Jamiel & Mark | The Vanderbilt at South Beach | Staten Island, NY
Mark and I met through a dear friend, Margaret Addivinola. She arranged a date in Atlantic City for us almost seven years ago, and we’ve been inseparable ever since.
Real Weddings
Aimeé & Olubunmi | The Garrison | Garrison, NY
Aimeé and I always say our love is circular because we met twice. We went on a first date, and for some reason fell out of touch.
Marie & David | OHEKA CASTLE | Huntington, NY
David and I met while I was out with a girlfriend. The bartender gave me a drink sent from him, and after a while I called him over and …
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!
Jenna & Tim | Rock Island Lake Club | Sparta, NJ
My friend invited me to hang out with our college football team and as we approached, Tim’s friend kicked his chair out from under him, and then …
Lucianne & Kenneth | The Vineyards at Aquebogue | Aquebogue, NY
Kenny and I met while working at the same payroll company. Our office had a candy bowl with bite-size candies and one day Kenny asked me which was my favorite…
Nicole & Drew | The Park Savoy Estate | Florham Park, NJ
Drew and I met through Instagram, sort of. A mutual friend was scrolling when Drew asked, “Who was that girl in the picture?” The girl was me!
Joanna & Daniel | The Garrison | Garrison, NY
Dan and I met while we were undergrads at Lafayette College. He was a senior and I was a sophomore and after he graduated, our relationship grew.
Paige & Rick | Rock Island Lake Club | Sparta, NJ
Rick and I both grew up in Rockaway, but we didn’t meet until after high school. After a few years hanging out with the same friends and getting to know each other better, we started dating. Rick was instantly part of my family…
Zara & Mehdi | The Rockleigh | Rockleigh, NJ
Mehdi and my brother have a construction company together, so when my brother had to go to Florida to work on a job, he asked me to help out as a design consultant…
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…
Cristina & Eric | Park Château Estate & Gardens | East Brunswick, NJ
Eric and I met through mutual friends and before getting married had been dating for eight years. Our very first date was at Rockefeller Center in NYC where we celebrated our first Christmas together…
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.
Erin & Michael | The Westin Governor Morris Hotel | Morristown, NJ
Mike and I met at our mutual friend’s Super Bowl party. He was a junior at a local all-boys school and I was a sophomore at a local all-girls school. It took a long time for him to convince me to go on a date…
Jessica & Steven | SkyView Golf Club | Sparta, NJ
Steven and I met as freshman in high school. We sat near each other in math class and hit it off. We dated for two years before going our separate ways.
Jaclyn & Yitzchak | Hilton Pearl River | Pearl River, NY
We met through the dating app JSwipe in the midst of a massive snowstorm. The weather prevented us from meeting in person, so we decided to …
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…
Alyssa & John | Park Château Estate & Gardens | East Brunswick, NJ
In college I went to a surprise party for one of my best friends. I was standing at the bar when John came up to introduce himself and buy me a drink.
Alexa & Blair | VIP Country Club | New Rochelle, NY
Blair and I met on a dating app and our first date was brunch at a popular spot in Boston. When we started dating, we worked a block away from each other.
Alanna & Ryan | Falkirk Estate & CC | Central Valley, NY
Ryan and I met as freshman in high school. There weren’t immediate fireworks, but over time he and I became really close, building a strong connection. On Valentine’s Day, Ryan surprised me with flowers and asked me to be his girlfriend…
Katie & Steve | The Westin Governor Morris Hotel | Morristown, NJ
Steve and I met during our first week of college at Cornell …
Kristin & Frank | Glen Island Harbour Club | New Rochelle, NY
Frank and I met in high school after I moved and transferred to Dobbs Ferry. It didn’t take long for us to start dating.
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…
Elena & Vincent | OHEKA CASTLE | Huntington, NY
Vincent and I met on match.com. We talked for about a week or so before going out for drinks on our first date…
Debra & Tal | Northern Valley Affairs | Closter, NJ
Tal and I were high school sweethearts. We met in 11th grade and went on a date to Starbucks, where he bought me a reusable coffee mug that I still have…
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…
Nicole & Gavin | OHEKA CASTLE | Huntington, NY
Gavin and I met at the New England Conservatory in Boston. We were both studying music and met while working together at the school’s performance space.
Dana & Thomas | Chateau at Coindre Hall | Huntington, NY
Tom and I met in high school at Saint Anthony’s in Long Island. We always hung out together and started dating the summer before our senior year of college…
Caitlin & James | The Ryland Inn | Whitehouse Station, NJ
I’m a special education teacher and James works in sales. We met on a blind date at…
Kerri & Michael | Park Savoy Estate | Florham Park, NJ
Mike and I met on a blind date. He was running late and we had to relocate, so going into it I was ready to get it over with! Yet, when we got there …
Laura & David | Park Château Estate & Gardens | East Brunswick, NJ
The first time Dave and I met was at a car meet through a mutual friend. We became acquaintances, and a year later something clicked. We went on our first date and couldn’t imagine being apart again…
Peter & Matthew | The Garrison | Garrison, NY
Peter and I met on a night where we were both expecting a casual night with friends at a bar …
Jenna Rae & David | Martime Parc | Jersey City, NJ
David and I met while working at a beauty company in Manhattan. At the annual holiday party, we connected instantly…
Kimberly & Mark | The Park Savoy Estate | Florham Park, NJ
Mark and I met on OKCupid, an online dating app, and our first date was at Fire & Oak in Montvale, NJ …
Lauren & Kris | Birchwood Manor | Whippany, NJ
I met Evan the year before we started high school and we instantly became best friends. We earned our undergraduate and master’s degrees 1500 miles apart but remained close …
Johnna & Jaime | The Brownstone | Paterson, NJ
When I began working at The Brownstone, Jaime had worked there for several years. We had an instant connection, always talking and …
Jaclyn & Nadav | Northern Valley Affairs | Closter, NJ
I met Nadav at his best friend Justin’s birthday party in Manhattan’s Meatpacking district …
Samantha & Jonathan | SkyView Golf Club | Sparta, NJ
The short version of how we met is Jon was hiding in a bush on our college campus and when I ran by, he jumped out and tackled me…
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…
Harmony & David | The Vanderbilt at South Beach | Staten Island, NY
On a beach trip with my girlfriends, we met up with several of our guy friends, who that day brought along David…
Taylor & John | The Park Savoy Estate | Florham Park, NJ
John and I were high school sweethearts. We went to elementary school together and sat next to each other in first grade. After knowing him almost my whole life, we began dating on New Year’s Eve in our senior year of high school…
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.