Christina & Andrew | Crystal Plaza | Livingston, NJ
Our friends tried to set us up, and on their second attempt we agreed. We only saw one photo of each other ahead of time and exchanged no words beforehand.
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Angela & Paul | The Surf Club on the Sound | New Rochelle, NY
We were both invited to a mutual friend’s summer house in Belmar, NJ. When I arrived, Paul introduced himself and we hit it off immediately…
Brianna & Justin | Birchwood Manor | Whippany, NJ
I say Justin and I met on Facebook when he sent a friend request. He says he, “Thought he knew me,” but I think he just thought I was cute. Then …
Emily & Michael | SkyView Golf Club | Sparta, NJ
Michael and I met the summer before we went to college. He saw me online and that we were going to the same school. He reached out to me and …
Kara & John | Park Savoy Estate | Florham Park, NJ
John and I met the end of August, 2016 at a potluck for football players, cheerleaders, coaches and parents to kick off the football season.
Elizabeth & Michael | Hotel Du Village | New Hope, PA
Mike and I met at a friend’s party. It’s a debate as to who made the first move, but soon after we went on our first date…
Megan & Abraam | Liberty House | Jersey City, NJ
Abraam and I met through mutual friends at a restaurant in Montclair, NJ. Our first date was a spectacular day in Brooklyn, where attended a food festival.
Kristie & Steve | Bourne Mansion | Oakdale, NY
Steve and I met at the gym shortly after I graduated from vet school. Our meeting was organic, following two months of staring and smiling, and the occasional snapshot of Steve working out to send to my girlfriends…
Jessica & Scott | The Wagner at the Battery | New York, NY
Scott and I met through mutual friends. We were given each other’s numbers, and after a week of texting, we scheduled our first date.
Marissa & Joseph | Hotel Du Village | New Hope, PA
We were set up for a blind date by family friends and he took me to an Italian restaurant. We hit it off right away…
Joann & Christopher | il Tulipano | Cedar Grove, NJ
Chris and I met at Rutgers Law School, but our first date was after we both graduated. We dated for three years before Chris proposed…
Jacquelene & AJ | OHEKA CASTLE | Huntington, NY
AJ and I were friends for all four years of college, but it wasn’t until our last semester of senior year that we started to date …
Natalia & Anthony | Nanina’s in the Park | Belleville, NJ
Anthony and I knew each other before starting to date. Our parents grew up in the same town and were Nutley High School graduates. Coincidentally, Anthony became best friends with my cousins…
Christine & Anthony | Park Château | East Brunswick, NJ
Anthony and I met while working as lifeguards at Crystal Springs Family Aquatic Center in East Brunswick, NJ. Six years later, we reconnected via FaceBook.
Kelsey & Joseph | Above | Staten Island, NY
We were introduced at a mutual friend’s graduation party. I was attending pharmacy school in Buffalo, where Joseph had just been accepted to dental school…
Gabrielle & Bryan | OHEKA CASTLE | Huntington, NY
Bryan and I met our first day of work and became good friends. After five years, he confessed (via voicenote!) that he wanted to be more than friends.
Carina & Nicholas | The Brownstone | Paterson, NJ
Nick is actually the younger brother of my older sister’s husband. So I married my sister’s brother-in-law!
Brielle & Stephen | The Terrace | Paramus, NJ
Stephen and I have known each other our entire lives. We grew up in the same town where his family owned the local bar…
Esther & Kenichi | Birchwood Manor | Whippany, NJ
Esther and I met through a mutual friend. For our first date, we had dinner at a restaurant I was working at part time, after which we went for a walk on the walkway along the Hudson River…
Moses & Danapolie | Grand Oaks Country Club | Staten Island, NY
We had friends in common but had never met. The first day I met her, I told a friend she was beautiful and passionate, and I wanted her to be my girlfriend.
