Jenni + Joey

October 4-6, 2024 · Santa Barbara, California

Please join Jennifer McCarthy and Joseph Rufo October 4-6, 2024 to celebrate their wedding in Santa Barbara, CA.

FORMAL ATTIRE

Jenni’s Story

Jenni grew up in the Boston area, spending most of her childhood in Andover, MA. She studied finance/accounting at Endicott College in Beverly, MA. Jenni worked in the construction management and commercial real estate industries in Boston for five years before relocating to Durham, NC for a career opportunity. Today, Jenni continues fulfilling her career with Longfellow in the life sciences commercial real estate industry, as an Accounting associate director!

Joey’s Story

Joey was born in PA and spent much of his life in the Philadelphia suburbs. He went to college at Penn State and worked in downtown Philadelphia for 2 years before returning to school at Duke University in Durham, NC to peruse his PhD in Mechanical Engineering. Joey completed his PhD in 2022 and has since accepted a Post-Doc position at UCSB, with a stem cell/biology lab. Joey continues to explore his excitement for research and science!

Jenni + Joey

Jenni and Joey first met during the Summer of 2021. The two crossed paths from time to time while socializing with mutual friends in Durham, NC. As encounters became more frequent, they began connecting over common interests of food, family, friends, and adventure. It was an instant match and Joey even leveraged Sawyer to seal the deal! A first date at a sushi bar quickly turned into a much larger story. The couple lived together in Durham, NC for a year and a half before moving to Summerland, CA to start their next adventure. They got engaged in November 2023, and now they’re getting married!

Arrival

October 4

Welcome Reception

8:00-10:00 PM

Gala Restaurant
705 Anacapa Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

*Festive Cocktail Attire

Wedding Day

October 5

Ceremony

4:00 PM (Arrival)

Hotel Californian - Mirador Rooftop
36 State Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

*Formal Attire

Reception

5:00-10:00 PM

Hotel Californian - State Building
36 State Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

*Formal Attire

Farewell

October 6

Brunch

10:30 AM - 1:30 PM

The Lark Santa Barbara
131 Anacapa Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Polo Match

3:00 PM

Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club
3300 Via Real
Carpinteria, CA 93013

(doors open at 2:00 PM)