John Steven Iafrate aka FRATE

Born: December 2, 1978, Belleville, NJ
Parents: John & Carol Iafrate
Sibling(s): Laura Madonna, Ricky Iafrate
Ocupation: Graphic/Web Designer
Place: Tivoli Partners
College: UNC Charlotte
Hobbies: Sports, football, art, keeping Jaclyn happy and creating pointless websites!

s the countdown to the big day gets lower and lower, I get a chance to think about the last 10 years and how the hell I got myself in this situation! It feels like only yesterday I was a 16 year old kid moving from New York to Charlotte. Worse yet, it really feels like yesterday since I was a college kid hanging with the fraternity bro’s, playing pranks, never missing a party and staying up all hours of the night (oh wait, maybe that was yesterday!). But the thing is, it wasn’t yesterday. And even though time flies, so much has changed for the better. Graduating college, getting my first job, my first nice car, my first home and of course now, my beautiful wife to be. My life is constantly in a phase of transition with new challenges being thrown at me in all directions.

And although I still have fun no matter what, and of course still enjoy a night out with the guys (some things never change!)…I just got to face it, this baby boy is all grown up, but with Jaclyn by my side, I can’t wait to see what lies ahead!

	Frates's Favorites
	Thing To Do: Cook, talk sports and do work on pointless web sites! Movies: Remember the Titans, Ocean's 11, Miracle, The Patriot, American Pie...or anything funny...too many favorites, I love movies. My movie collection could give Blockbuster a run for its money! Type of Music: Any type, I love music Music Group: The Beatles...ever since I was a little kid! Rapper: Notorious B.I.G., Ludacris and Jay-Z Color: Blue Holiday: 4th of July, Christmas and Jaclyn’s birthday! Haha Food: Italian, Mexican and Hamburgers Restaurants: On the Border, Outback, Hops and Portofino’s Sports: Any football, college basketball, NASCAR and sometimes baseball Football Team: Carolina Panthers, Pittsburgh Steelers, UGA Football Basketball Team: Charlotte 49er’s – my college NASCAR Driver: Jeff Gordon…you know it, baby! Mentors: Joe Paterno, my father and The Rock (That’s right, Jabroni!) Artist: Michelangelo and Norman Rockwell...What? I graduated with an art degree! Place to Visit: The beach, NYC and Las Vegas! Quote: “Nobody said life is going to be easy.” and “A friend will bail you out of jail, but a good friend will be sitting next to you saying ‘Damn…we screwed up’.”

	Parents of the Groom
	My mom and dad, Carol and John, met in Puerto Rico while my dad was in the Navy. My mom was there vacationing with friends, while my dad was traveling through the island for a baseball tournament. They hit it off right away when they met at a night club and found out they were both from the northeast and Italian! After my dad got out of the Navy, he traveled from New York to New Jersey to be with my mom once a weekend. They tied the knot on November 2nd, 1972.