TOMS RIVER – Kelly Byrnes and Frank Ruggiero are seen enjoying their wedding held earlier this year at the unlikely venue of the Quinn-Hopping Funeral Home at 26 Mule Road in Toms River.
The couple’s close friend Sara Giustino Toland, the manager of the funeral home offered up the location when their planned nuptials were put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic conditions.
“The ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception made for a beautiful and memorable evening,” Toland said. The couple who lives in Ocean Township knew they could accommodate an intimate gathering of family and close friends. The funeral home features two chapel rooms one of which was used for the ceremony. A place of mourning became a place of celebration with some innovation, creativity, friendship and love.