Kimberly & David | The Olde Mill Inn | Basking Ridge, NJ
DJ and I unknowingly lived within minutes of each other for years, yet it took an online dating app for our paths to finally cross after college, and …
Nicole & Gregory | Glen Island Harbour Club | New Rochelle, NY
We both started working at the same place and eventually I realized how patient, helpful, and kind he was so I agreed to go on a date with him and …
Arielle & Jonathan | Northern Valley Affairs | Closter, NJ
Studying abroad in Tel Aviv, Jonathan and I lived in the same dorm building and were in the same program…
Sarah & Robert | The Inn at Millrace Pond | Hope, NJ
Rob and I met in college. We shared an accounting class together during our freshman year. We had a crush on each other but didn’t realize it until …
Heather & Jason | W Hotel Fort Lauderdale| Fort Lauderdale, FL
Jason and I met online and had our first date on the rooftop of the Peninsula Hotel. We had a lot in common…
Sydney & Seth | Crystal Plaza | Livingston, NJ
Seth and I met on a dating app, swiping right and setting our first date at Haymaker Bar and Kitchen in Midtown. When the bar closed, we continued having drinks at the Molly Wee Pub, one of the only nearby bars still open. We just didn’t want the night to end!
Veronica & Edward | Hilton Pearl River | Pearl River, NY
Veronica and I have been friends for most of our lives. We don’t remember how we met, but we both remember when our relationship escaped the friend zone.
Jamie & Matt | The Olde Mill Inn | Basking Ridge, NJ
Matt and I met when we visited a mutual friend’s vacation home in upstate New York. We didn’t live near each other, so a relationship seemed unlikely…
Amanda & Julian | Park Chateau Estate & Gardens | E. Brunswick, NJ
Julian and I met during the summer through mutual friends. On our first date, Julian picked me up on his motorcycle and we went for dinner and ice cream.
Christina & Daniel | Heritage Club at Bethpage | Farmingdale, NY
Our story began with all our mutual friends thinking we’d be great together, and constantly reminding us of that.
Alyssa & Steve | Above | Staten Island, NY
Steve and I met in high school. Being just kids at the time, for our first date, he gave me the choice of McDonald’s or Wendy’s, and I chose …
Ashley & Anthony | The Estate at Florentine Gardens | River Vale, NJ
Anthony and I met our junior year of college when we were 20 years old. On our first “real” date we bonded over the Yankees, family and friends, and Disney…
Megan & Zachary | Above | Staten Island, NY
Zach and I met through a mutual friend who worked with me. One day he picked her up from work and from that moment, we have not left each other’s side.
Kristy & Matthew | Above | Staten Island, NY
Matt and I met at Wagner College when he was a senior and I was a junior. We had several friends in common and then our friendship turned into more.
Allison & Kyle | SkyView Golf Club | Sparta, NJ
Kyle and I met at my friend Maria’s birthday party. She thought we’d make a great couple and amidst the crowded chaos of the NYC bar …
Jillian & Alan | Hudson House | Jersey City, NJ
Alan and I broke the cardinal rule: “Don’t fall in love at the Jersey Shore…”
Daniela & Robert | The Rockleigh | Rockleigh, NJ
One of my good friends was dating one of Daniela’s good friends and we met each other on a night out in NYC. We hit it off and soon had our first date.
Dana & Brant | Harbor Club at Prime | Huntington, NY
When Brant first discovered my online dating profile on OK Cupid, we were only 10 percent compatible. So he spent the entire next day answering compatibility questions, and when he reached 97 percent …
Stephanie & Tom | Nanina’s in the Park | Belleville, NJ
Stephanie and I met in high school. We’ve been together ever since our first date at her favorite pizzeria. About 10 years later, we made it official!
Komal & Patrick | Westin Governor Morris | Morristown,NJ
We met our first day of freshman year at Johns Hopkins. Bonding over beer pong, late night Subway runs, and countless activities, we became best friends.
Lauryn & Michael | Bourne Mansion | Oakdale, NY
Lauryn and I met while working together at a BBQ restaurant called Blue Smoke in NYC. She was the hostess and I was the server/bartender…
Francine & Abraham | Hudson House | Jersey City, NJ
Abe and I met at The Beekman Hotel after a few weeks of talking on a dating app. He arranged everything and I walked in to see this handsome, tall man standing at the bar…