Given that Ithaca College alumnusCarl Mazzocone’ 81 owns and operates the historic Inn at Taughannock Falls, it’s perhaps no surprise that the first event in the inn’s new Enchantment garden venue was truly an IC affair.
Natalie Jenereski Daffinee ’09 and Tyler Daffinee ’06, MA ’09, were married on June 12, 2021, in a ceremony that could have doubled as an alumni weekend event. And tying the knot in front of so many of her fellow Bombers made the special day even more memorable for Natalie.
“The whole weekend was a big IC love fest—two alums getting married at a venue owned by an alum with over 50 alumni guests,” she said. “It was a heartwarming and magical way to celebrate love during a break in COVID waves.”
Mazzocone was thrilled to have his venue play apart in the magical weekend of alumni.
“Hosting Natalie and Tyler’s wedding as our very first event in our new Enchantment garden venue was a truly an honor. They’re both such genuine and warm people, only made sweeter by our mutual connection to Ithaca College,” he said. “Our team at the Inn at Taughannock Falls fondly refer to them as our ‘number one bride and groom.’”