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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
Vinnie and I met in high school, in honors biology. We spent years flirting, but remained just friends…
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.
I’m an ER nurse and Akshay is an ER physician. He was starting his intern residency and I was a brand new nurse. We were acquaintances and one day …
Chris is best friends with my first cousin, so we’ve been family friends for years! Five years after we began dating, Chris proposed on the beach in Aruba.
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.
I met Nadav at his best friend Justin’s birthday party in Manhattan’s Meatpacking district …
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.
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 …
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.”
We met at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and were introduced by our close mutual friend, Carly Crist, who officiated our wedding.
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…
We met our first day of freshman year at Johns Hopkins. Bonding over beer pong, late night Subway runs, and countless activities, we became best friends.
We met in a grocery store where I was dressed in my chef outfit as a restaurant sous chef. She thought I worked there and asked me for assistance.
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 …
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 …
Brian and I have known each other for what feels like our whole lives. Our families have been friends since our parents went to high school together.
Chris and I met in college, but our first date wasn’t until we took a bike ride together through Arlington, VA, four years later. Our relationship was …
Michelle and I met at our crossfit gym. We saw each other about a year before our first date at an event and she incorrectly assumed I was dating someone.
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…
I had a college intern who went to school with Xiao. He asked me to come along with him one day, not expecting me to fall in love with Xiao, which I did!
Anthony and I met through mutual friends at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, CT, but did not start dating until junior year…
We met in middle school summer tennis. Our first date was for dinner and a movie, as we had for years as friends, so it was a typical hangout for us.
I met Richie in the summer of 2013 at the annual picnic at The Liberty Corner Fire Company. For the next three years, we kept in touch and …
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.
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 …
We met seven years ago when I was working at Dunkin’ Donuts. My friends were always visiting me and one day they had someone new with them, Greg.
Michael and I have known each other since kindergarten, and were friends through high sxhool and college. We’ve been together since we he asked me to a Yankees game.
Peter and I met in first grade when we were in the same religion class. We would see each other every Monday night and eventually our friendship grew.
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.
Studying abroad in Tel Aviv, Jonathan and I lived in the same dorm building and were in the same program…
John and I met the end of August, 2016 at a potluck for football players, cheerleaders, coaches and parents to kick off the football season.
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…
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!
Rob and I met in college. We shared an accounting class together during our freshman year. We had a crush on each other but didn’t realize it until …
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.
Chris and I met in school at Mt. Saint Mary College. He played on our soccer team and caught my eye on the field. Word got out to one of his friends and…
I was serving at my local church and Josue came by one day. I was welcoming people. A year later he asked me to have coffee and from there it just grew.
I went out for dinner with a girlfriend and at the time my future husband was bar tending at that restaurant. He and I talked the whole night and …