Who is Zack Carpinello’s wife Jenni ‘JWoww’ Farley? Inside the newlywed couple’s marriage

Jenni "JWoww" Farley is officially a married woman, and she pulled off the surprise of the year to get there. The "Jersey Shore" star, 41, wed longtime partner and pro wrestler Zack Carpinello, 31, on June 24 in Old Bridge, New Jersey, after telling 50 guests they were attending a screening of her upcoming film instead.The deception worked. Family and friends, including original cast member Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, showed up expecting popcorn and walked into a wedding.

Who is Zack Carpinello?

Zack Carpinello wrestles professionally under the ring name Zack Clayton. He has competed as a freelancer on the independent wrestling circuit while making occasional appearances for TNA Wrestling since leaving All Elite Wrestling in October 2023. In 2024, he joined the revived Full Blooded Italians faction in TNA alongside Little Guido and Ray Jaz, and he has held the Dynasty Heavyweight Championship twice.

Born and raised in Bethlehem, New York, he crossed paths with Farley years before they dated, having attended her 2015 wedding to ex-husband Roger Mathews as the brother of a mutual friend.

Who is Jenni 'JWoww' Farley?

Farley built her fame as one of the original cast members of "Jersey Shore" before becoming a producer and director, with "Nanny Cam" marking her latest project behind the camera.She shares two children, 11-year-old daughter Meilani and 10-year-old son Greyson, with ex-husband Roger Mathews.

Farley and Carpinello began dating in 2019 following her split from Mathews and got engaged in February 2021.

Inside Zack Carpinello and Jenni 'JWoww' Farley's marriage

The couple spent months engineering the ruse. "We've spent months keeping this secret, creating invitations, planning the movie-themed details, and building the surprise," the newlyweds told People.

"Seeing our family and friends go from thinking they're attending a special screening for Nanny Cam to realizing they're actually at our wedding will be a moment we'll never forget."Old Bridge Mayor Debbie Walker officiated the ceremony at Madison Modern Social. Carpinello entered to "The Name's Bond...James Bond," while Farley walked in to Lana Del Rey's "Young and Beautiful," the same song Snooki used for her own first dance. "It's a tribute to my best friend," Farley said.Farley wore a sheer, lace-embellished gown from Castle Couture, and the reception leaned into deep ruby reds and rose gold accents.

"The overall inspiration was a modern Beauty and the Beast fairy tale with a dark romance twist," she said.

How many kids does Jenni 'JWoww' Farley have?

Farley has two children with Mathews, Meilani and Greyson, both of whom attended the wedding and received gifts from their new stepfather, including a ruby birthstone ring for Meilani. "This wedding is about our family, not just the two of us," the couple said. "We wanted the day to celebrate not only our love story but also the family we've built together over the last seven years."Carpinello proposed atop the Empire State Building on Farley's 36th birthday in 2021, a gesture she has called one of the most meaningful of her life. Now married, the couple plans to honeymoon in Italy and Switzerland before returning to the family life they have spent years building in Holmdel, New Jersey, near "Jersey Shore" castmates Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino and Angelina Pivarnick.