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 …
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Veronika Zhuravlyova & Jasper Rietmeijer | The Loeb Boathouse | New York, NY
It was a cold January day when I returned to NYC from an even colder Minsk, Belarus. After being apart for three weeks, Jasper was anxiously waiting…
Kate & Tyler | The Garrison | Garrison, NY
Tyler and I met in high school. We never dated but always found each other cute…
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 …
Jenna Rae & David | Martime Parc | Jersey City, NJ
David and I met while working at a beauty company in Manhattan. At the annual holiday party, we connected instantly…
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 …
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 …
Angela & Paul | The Surf Club on the Sound | New Rochelle, NY
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…
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…
Leila & Michael | Waterside Events | North Bergen, NJ
I met Michael through mutual friends while I was visiting New York and …
Alexandra & Paul | Glen Island Harbour Club | New Rochelle, NY
Paul and I met in the fall on a blind date his cousin set up. She gave Paul my number and he invited me to dinner at Benito One in Little Italy…
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!
Nicole & Gregory | Glen Island Harbour Club | New Rochelle, NY
We both started working at the same place and eventually I realized how patient, helpful, and kind he was so I agreed to go on a date with him and …
Paige & Rick | Rock Island Lake Club | Sparta, NJ
Rick and I both grew up in Rockaway, but we didn’t meet until after high school. After a few years hanging out with the same friends and getting to know each other better, we started dating. Rick was instantly part of my family…
Nadia & Anthony | The Surf Club on the Sound | New Rochelle, NY
Anthony and I met in the Hamptons. My friend was going to a party and told me there was a guy there, Anthony, who she knew I would hit it off with.
Nicole & Joseph | Waterside Events | 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.
Greta & Grzegorz | Glen Island Harbour Club | New Rochelle, NY
Grzegorz and I met through our friends at a pool party about 12 years ago. Since day one we had an instant attraction. We were friends for years and had so much in common. We always knew one day we would be together.
Sabina & Anthony | Dyker Beach Golf Course | Brooklyn, NY
Anthony and I met through a mutual friend, and with a shared love of food, music, travel, and animals…
Ali & Christopher | The Surf Club on the Sound | New Rochelle, NY
Christopher and I met five years ago. My first day at my first hair salon I saw him sitting in his office right next to my parked car…
Kristin & Frank | Glen Island Harbour Club | New Rochelle, NY
Frank and I met in high school after I moved and transferred to Dobbs Ferry. It didn’t take long for us to start dating.
Rebecca & Bryan | The Garrison | Garrison, NY
Bryan would say, “We met in a bar,” but to me, fate was involved. I worked and lived in the city, but had a side job as a bar manager in Rockland County for fun…
Maria & Gus | Dyker Beach Golf Course | Brooklyn, NY
Gus and I met when my family was renovating our house and our electrician needed some help…
Jaclyn & Ibrahim | Waterside Events | North Bergen, NJ
Abe and I met as freshman in high school. We had friends in common, but we left high school without ever getting to really know one another. Eight years …
Amanda & Tyler | Bear Brook Valley | Fredon, NJ
Ty and I went to the same high school, but a couple years after college we met through mutual friends.
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…
Emma & Chase | The Wagner at the Battery | New York, NY
Chase and I met during our junior year of college at a party, well really, at several parties. After only a few encounters…
Cali & Michael | Martime Parc | Jersey City, NJ
Mike and I met in college through mutual friends and shared classes. After a year of getting to know each other, we realized we should be together.
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.
Angela & Justin | Waterside Events | North Bergen, NJ
Justin and I met at work. He was finishing his undergrad and we met at the hospital where we both worked. One day he came in with a new haircut. His short hair let me realize how handsome he was…
Jessica & Scott | The Wagner at the Battery | New York, NY
Scott and I met through mutual friends. We were given each other’s numbers, and after a week of texting, we scheduled our first date.
Peter & Matthew | The Garrison | Garrison, NY
Peter and I met on a night where we were both expecting a casual night with friends at a bar …
Jacqueline & Aaron | Martime Parc | Jersey City, NJ
I met Aaron at St. George’s University in West Indies, Grenada, in a study hall where we would steal glances at each other and smile coyly…
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.
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…
Jillian & Alan | Hudson House | Jersey City, NJ
Alan and I broke the cardinal rule: “Don’t fall in love at the Jersey Shore…”
Catherine & Jeff | VIP Country Club | New Rochelle, NY
Jeff and I met through a string of chance connections. My friend invited me to tag along to a party she had been invited to and …
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.
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…
Crystal & Akil | Martime Parc | Jersey City, NJ
Akil and I met when we were both students at Howard University. Being new to the D.C. area, I was missing my family’s Guyanese cooking…
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 …