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…
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Hema & Frantz | Birchwood Manor | Whippany, NJ
Frantz and I attended the same high school but became friends much later in life. Our road down the scenic wedding aisle began with a beautiful engagement at my best friend Ann’s house during her annual Christmas party…
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!
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!
Irene & Ritchy | The Brownstone | Paterson, NJ
Despite going to the same high school and having the same circle of friends, Ritchy and I didn’t meet until years later, when …
Jennifer & Michael | Stone House at Stirling Ridge | Warren, NJ
Mike and I met online. We had our first date at Olive Lucy’s in Morristown and quickly became inseparable.
Greta & Grzegorz | Glen Island Harbour Club | New Rochelle, NY
Grzegorz and I met through our friends at a pool party about 12 years ago. Since day one we had an instant attraction. We were friends for years and had so much in common. We always knew one day we would be together.
Amanda & Vincent | The Surf Club on the Sound | New Rochelle, NY
It was the summer before our senior year of high school, and I met Vinny at my friend Lauren’s birthday party …
Alexandra & Paul | Glen Island Harbour Club | New Rochelle, NY
Paul and I met in the fall on a blind date his cousin set up. She gave Paul my number and he invited me to dinner at Benito One in Little Italy…
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…
Katie & Stephen | Hilton Pearl River | Pearl River, NY
I met Stephen in high school through a friend, seeing him at social events and track meets. We reconnected in college, at a track meet, years later.
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…
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…
Kierstin & Gary | The Mansion at Oyster Bay | Woodbury, NY
The summer before our freshman year of college, a mutual friend introduced me to Gary during a concert at Jones Beach Theatre in Long Island and …
Marissa & Jason | Nanina’s in the Park | Belleville, NJ
Jason and I met when we were in college at Rutgers University. We had mutual friends and were introduced while we were in the same physics class…
Lauren & Eddie | Castle Hotel & Spa | Tarrytown, NY
Eddie and I met through mutual friends while we were living in Manhattan. I am a financial analyst and he is a solutions architect…
Jennifer & Anthony | The Park Savoy Estate | Florham Park, NJ
Anthony and I went to the same high school but never spoke to each other. It wasn’t until after college, when his best friend and my best friend were dating, that they set us up…
Anthony & Andrea | Park Château Estate & Gardens | East Brunswick, NJ
Andrea and I went to high school together but didn’t start dating until after we graduated college…
Natalia & Anthony | Park Château Estate & Gardens | East Brunswick, NJ
Our parents lived in Nutley, NJ and all went to the same high school. Years later, Anthony became best friends with my cousins and was considered part of the family…
Dana & David | Whitby Castle | Rye, NY
David and I met in high school. We’re in each other’s prom photos, but with different dates…
Alyssa & Mariano | The Rockleigh | Rockleigh, NJ
Mariano and I knew of each other for some time before formally meeting. We were at a college party and he introduced himself.
Gia & Nicholas | Falkirk Estate & CC | Central Valley, NY
Nick and I met at Mohegan Sun Casino. I was there for a girls’ weekend and he was there for a friend’s bachelor party.
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…
Annalise & Justin | Hilton Pearl River | Pearl River, NY
Justin and I met through a mutual friend who Justin went to college with. We went on a blind date to a Mexican restaurant…
Jodi & Joseph | Hilton Pearl River | Pearl River, NY
Joey and I were set up by one of my best friends, Katie, who met him at a friend’s wedding. We spent late nights talking on the phone before going out for drinks…
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…
Nadia & Anthony | The Surf Club on the Sound | New Rochelle, NY
Anthony and I met in the Hamptons. My friend was going to a party and told me there was a guy there, Anthony, who she knew I would hit it off with.
Jennifer & John Paul | The Rockleigh | Rockleigh, NJ
John Paul and I were both in the bridal party for our friends’ destination wedding in Mexico…
Maritza & Roberto | The Estate at Florentine Gardens | River Vale, NJ
Rob and I met through his best friend Michael. Soon after, Rob, some friends, and I drove up to Paterson Falls. We spent the night talking and getting to know each other, had our first kiss, and have been together ever since…
Dana & George | The Brownstone | Paterson, NJ
George and his younger son, Alex, came to eat at the restaurant where I waited tables. He wasn’t seated in my section, but my friend offered me the table and I snatched it up immediately. There was something about him…
Evangeline & Yifan | Castle Hotel & Spa | Tarrytown, NY
Yifan and I met in middle school when we were about 13. We started to date at 14. It was puppy love. He sent me a note asking if I’d be his girlfriend and I sent one back saying yes…
Valerie & Bossuet | OHEKA CASTLE | Huntington, NY
Bossuet and I met 19 years ago when we taught in the same school. Soon after, he relocated to another state, but every year he called me on my birthday.
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 …
Jennifer & Chris | OHEKA CASTLE | Huntington, NY
We first met in a less than romantic setting: the final moments of an ESPN company Christmas party.
Jennifer & Vincent | Stone House at Stirling Ridge | Warren, NJ
Vinnie and I met in high school, in honors biology. We spent years flirting, but remained just friends…
Casey & Dennis | The Brownstone | Paterson, NJ
Dennis and I knew each other for 10 years before we started dating. When we first met, I was looking to keep things light, but we always kept in touch.
Lori & Kim | Falkirk Estate & CC | Central Valley, NY
Kim and I met on Instagram. I followed her, she followed back, and then one day she responded to one of my posts. We kept talking and exchanged phone numbers, meeting for our first date three weeks later…
Maria & Jason | The Estate at Florentine Gardens | River Vale, NJ
Jay and I met in high school. We dated our junior and senior year and went to prom together but went our separate ways during college.
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…
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…
Victoria & Evan | OHEKA CASTLE | Huntington, NY
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 and often visited each other…
Charlotte & Michael | Castle Hotel & Spa | Tarrytown, NY
I was traveling through a rainforest in Costa Rica with a friend when Mike and I matched on Bumble…