Jenna & Andrew | The Garrison | Garrison, NY
Andrew and I went to high school together and began dating at the end of our senior year…
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Karen & Richard | Falkirk Estate & CC | Central Valley, NY
While attending Mount Saint Mary for graduate school, I worked as a graduate assistant with Richard’s sister Jackie…
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…
Milan & Prachi | The Rockleigh | Rockleigh, NJ
When we were just campers at summer camp, Milan and I became friends …
Catherine & Matthew | Grand Oaks Country Club | Staten Island, NY
Matt and I both grew up in Brooklyn. I went to college with some of Matt’s neighborhood friends and the summer after my freshman year, they introduced us…
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 …
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…
Meena & Aakash | Westin Governor Morris Hotel | Morristown, NJ
I met Aakash when we were moving into dorms on our first day of freshman year at Rutgers University. We have known and dated each other almost 10 years…
Samantha & Michael | The Garrison | Garrison, NY
Mike and I met our first day at Brown University. He lived down the hall from me…
Jacqueline & Christopher | Glen Island Harbour Club | New Rochelle, NY
Christopher and I met while working at the Fairfield Theatre Company. We were friends for about a year before we started dating…
Angelica & Adam | The Garrison | Garrison, NY
Angelica and I met through her sister and my former colleague, Gloria. When I saw photos that Gloria posted on Facebook of her and Angelica…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
Ashley & Joris | Park Château Estate & Gardens | East Brunswick, NJ
After spending a semester abroad in Italy, I met Joris, who had just been recruited for the tennis team from Holland …
Dori & Samuel | The Olde Mill Inn | Basking Ridge, NJ
I first saw Sam when he was playing guitar in the courtyard behind Charlie Brown’s Steakhouse in Millburn, NJ. I introduced myself and requested a song…
Sloane & Daniel | Northern Valley Affairs | Closter, NJ
Dan and I matched on Tinder and went on our first date a few days later. He took me to the Jersey Shore for dinner and we hit it off right away…
Dawn & Vincent | The Olde Mill Inn | Basking Ridge, NJ
I met Vin at a dog-friendly bar in Brooklyn. He asked me on a date a few weeks later, which turned into an epic seven-hour lunch!
Jaclyn & Nadav | Northern Valley Affairs | Closter, NJ
I met Nadav at his best friend Justin’s birthday party in Manhattan’s Meatpacking district …
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…
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 …
Victoria & Peter | Oheka Castle | Huntington, NY
I was living in Midtown, and visited my family in Huntington for Easter weekend. The day before Easter…
Kerri & Justin | Castle Hotel & Spa | Tarrytown, NY
On the day of the wedding, Kerri got ready at home with her best friends, her mother, and her mother-in-law.
Susan & Anthony | Florentine Gardens | River Vale, NJ
I met the man of my dreams in a place that isn’t always noted for everlasting love: Las Vegas!
Ariana & Colin | Nanina’s in the Park | Belleville, NJ
Colin and I met on the night of a Lotus concert with mutual friends. I discovered he was moving to my neighborhood the following week…
Diana & Ramy | Birchwood Manor | Whippany, NJ
I knew Ramy for many years since our parents are lifelong friends…
Kristen & James | The Brownstone | Paterson, NJ
James and I met at the high school where we both work. He teaches health & phys ed & coaches football & baseball & I teach physics & coach softball…
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…
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…
Megan & Guillermo | The Park Savoy Estate | Florham Park, NJ
My brother went to law school with Guillermo and introduced us at one of the school’s functions…
Katherine & Phillip | The Vanderbilt at South Beach | Staten Island, NY
Phil and I met while working as production dancers and aerialists on board a luxury cruise ship …
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…
Liz & Mike | Oheka Castle | Huntington, NY
Mike and I met in high school and eventually went off to separate colleges. After we graduated, we returned to our hometown and reconnected…
Jennifer & Jonathan | Bear Brook Valley | Fredon, NJ
A few months before Jon and I started college, my high school football team beat his high school football team in the state championship…
Lauryn & Michael | Bourne Mansion | Oakedale, 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…
Alexa & Michael | Glen Island Harbour Club | New Rochelle, NY
My close friend Brittany married Mike’s brother Dom, so we had a mutual group of friends growing up…
Elein & Adam | Surf Club on the Sound | New Rochelle, NY
I met Adam at my best friend’s birthday party. A couple of months later at a concert, we saw each other again and sparks were flying…
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…
Gary & Mark | Glen Cove Mansion | Glen Cove, NY
Mark and I met at the gym and for our first date, we went to a restaurant in Manhattan. Three years later…
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 …
Meghan & Michael | Falkirk Estate & Country Club | Central Valley, NY
Michael and I grew up in Nanuet, New York, just five blocks apart. Our parents knew each other from church and even have home videos of Michael and I…