Pamela & John | Castle Hotel & Spa | Tarrytown, NY
There was instant chemistry and I knew there was something more than just a first date with him!
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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…
Loren & Kevin | OHEKA CASTLE | Huntington, NY
Kevin and I were high school sweethearts. When we met, we could not even drive yet! Fast forward nine years…
Jessica & Thomas | The Brownstone | Paterson, NJ
Tom and I met at a mutual friend’s theme party, based on the movie “Hot Tub Time Machine.” We hit it off right away…
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 …
Amanda & Robert | The Estate at Florentine Gardens | River Vale, NJ
Rob and I met online. He is a CDL driver and I am a manager for a non-profit organization. For our first date…
Pamela & Andrew | Northern Valley Affairs | Closter, NJ
Our freshman year of college, Andrew and I were in the same dorm and on the same floor. We were friends at first…
Alexa & Russell | Falkirk Estate & CC | Central Valley, NY
Russ and I were both enjoying dinner and drinks with friends, and after exchanging looks back and forth all night, Russ finally introduced himself…
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 …
Katie & Steve | The Westin Governor Morris Hotel | Morristown, NJ
Steve and I met during our first week of college at Cornell …
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…
Alyssa & James | Falkirk Estate & CC | Central Valley, NY
James and I met in high school. Our first date we went to see a movie…
Andrea & Frank | Birchwood Manor | Whippany, NJ
Our first date was a day trip around NYC, which turned into an 18-hour-long day…
Kristine & Jonathan | Bear Brook Valley | Fredon, NJ
Jon and I met in middle school. We went our separate ways growing up, but ended up reconnecting years later and we instantly clicked…
Maria & Gus | Dyker Beach Golf Course | Brooklyn, NY
Gus and I met when my family was renovating our house and our electrician needed some help…
Annie & Geoffrey | The Garrison | Garrison, NY
Geoff and I met at a sleepaway camp in upstate, New York, We were campers, but it wasn’t until we were staff members that we became friends…
Jacqueline & Marco | Dyker Beach Golf Course | Brooklyn, NY
Our story begins roughly 10 years ago in Fort Hamilton High School when Marco saw me in our sophomore history class…
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 …
Katie & Anthony | The Ryland Inn | Whitehouse Station, NJ
Anthony and I met through mutual friends at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, CT, but did not start dating until junior year…
Kara & Paul | Brooklyn Botanic Garden | Brooklyn, NY
Paul and I met in Chicago when we both ended up working at the same public relations agency…
Nicole & Daniel | Crescent Beach Club | Bayville, NY
We met on Fire Island when I was there for my friend’s bachelorette party and Dani was there for the weekend with friends.
Daniela & David | Surf Club on the Sound | New Rochelle, NY
One of my best friends, Katie, set me up with Dave during our junior year of college. She knew we would bond over our New York roots and majors in finance..
Amy & David | Hilton Pearl River | Pearl River, NY
On a night out in NYC, my sister, Robyn, introduced me to Dave, who she knew from college…
Kaitlin & Paul | Nanina’s in the Park | Belleville, NJ
I’ve been friends with Paul’s sister, Allie, since I was eight years old and I’ve always had a crush on him growing up and …
Kara & Max | il Tulipano | Cedar Grove, NJ
Max and I both grew up in the same town and met while working at a local bakery together. After years of flirting, we officially began dating…
Jillian & Shane | Nanina’s in the Park | Belleville, NJ
I had a crush on Shane since I met him during homeroom our junior year of high school. We both attended the same college…
Ariel & Matt | Hilton Pearl River | Pearl River, NY
When Matt and I were teenagers, we chatted on AIM for a few weeks before he asked me on a group date to a movie theatre in our hometown…
Samantha & Francis | il Tulipano | Cedar Grove, NJ
Frank and I met at Seton Hall University. After being friends for about a year, I finally kissed him during Memorial Day weekend …
Melissa & Adam | Park Chateau | East Brunswick, NJ
Adam and I met through mutual friends when we were 16 years old. We were friends for years before we began dating…
Joelle & Eric | The Rockleigh | Rockleigh, NJ
Eric began working at the same company as me eight months after I started working there…
Christine & Thomas | Glen Island Harbour Club | New Rochelle, NY
My college roommate, Kristen, dated Tom’s college roommate, Cameron. Coincidentally, we all went to the same college…
Stephanie & Alex | Liberty House | Jersey City, NJ
Alex and I went to the same high school, but our paths did not cross until I was 23 years old…
Milan & Prachi | The Rockleigh | Rockleigh, NJ
When we were just campers at summer camp, Milan and I became friends …
Jennifer & Chris | Oheka Castle | Huntington, NY
We first met in a less than romantic setting: the final moments of an ESPN company Christmas party.
Genna & Andrew | Hilton Pearl River | Pearl River, NY
Genna and I met on match.com. We joke about how we met because we discovered that I originally contacted her on JDate and she ignored me!
Stacey & Brian | SkyView Golf Club | Sparta, NJ
We met through our mutual friends and after discovering our shared interest in cars and motorcycles, we became good friends and eventually started dating…
Lauren & Daniel | Florentine Gardens | River Vale, NJ
Matt and I met at Rutgers University. We had two classes together and had definitely noticed each other…
Brianna & Antonio | The Surf Club on the Sound | New Rochelle, NY
I am a nutrition’s assistant and Tony is the manager of a construction company. I was good friends with Tony’s brother…
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…
Christyn & Jonathan | Birchwood Manor | Whippany, NJ
Although Jonathan and I had many terrible past dates on match.com, after just a few emails back and forth, we decided to meet…
Sabina & Anthony | Dyker Beach Golf Course | Brooklyn, NY
Anthony and I met through a mutual friend, and with a shared love of food, music, travel, and animals…
Lauren & Kyle | The Brownstone | Paterson, NJ
The first time I met Kyle was on my 23rd birthday. I am an occupational therapist and he works in sales. My best friend was dating Kyle’s best friend…