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.
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Amanda Scaduto & John-Austin Catero | The Ashford Estate | Allentown, NJ
John-Austin and I both attended Quinnipiac University. We met at a school party when I was a freshman and he was a sophomore and…
Joelle & Eric | The Rockleigh | Rockleigh, NJ
Eric began working at the same company as me eight months after I started working there…
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…
Rachel & Darren | Metropolitan Room | Newark, NJ
After spending a whole night laughing with my girlfriends and their charming boyfriends, I said…
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…
Jennifer & John Paul | The Rockleigh | Rockleigh, NJ
John Paul and I were both in the bridal party for our friends’ destination wedding in Mexico…
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…
Shanna & Matthew | il Tulipano | Cedar Grove, NJ
In high school, I was on the swim team with Matthew’s cousin Daniella and I met Matthew at her graduation party…
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…
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…
Megan & Kenny | The Westin Governor Morris Hotel | Morristown, NJ
I’ve known Kenny since the sixth grade. We sat next to each other and were always friends. High school ended and a couple years later we reconnected…
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…
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…
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.
Michelle & Nathan | The Park Savoy Estate | Florham Park, NJ
On Thanksgiving, mutual friends introduced me to Michelle. After our shifts at separate hotels in New Jersey, we all met for drinks…
Krista & Andrew | SkyView Golf Club | Sparta, NJ
Andrew and I met at a bar when our friends, who were in the first stages of dating, brought us along as buffers…
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…
Cassandra & Robert | Waterside Restaurant & Catering | North Bergen, NJ
Rob and I began talking and learned we both love hockey. For our first date, we played a pick-up game of roller hockey in Stuyvesant Town…
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…
Jaclyn & Ibrahim | Waterside Restaurant & Catering | North Bergen, NJ
Abe and I met as freshman in high school. We were acquaintances with friends in common, but we left high school without ever getting to really know one another. Eight years after graduating, I saw Abe at a mutual friend’s birthday in New York City…
Jaclyn & Nadav | Northern Valley Affairs | Closter, NJ
I met Nadav at his best friend Justin’s birthday party in Manhattan’s Meatpacking district …
Briana & Steven | SkyView Golf Club | Sparta, NJ
The first time Steve asked me to be his girlfriend, I said no. We had known each other since freshman year of high school, and after keeping in touch through college, I was weary of ruining a great friendship.
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 …
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…
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.
Carolyn & Josh | Hilton Pearl River | Pearl River, NY
Meeting each other was such luck! We both were living in New Brunswick, NJ, where Josh was temporarily working on a political campaign and I was starting graduate school…
Kristen & Jonathan | The Brownstone | Paterson, NJ
Jonathan and I were working as caterers at The Brownstone and became good friends. Eventually, our friendship developed into a romance…
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 …
Nicole & Joseph | Waterside Restaurant & Catering | North Bergen, NJ
Joseph and I met while working together at the same company. We’ve been together ever since and were together for eight years when we got engaged.
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…
Carrie & Travis | The Westin Governor Morris Hotel | Morristown, NJ
Travis and I met in college and were friends for a long time before we began dating. Our first date was…
Leila & Michael | Waterside Restaurant & Catering | North Bergen, NJ
I met Michael through mutual friends while I was visiting New York and …
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 …
Tania & Pedro | The Estate at Florentine Gardens | River Vale, NJ
The moment we walked into The Estate at Florentine Gardens, we knew it was our venue. It literally took my breath away.
Nicole & Drew | The Park Savoy Estate | Florham Park, NJ
Drew and I met through Instagram, sort of. A mutual friend was scrolling when Drew asked, “Who was that girl in the picture?” The girl was me!
Katie & Dominick | Birchwood Manor | Whippany, NJ
Dominick and I met when his best friend married my cousin. We were both in the bridal party and started to bond when he was entertaining their flower girl.
Giselle & Michael | Hilton Pearl River | Pearl River, NY
Mike and I met at a mutual friends’ wedding but our first date was not until three years later, when Mike took me to a Chinese restaurant…
Alyssa & John | Park Château Estate & Gardens | East Brunswick, NJ
In college I went to a surprise party for one of my best friends. I was standing at the bar when John came up to introduce himself and buy me a drink.
Nicole & Thomas | il Tulipano | Cedar Grove, NJ
Tom and I met through a mutual friend. We would lose touch and reconnect every few months, but started dating after running into each other…
Shayna & Fabian | Metropolitan Room | Newark, NJ
Fabian always says that one day while I was walking into gym class, he turned to his friend and said, “Who’s that girl?