Mother of the Groom
A teacher for 20+ years Esther is now retired and is living her best life!! She loves going to watch the Yankees, and spending time with her family. She loves anything that has to do with fashion, and loves her dogs Dolce and Roma! Recently, Esther had her 5 seconds of fame on AJLT keep an eye out for her!
Michael Altamura
Father of the Groom
A proud member of UNICO Stamford, Big Mike was born in Arena, Calabria Italy and came to the USA when he was a teenager. He truly is a representation of what Italians are-- proud of their culture and extremely hospitable. Mike always enjoys going back to his hometown in Calabria and relaxing with his family. Mike also makes the best chicken cutlets, and has sticks homemade of sopressata always on hand (iykyk)
Brianna Bafumi
Matron of Honor
Brianna and Gabriella have grown up together since 1998! Cousins but more like sisters they have grown up together, with most of their time being spent at Nonna's house with their brothers. Brianna loves to travel exploring new places continuously with her fiancé Ben. When she isn't at a workout class, or traveling, she is spending time with her friends and family, and her dogs Stella and Bruno. Fun Fact: Brianna can never have a meal be complete without a sweet treat!!
Daniel Altamura
Best Man
Dan the Man is out in about in the Big Apple living his best life!! Dan enjoys traveling with his friends and being a gourd. He has a great day when the Rangers or Knicks are winning, or he's having a nice Chicken Parm from Ballato's (iykyk)
Michelle Altamura
Maid of Honor
When Mish isn't saving little lives in the NICU, she is spending time with her family! She has such a love for her nieces and nephews, and her new addition, Rigatoni her cat!! Being the Altamura she is, the stubbornness/ competitiveness runs deep in their blood and it shows during a family game night playing quipplash!!
Michael Altamura
Best Man
When Mike Altamura #3 isn't at work being a scientist creating new potions and lotions (and making a mess while doing so), he enjoys playing and watching soccer, archery, and always finding something adventurous to do with his wife Stef!
Kara Parks
Bridesmaid
Kara is Massimo's girlfriend! She enjoys spending time surfing, building the rockets that go into space (and also giving them the count down), traveling, grilling, being patriotic, and turning into a rat at Disney world!! She went to school at the University of Alabama which gave her a charming southern accent, yeehaw y'all!!
Massimo Montanaro
Groomsman
Gabriella and Mass are 14 months apart and grew up to be built in best friends! When he isn't out fishing, or doing Floridian things like wrestling the gators, he is on his dirt bike, fixing his classic cars that often get stuck on the highway, and building the rockets that fly into space. His goal in life is to work at Space X with Elon Musk, buy land, build a house, and have a huge garden!!
Adrianna Maffucci
Bridesmaid
Adrianna is Gabriella's cousin! She has a love for all animals, especially horses, a good plate of pasta, and a nice glass of red wine. She enjoys riding horses, traveling, spending time with her family, and has a passion for cooking!
Isabella Maffucci
Bridesmaid
Isabella is Gabriella's cousin! She loves a good espresso martini, and loves to travel! She recently graduated from CCSU and is a nurse! She is counting down the days till her next trip, and cannot wait to go back to Italy!
Sofia Alexander
Bridesmaid
Sofia is Gabriella's cousin! Growing up, we would go skiing up in MA, and also ice skating! She loves to spend time with her family, friends, and enjoys being at college at UMass! Her iconic moment was being the first baby born on Martha's Vineyard on New Years Day!
Justin Alexander
Groomsman
Justin is Gabriella's cousin! Growing up in Marthas Vineyard, it is in his blood to fish, and swim in the ocean! Justin grew up playing hockey, and has a passion for gardening, and making fresh home cooked meals featuring fresh ingredients from his garden, and homemade pasta!
Nora Byrnes
Bridesmaid
Mississippi's newest resident, Nora is living her best life at Ole Miss during her first year of college!! Nora is always down for a sweet treat and always the life of the party! Her favorite activity to do on a trip to the Cape is ordering lobster and marinating it in butter for the extra flavor!!
Austin Byrnes
Groomsman
Muscles marinara Austin is either in the gym or at work coaching the little guys baseball at Bobby V's. Austin uses bulking season as an excuse to load up on Nanna's pasta and eat extra heavy during the winter!!!
Nick Byrnes
Groomsman
Nick is finishing up his last year at UCONN! When he isn't at school, he is working out, hanging out with his friends, or having a nice trip up to the Cape with his family!! Nick recently totaled his red hot rod that was previously Erics car, which they both cherished so much!
Ilario Altamura
Groomsman
Little Ilario is best known for his amazing sourdough bread, huge garden, loud rooster that wakes the whole neighborhood up and great FB marketplace finds! Making sauce, sourdough, wine, gelato, you name it he has it down to a science and it is some of the best you will ever taste!
