The Chateau Grande Hotel

Rehearsal Dinner

Welcome Drinks

Park Chateau

Wedding Day

Ceremony

Cocktail Hour

Reception

After Party

The Morning After Breakfast

Our Wedding

Gabriela and Danny, raised in New Jersey, met during their first year of medical school at Rutgers. Due to COVID and the virtual setting, they didn’t get to know each other well until their third year, when clinical rotations finally brought them into the hospital and into each other’s lives.They became close friends, spending long hours on surgery rotation, studying, and winding down over a martini with movie nights, and dinner dates in between busy schedules. Their connection grew naturally over the course of that year, and during a month spent studying together for board exams in the Berkshires, it became clear that their friendship had turned into something more.In their final year of medical school, they started dating, and shortly after graduating, matched into residency at the same hospitals, moved in together, and began building a life side by side — filled with shared goals, family time, and as much travel as their schedules would allow.Danny proposed on November 28th 2024, surprising Gabriela by bringing both of their families together to celebrate the engagement. It was a thoughtful, beautiful moment and marked the beginning of this next chapter.They cannot wait to celebrate their love and dance the night away with you all!

Our Story

Photos

Wedding Party

We’re going black tie for our celebration! Gentlemen should plan to wear tuxedos, and ladies are encouraged to wear formal, floor-length gowns. Feel free to have fun with it—while the attire is formal, dresses can be in any color you love!

Dress Code

Q & A

We have a room block that includes rooms for Friday, Saturday or both nights at the Chateau Grande Hotel! This is where the bride and groom will be staying and is on the same grounds as the wedding venue. The night before and morning after events will be held at this location. To reserve a room click the link below or visit the Chateau Grande Hotel website and enter code PORTILLABRENNER to get the room block rates: <a href="https://be.synxis.com/?Hotel=32973&amp;Chain=27644&amp;arrive=2026-06-05&amp;depart=2026-06-07&amp;adult=1&amp;child=0&amp;group=PORTILLABRENNER" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Portilla-Brenner Room Block</a>

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