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 …
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Sarah & Patrick | The Garrison | Garrison, NY
Patrick and I met through a mutual friend. I ran into him and our friend in a favorite local bakery. I texted my friend to say Patrick was cute, and …
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…
Shavaun & James | Westin Governor Morris | Morristown,NJ
We met online through the app Bumble in Feb 2018. Our first date was at South House, a popular restaurant in Jersey City. We hit it off right away.
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 …
Jane & Brian | The Westin Governor Morris Hotel | Morristown, NJ
Brian and I met eight years ago when he was catering one of my family’s parties. He was chatting with my grandma when she called me to come sit with her…
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 …
Melanie & Michael | Falkirk Estate & CC | Central Valley, NY
Mike and I have known each other since middle school, and became best friends in high school and college in different states. We traveled Europe together, always as friends…
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.
Marta & Justin | Nanina’s in the Park | Belleville, NJ
Justin and I met through a mutual friend on Facebook. I saw his photos and thought he was very handsome, but maybe too young…
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.
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…
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.
Julie & Ryan | Whitby Castle | Rye, NY
We met at Carlos’ Cucina in Middletown, NY where I worked as a server before becoming a registered nurse and Ryan works as a bartender.
Stephanie & Michael | Brooklyn Botanic Garden | Brooklyn, NY
We first connected on a dating app a few years before we started dating. We’d both shown interest in each other, but the timing didn’t work out. However …
Gila & Ari | Northern Valley Affairs | Closter, NJ
Ari and I saw each other on a dating app. We met the next day at a wine bar on the Upper West Side. It was while sipping our first glass of wine that Ari mentioned he was a rabbi living in the suburbs…
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.
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!
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.
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…
Kathleen & Kyle | SkyView Golf Club | Sparta, NJ
Kyle and I met through mutual friends at a country concert. We immediately hit it off and a week later he asked me out on our first real date…
Ahava & Neil | Northern Valley Affairs | Closter, NJ
One of my close friends met Neil before I did. They’d gone on a couple dates, and my friend called me saying he was perfect for me. On our first date …
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.
Alyssa & Matthew | The Estate at Florentine Gardens | River Vale, NJ
Matt and I grew up with a lot of friends in common, but our paths crossed November 7, 2012, on social media. We had a lot in common and soon started dating.
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…
Brittany & John | VIP Country Club | New Rochelle, NY
John and I met on Tinder and went on our first date in Port Jefferson, NY. We were at a rooftop restaurant, talking and watching the water…
Angela & Erik | The Estate at Florentine Gardens | River Vale, NJ
Erik and I met at a bar in Hoboken on Halloween — on his birthday weekend! He got my attention with the baby onesie costume he was wearing. It looked …
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…
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…
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.
Jaclyn & Nadav | Northern Valley Affairs | Closter, NJ
I met Nadav at his best friend Justin’s birthday party in Manhattan’s Meatpacking district …
Gerri Ann & Vinston | VIP Country Club | New Rochelle, NY
Gerri Ann and I met when we saw each other out at a bar. We knew of each other because I worked at the member’s only club her family belongs to.
Desiree & Vincent | The Olde Mill Inn | Basking Ridge, NJ
Vincent and I met in the hallways of our high school. On our first date at a local pizzeria, Vinny turned to me and said, “When I saw you in the hall, I told my sister one day you would be my wife.”
Jessica-Lee & Joseph | Falkirk Estate & CC | Central Valley, NY
Joey and I met in Lake George when I was 15 years old on our family vacation. It wasn’t until a couple of years later that Joey invited me out to dinner …
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…
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.
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.
Ankita & Deep | The Westin Governor Morris Hotel | Morristown, NJ
My first date with Deep was in a small lounge in Morristown. We met for drinks and had a casual night with fun, easy conversation.
Carla & Steven | Château Grande Hotel | East Brunswick, NJ
All it took was five seconds for our lives to change forever. I was hurrying along 56th Street in Midtown when a man across the street caught my attention.
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…
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…
Melanie & Joshua | The Park Savoy Estate | Florham Park, NJ
Mel and I met by swiping right on an app after crossing paths at a local pizzeria. We had known of each other since childhood, but …