Love Story

JUSTIN: Fate. Love at first sight. Met in a bar. Love of my life. Both of us from opposite sides of the country. Most Hollywood love stories will have one or a few of those storylines, but this one has them all. Best part is, it’s true!

SARAH: I’ve always wondered where I was going to find my one and only. I never thought it would be on the complete opposite side of the country, in a bar of a small town. Our worlds couldn’t have looked more different. 

JUSTIN: But there was something very special about this woman sitting next to me. I was mesmerised by her beauty. Her wit, her laugh, her ability to hold and entertain genuine conversation was magnetic to me. I was completely enamoured by her. 

SARAH: But as soon as I saw his smile, I knew I wanted to know everything about the way his world looked through his beautiful eyes. His smile. You know the feeling that comes over you when you see that smile and you know everything around you is calm, but electric? Justin lit up my world. And I’ve never looked back.

JUSTIN: We immediately had a connection! I mentioned to Sarah that I would be traveling to Fort Lauderdale that September and hopefully spend the rest of the winter there. 

I also mentioned that while I was on the East coast, I wanted to try and travel to Europe, especially Italy. I had never been and desperately wanted to go. I told her that my last name is Tognoni (clearly Italian), and I wanted to try and find other family in Italy. She told me that her last name is Mattaliano (obviously Italian).

SARAH: As soon as we started chatting, I wanted to be around him and learn everything there is to know about a person. 

He just so happens to be the best story teller of all times.

Did you know, someone could live 5 different lives before the age of 40? A cowboy, a fireman, a dread head hippie wanderer, a restaurant/bar owner, a man who creates his path by following his heart. Life with Justin will never, ever be boring. There is always an adventure to seek out and Justin makes sure to find the adventure in everything he does 

JUSTIN: I’m in love with this woman AND one day, I will get to meet the family in Sicily. So here we go, join us August 31st, 2023, when I marry the love of my life and finally get to meet the family! 

SARAH: He is my constant in an ever changing world. Our path is unique and beautiful and has taken us all over the country and my bet is that we’ll see the world together, hand in hand. And I can’t believe it all started with a smile, in a bar, in a small town, on the opposite side of the country

Tenuta Cala Muletti

We chose this location because this is what Sicily is all about: a beautiful terrace overlooking an emerald sea, the rocky coastline, the sun and the incredible food of Micheline Star chef Natale Giunta.

Accomodation

Here's a list of the places you can stay around Terrasini!

To make sure we'll be having a good time...

Maid of Honour: Rikki Michan

Best Man: Jacob Oppelt

Ministers:

Jessica Bolber

Christopher Hayman