Nanina's Wishes You Seasons Greetings

We're wishing you a Christmas Full of laughter, love and light, with delicious holiday foods to excite your appetite.

We're hoping you receive Delightful gifts to make you smile, with family and friends to love you all the while.

We wish you a Merry Christmas; May your Christmas dreams come true, and when Christmas is over, Happy New Year, too!

Newark Library Gala Raises $165,000 at Nanina's!

The annual fundraiser for the Newark Public Library was a success in every way! The Nov. 3 event, dubbed "Booked for the Evening", was held in Belleville at Nanina's In The Park.

The Newark Public Library has reportedly raised approximately $165,000 from this annual affair. The gala attracted about 220 people, who paid anywhere from $250 to $20,000 to attend. The monies will be used to support the mission of the LIbrary which is to serve the public by encouraging literacy in all its forms.

For more information about the recently merged Park Savoy Estate and Nanina’s In The Park, visit www.dreamweddingsinthepark.com.

Vote For Wounded Soldier's Story

For months, Private First Class Derek McConnell of North Caldwell had been saving to buy an engagement ring for his girlfriend of four-and-a-half years, Krystina Dressler of Fairfield.

But then the 21-year old soldier, while serving in Afghanistan last July, stepped on two explosive devices and lost his legs and nearly his life. He's been at the Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD for several months. During this time, Krystina put her education and career plans on hold to be by his side as he fights his way to recovery.

Things could brighten up a bit with your help. A fellow army veteran has nominated Derek and Krystina's story for a contest sponsored by the Union Diamond company in which a member of the armed forces, whose story earns the most votes online, will win a $40,000 diamond engagement ring. You must vote by Nov. 28th to help them win.

To vote, go to www.myperfectunion.com. Thanks on their behalf.

Nanina's Continues To Make TV Appearances!

Once again, Nanina's will appear on television. You can check us out this Sunday, Oct. 30th at 8 pm EDT, the Style Network's new show called the "Glam Fairy". The show features Alexa, a well-known makeover artist who has been on a previous Style Network series, "Jerseylicious". Her goal is to make every woman in America beautiful. Not a bad idea, eh? Nanina's makes beautiful weddings.

Nanina's On TV Again!

Congratulations to Cosimo and Renee on their beautiful wedding which was aired this past weekend on "Four Weddings". While they did not win the honeymoon vacation (mainly due to the weather which prevented the ceremony from being held outdoors), they by had the best food scores and they were the best dancers of all! They even featured a "lift" (like the one in "Dirty Dancing") and could easily be winners on "Dancing With The Stars" if they wanted to. Truly inspiring.

Nanina's In The Park On TV

If you missed it, a recent epsiode of Channel TLC’s “Four Weddings” was aired over the past weekend. As you may know, the show is a contest wherein four brides rate each other’s wedding. They rate things like venue (of the marriage), food, etc. The winning bride (or couple) of this epsiode is given a free honeymoon in Mexico. We are very happy that Ed and his new bride, Lakeisha, won the trip. They got the highest score and the best part of it is that they were put over the top by having the highest rated food number of all four weddings. Where did they have their reception? At Nanina’s In The Park. Of course.

Best of Essex Vote

Nanina's has been nominated for a Best of Essex Award by Suburban Essex Magazine. You can vote up until midnight tomorrow (Sept. 15th) by going to the following site: www.SuburbanEssex.com where you will see what to click on in order to vote. You don't have to vote for every category, but you may want to vote for some of the other category nominees as well. Thanks for your support!