Lorenzo Bafumi
Groomsman
Florida's newest resident, Lorenzo has transformed from the Dunkin' Man to the Dental Man. He loves to travel, and is a social media guru running multiple business accounts for their social media pages. Lorenzo loves to go for runs, eating healthy, and still living for a good sweet treat always!
BethAnne Altamura
Bridesmaid
BA--the Altamura family admin, she is always reading the next best book, trying out new hobbies, or posting her Friday Favs on instagram! Being the luck of the Irish that she is, she melted into the Altamura family and speaks Italian to her children Luca and Matteo pretty well. When she isn't running around chasing her children, she's collecting the most fashionable handbags!
Michael Altamura
Groomsman
Mike Altamura #2 loves history, especially anything that has to do with WWII and his two boys Luca and Matteo got their stubbornness from him! When Mike isn't on business trips to Israel, he enjoys going for runs, making sopressata and sauce, and keeping up with his children that give him a run for his money!
Matteo Bafumi
Groomsman
When Matteo isn't skipping school and hanging out at Nonna's, he's hanging out with his friends and family! Matteo grew up at Nonna and nonnos store and his childhood memories there are his core. Unfortunately, recently Matteo has been revoked of the baby cousin position in July 2023 to Angelo but still thinks he is nonnas favorite (delulu)
Ben Romeo
Groomsman
A good day for Ben consists of eating a fresh bowl of fruit and watching Napoli play #ForzaNapoli! Jersey boy recently became a CT resident and also became a homeowner so now yard work and landscaping have become one of his not so favorite hobbies!
Samantha Altamura
Bridesmaid
Samie is mom to RJ and Joey which is one of her most accomplished goals in life! Her boys are her world and her family means the most to her, of course in typical Italian culture! Samie enjoys being patriotic, traveling to Bahamas or the great state of Florida with her boys, and also enjoys eating dairy despite her lactose intolerance!!!
Ilario Altamura
Groomsman
Big Ilario is the key to Stamford's entertainment and truly made it "The City That Eats". He has created many of the events in Stamford, some being That's Amore (fam fav), Hey Stamford Food Festival, and so many more (mostly all revolved around good food!!). When Ilario isn't working, he is relaxing on the beach at the Boca Beach Club or Bahamas with his family or capturing everyone off guard making funny videos or pictures about it (watch yo back!!)
Megan Schinella
Bridesmaid
The famous one and major fashionista in the family, Megan is a highly favored influencer and recently started her own podcast with other moms! She enjoys spending time with her family, being patriotic, and summoning the whole family to crazy challenges during the holidays for her social media accounts!
Joseph Schinella
Groomsman
Joe always has a nice crispy tan, fresh to death haircut, and popped colar. When Joe isn't building the next best homes in Fairfield county, watching the Knicks, the Mets, or Italy play, he is leaf blowing the driveway before a family party.
Daniele Altamura
Bridesmaid
Dani is a second grade teacher, mom to Michela, and soon to be twins!! She is very down to earth, has such a sweet personality, and loves spending time with her family! Fun fact: her and all of her siblings have tore their acl playing soccer!
Luigi Altamura
Groomsman
Luigi is always having a good day when he's picking fresh figs off the tree and Napoli is winning #ForzaNapoli! Lou always has an Altamura Builders shirt on and is building the next best homes in Fairfield county!
MaryAnn Mazzola
Bridesmaid
Marianne has such a love for her 3 children, loves dogs and children, and loves spending time with her family! Though she can be very quiet, she has such a spit fire side to her and will make anyone laugh with her sarcasm!
Alex Mazzola
Groomsman
A good day for Alex is playing golf, and watching sports! He has a great sense of humor and loves to spend time with his friends and family! Alex knows all the good places to grab a good bottle of wine, his favorite spot being Catina di Domenic Schinella!
Stefanie Altamura
Bridesmaid
Stef is always down for an adventure and watching the show Survivor. She is probably their biggest fan as she rewatches all of the older seasons on repeat, with her goal to be the Sole Survivor! Stef also loves going to her family's lake property and kayaking!
Grace Altamura- Murgia
Bridesmaid
Grace has been living her best life in NYC for the past few years! She enjoys spending time with her husband, Steven especially going to all you can eat sushi, and coming back to CT to visit her dogs Dolce and Roma!
Steven Murgia
Groomsman
Coming from across the pond to live in the big apple Steven been living his best life with his wife, Grace in the city and always finding the best restaurants! Steven has a not so secret talent anymore being that he plays the guitar and sings!
Katherine Glynn
Junior Bridesmaid
Katherine has the most infectious laugh! She loves to spend time with her friends, trips to the Cape, and loves dance! Her kind and caring sweet personality radiates a room and she is always down for an ice-cream run to DQ or Suny Days!!
Ava Schinella
Junior Bridesmaid
When Ava isn't at dance, or Nutcracker practice she's hanging out with her friends or getting a sweet treat at cold stone or crumble cookies! She also loves being down at Old Lyme during the summer and Florida in the winter!
