JWoww marries – Jenni “JWoww” Farley, 41, married wrestler Zack Carpinello, 31, in a secret wedding in Old Bridge, New Jersey—an event guests were told was a screening for her upcoming movie, “Nanny Cam.”
A room full of guests thought they were walking into a movie moment. Then the doors opened, and the mat—literal and emotional—was turned into a wedding day for Jenni “JWoww” Farley.
Farley, 41, tied the knot with wrestler and longtime beau Zack Carpinello, 31, in a secret ceremony in Old Bridge, a township in New Jersey, the couple revealed in a People story published Wednesday, June 24. Farley and Carpinello have been together since April 2019.
The couple kept the surprise tight. Guests “didn’t know they were going to a wedding.” Instead, they were told they were attending a screening of Farley’s upcoming movie, “Nanny Cam,” which she directs. Cast members from MTV’s “Jersey Shore: Family Vacation” were there.
Farley walked down the aisle to Lana Del Rey’s “Young and Beautiful. ” the same song castmate Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi first danced to at her own wedding. “We wanted the day to feel personal. memorable. and full of joy. and there’s something really special about sharing such a meaningful surprise with the people we love most. ” the newlyweds told the outlet.
The day’s shape matched that message: small, intentional, and built around family rather than spectacle. “We envisioned a small, meaningful celebration focused on the people who matter most to us,” Farley said. “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.”.
Farley wore a sheer, lace-embellished off-shoulder gown with a sweeping train from Castle Couture of Manalapan. Carpinello wore a black suit with a black shirt and an orange tie.
Her children were also in the room. Farley’s two children—11-year-old daughter Meilani and 10-year-old son Greyson—attended the wedding. Greyson and Meilani are children Farley shares with ex-husband Roger Mathews.
“This wedding is about our family, not just the two of us,” the newlyweds said. “We wanted the day to celebrate not only our love story but also the family we’ve built together over the last seven years.”
New Jersey’s Old Bridge Mayor Eleanor “Debbie” Walker officiated the ceremony.
The relationship carries its own real-world timeline, one that began while Farley was separating from Mathews. Farley started seeing Carpinello amid her divorce from Mathews. a period that included police being called to Farley and Mathews’ home. Farley later announced she and Carpinello were a couple in 2019 on the “It’s Happening with Snooki and Joey” podcast.
Before the wedding ring, there were the moments that made it official to them. Carpinello had been referred to by Farley at one point as “24. ” because that was his age when they became romantically involved. She was 34 at the time. He proposed, and Farley said yes on top of the Empire State Building in February 2021.
As for the public-facing side of their lives, the wedding arrives while the couple remains in the spotlight. Farley and Carpinello. along with the kids—who live near castmates Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino and Angelina Pivarnick—appear on the “Jersey Shore” spin-off “Jersey Shore Family Vacation. ” which is currently airing on MTV.
The story of how the day was staged—movie screening first. wedding reveal second—underscores the only thing the couple seemed determined to control: the feeling of it. When the day finally landed, it wasn’t built to be consumed by strangers. It was built for the people who showed up ready for one thing—and got something else entirely.
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