It’s been a busy couple of months for the team at Gray Jones Media, as we ramped up for the launch of Vacationer Magazine, last Tuesday, Oct. 5. We were extremely pleased to invite business partners, family, and close friends to our launch party to celebrate Vacationer Magazine’s website going live online as well as the promotion of its companion video series, which just launched today, Check Your Luggage with Justin T. Russo.
Our launch party would not have been a success without our team at Curich|Weiss, especially for all their hard work in arranging the event in the Flatiron Penthouse. Thanks to United Airlines, we were able to raffle off two roundtrip tickets as prizes in a Flight Giveaway.
We had a beautiful spread of food and wine, too! A huge thanks to the French Cheese Board for the variety of tasty cheeses and Tea & Sympathy for the delicious dessert bites. Also a special thanks to Elouan Wines (Chardonnay from Boen Wines (Pinot Noir from California), Steorra Russian River Brut (Sparkling wine from California), Acqua Panna, S. Pellegrino, Fine & Rare, and the Flatiron Room.
And we can’t forget about Andrew Werner of Andrew Werner Photography for buzzing around and taking some incredible candid photos during our special event. Check them out for yourself in our photo gallery below. Here’s to a successful road ahead!
Gray Jones Media team celebrates the launch of Vacationer. (Photo Credit: Andrew Werner Photography)
Kwin Mosby, EIC of Vacationer Magazine (Photo Credit: Andrew Werner Photography)
Justin T. Russo, host of Check Your Luggage video series (Photo Credit: Andrew Werner Photography)
John Hernandez with his husband, Richard Jones, Co-CEO of Gray Jones Media (Photo Credit: Andrew Werner Photography)
John Hernandez, host of Stan the Mechanic video series (Photo Credit: Andrew Werner Photography)
Justin T. Russo (middle) with boyfriends, Sean Bily (on left) and Pierce Atkins (on right) (Photo Credit: Andrew Werner Photography)
Catalin Stelian, director of Check Your Luggage, with Justin T. Russo (Photo Credit: Andrew Werner Photography)
Kwin Mosby (Photo Credit: Andrew Werner Photography)
Justin T. Russo and Kwin Mosby, EIC of Vacationer Magazine (Photo Credit: Andrew Werner Photography)
Catalin Stelian and Richard Jones (Photo Credit: Andrew Werner Photography)
Tea & Sympathy crew pose for a group photo (Photo Credit: Andrew Werner Photography)
Frank Morano, Matt Skallarud, Julia Gordin, and Paul Gauger (Photo Credit: Andrew Werner Photography)
James Curich and John Weiss, founders of CURICH|WEISS (Photo Credit: Andrew Werner Photography)
Robert Einhorn & Nick Depner of United Airlines (Photo Credit: Andrew Werner Photography)
Attendees having toast and celebrating (Photo Credit: Andrew Werner Photography)
Becca Singlenberg, Anders Lindstrom, and Nestor Lara Baeza (Photo Credit: Andrew Werner Photography)
Nicky Perry and Molly pose for a photo (Photo Credit: Andrew Werner Photography)
Bryce Quartz and Catalin Stelian (Photo Credit: Andrew Werner Photography)
United Airlines Flight Giveaway (Photo Credit: Andrew Werner Photography)
(Photo Credit: Andrew Werner Photography)
Steorra Russian River Brut (Photo Credit: Andrew Werner Photography)
Elouan Wines’ Chardonnay (Photo Credit: Andrew Werner Photography)
Boen Wines’ Pinot Noir (Photo Credit: Andrew Werner Photography)
Charcuterie from Fine & Rare and The Flatiron Room Cheese from The French Cheese Board (Photo Credit: Andrew Werner Photography)
Charcuterie from Fine & Rare and The Flatiron Room(Photo Credit: Andrew Werner Photography)
Charcuterie from Fine & Rare and The Flatiron Room (Photo Credit: Andrew Werner Photography)
Tasty desserts courtesy of Tea & Sympathy (Photo Credit: Andrew Werner Photography)
Acqua Panna and S. Pellegrino water (Photo Credit: Andrew Werner Photography)
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