Gianna Schinella
Junior Bridesmaid
Gianna is a ball of energy down for anything and everything. She especially loves getting into any mischief she possibly can, dancing, field hockey, and hiding donuts under her bed for a quick midnight snack
Domenico Schinella
Ring Bearer
Nico kicks ass and takes names on the soccer field and knows everything and anything about all the soccer players (ask him, he'll be sure to know). He loves going to soccer games and loves the Knicks and Mets!
Savannah Mazzola
Flower Girl
Savannah loves gymnastics and is so sweet!! She is the oldest sister and according to her Nonno Dominic, she is the best eater!!!
Massimilano Mazzola
Ring Bearer
Max is a man of few words but is quick on his feet playing soccer!! He also has a good head of hair, and also a cute smile, especially when he is eating ice cream or hanging out with his cousins!!
Gia Mazzola
Flower Girl
Gia is also a little lady of few words, and is the youngest sister to Savannah and Max! She loves playing with her dolls and keeping up with all of the older cousins!
Ralph Jr. Altamura
Ring Bearer
RJ kicks ass and takes names on the baseball field and also soccer! He loves a good ice cream and out of all the Altamura cousins, he is the only one with blue eyes!! RJ loves hanging out with all of his cousins and his brother Joey!
Joseph Altamura
Ring Bearer
Put on any 80s rock and roll music and Joey will be rocking out!! He loves playing soccer and also playing the drums, with some of his favorite bands being AC/DC, Guns n Roses, and Journey! Make sure to wish him a very happy birthday since he is turning 7 on 7/18!!
Bria Altamura
Flower Girl
You can't spell Calabria without "Bria!!" When Bria isn't getting into mischief with her partner in crime Luca, she is at dance or gymnastics, doing arts and crafts, eating the Altamura homemade sopressata by the handful, and sneaking soda when she isn't supposed to be drinking it!
Giovanni Altamura
Ring Bearer
Giovanni loves dinosaurs and fire trucks! Following heavy into his father Ilario's footsteps he also loves to play soccer and collect the chicken eggs in his nonnos garden!!
Luca Altamura
Ring Bearer
When Luca isn't getting into mischief with Bria, he is always in his nonno's garden, collecting fresh chicken eggs, playing in the dirt, digging holes, being too smart for his own good, or talking about dump trucks!
Matteo Altamura
Ring Bearer
His fathers clone of looks and being stubborn Matteo is Lucas little brother! He looks up to his brother Luca and always gets into whatever mischief he is getting into! Matteo loves chicken nuggets, sweets, Bluey, and Blippi!
Angelo Termine
Ring Bearer
Angelo is a sweet little guy who loves playing with his race cars and driving in them, and also lawn mowers! Angelo enjoys eating especially pasta and all the sweets, and hanging with his best friend Milo!!
Michela Altamura
Flower Girl
The smiliest baby you will ever meet! Michela loves Minnie Mouse, skeletons, and pasta! Michela is currently the youngest great grandchild out of 12 until her twin siblings arrive soon!
Filomena Altamura
Flower Girl
The newest addition to Dani and Luigi's family! Mena is Ralphie's twin and was born on February 16, 2025!
Rafaele Altamura
Ring Bearer
The newest addition to Dani and Luigi's family! Ralphie is Mena's twin, older by 10 minutes and was born on February 16, 2025!
Nonna Candida Termine
Grandmother of the Bride
Nonna Termine immigrated to Middletown, CT from Sicily when she was 17 years old with her husband, Rosario and opened up a tailoring/ alterations shop instilling a hard work ethic to her family-- talk about the American Dream!! She has a great sense of humor, very sarcastic, and a spit fire, and makes the best linguini with muscles, and farfalle with pesto, sun-dried tomatoes (made by herself), and mushrooms! If you can't find nonna, she is at Liuzzi, Whole Foods, or Draggi market! Her family truly means the most to her and watching us eat brings her joy!!
Nonna Michelina Altamura
Grandmother of the Groom
Nonna Altamura is the sweetest and most humble woman. She immigrated here from Calabria, Italy with her husband, Ilario, and her 5 children and worked in a bakery and instilled a very hard work ethic into the Altamura family-- talk about The American Dream!! She makes the best pasta with beans and broccoli and zucchini flowers! Nonna Altamura always enjoys making homemade sauce and sopressata, and watching her family eat, as well as sharing words of wisdom!
Nonno Emilio Montanaro
Grandfather of the Bride
Immigrating here from Naples, Italy, with his wife Adua, Emilio has been here for over 50 years and till this day, barely speaks any English!! He was a mason by trade, he came to the States for the American Dream, a better life, and instilled a very hard work ethic into his family! Carrying on his traditions from his hometown, he enjoyed making homemade prosciutto, homemade sauce, and refuses to eat at any restaurants! Nonno Montanaro has been questioning Gabriella for years and years when she is getting married and he is now very happy to be apart of the celebration!!
