Jennifer & Chris | OHEKA CASTLE | Huntington, NY
We first met in a less than romantic setting: the final moments of an ESPN company Christmas party.
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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…
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 …
Lauryn & Michael | Bourne Mansion | Oakdale, 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…
Marie & David | OHEKA CASTLE | Huntington, NY
David and I met while I was out with a girlfriend. The bartender gave me a drink sent from him, and after a while I called him over and …
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.
Victoria & Nicholas | The Estate at Three Village Inn | Stony Brook, NY
Nick and I met in college and we started dating shortly after graduation. After about two years of dating, Nick’s proposal was quite the surprise!
Christina & Daniel | Heritage Club at Bethpage | Farmingdale, NY
Our story began with all our mutual friends thinking we’d be great together, and constantly reminding us of that.
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 …
Bridget & Domenick | Above | Staten Island, NY
My current work partner had worked with Domenick, and he introduced me to this amazing man. On our first date we discovered how much we had in common.
Kristy & Matthew | Above | Staten Island, NY
Matt and I met at Wagner College when he was a senior and I was a junior. We had several friends in common and then our friendship turned into more.
Alyssa & Steve | Above | Staten Island, NY
Steve and I met in high school. Being just kids at the time, for our first date, he gave me the choice of McDonald’s or Wendy’s, and I chose …
Dana & Brant | Harbor Club at Prime | Huntington, NY
When Brant first discovered my online dating profile on OK Cupid, we were only 10 percent compatible. So he spent the entire next day answering compatibility questions, and when he reached 97 percent …
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…
Lianna & Joshua | Harbor Club at Prime | Huntington, NY
Josh and I met when I was living in Vermont. He invited me over for a home-cooked meal, and after an amazing duck dinner we spent hours talking…
Dana & Thomas | Chateau at Coindre Hall | Huntington, NY
Tom and I met in high school at Saint Anthony’s in Long Island. We always hung out together and started dating the summer before our senior year of college…
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.
Kierstin & Gary | The Mansion at Oyster Bay | Woodbury, NY
The summer before our freshman year of college, a mutual friend introduced me to Gary during a concert at Jones Beach Theatre in Long Island and …
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 …
Molly & Gregory | Grand Oaks Country Club | Staten Island, NY
Greg and I met through a mutual friend and colleague, Mary. Right after Hurricane Sandy hit our neighborhoods, we spotted each other at a bar where Mary’s daughter, Alexandra, was bartending…
Nicole & Thomas | Harbor Club at Prime | Huntington, NY
Tom and I knew each other but hadn’t seen each other in almost 18 years. Thanks to Tom’s persistence, our first date was at Thom Thom Steak and Seafood …
Elena & Vincent | OHEKA CASTLE | Huntington, NY
Vincent and I met on match.com. We talked for about a week or so before going out for drinks on our first date…
Taylor & Michael | Heritage Club at Bethpage | Farmingdale, NY
Mike and I met in high school when I was a freshman and he was a sophomore. He remembers seeing me at a homecoming game and asking his friend who I was.
Kate & Bret | Brooklyn Botanic Garden | Brooklyn, NY
Bret and I met online in the Spring. On our first date, we went to a bar and had a really good conversation. I really liked talking to him and thought he was funny…
Sara & Paul | Bourne Mansion | Oakdale, NY
Sara and I met in middle school and it has been a long time since our first movie-theater date! Our parents picked us up and dropped us off, and we became boyfriend and girlfriend…
Hillary & Brian | The Barn at Old Bethpage, NY
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.
Moses & Danapolie | Grand Oaks Country Club | Staten Island, NY
We had friends in common but had never met. The first day I met her, I told a friend she was beautiful and passionate, and I wanted her to be my girlfriend.
Alicia & Joseph | Above | Staten Island, NY
Joe and I met through my friend Marie, who married Joe’s cousin Louis. She always insisted Joe and I were the perfect match and eventually we went on a double date.
Victoria & Evan | OHEKA CASTLE | Huntington, NY
I met Evan the year before we started high school and we instantly became best friends. We earned our undergraduate and master’s degrees 1500 miles apart but remained close and often visited each other…
Kelsey & Joseph | Above | Staten Island, NY
We were introduced at a mutual friend’s graduation party. I was attending pharmacy school in Buffalo, where Joseph had just been accepted to dental school…
Nicole & Gavin | OHEKA CASTLE | Huntington, NY
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.
Alexa & Joseph | Grand Oaks Country Club | Staten Island, NY
Joseph and I met when we were freshmen in high school. We were just 15 years old when we went to the movies with friends we had in common…