We're Getting Married!

Sara and Jared met on the crosstown bus. Well...sort've. As a busy graduate student the only time Sara had for swiping on dating apps was while she was sitting in traffic commuting. Despite her strict rules for swiping right (no younger guys, no students, no models) something about Jared caught her eye (ok the something was he was a 6 foot tall Jew). After several weeks of messaging back and forth (with too much time between messages for Jared's liking) and one ridiculous first date idea (the West Village Halloween parade? Was he nuts?), they agreed to meet at the Mermaid Inn on 87th and Amsterdam (an hour commute for Jared but half a block away from Sara's apartment). Sara broke yet another rule and stayed for a second beer and the rest is history.

Sara is known for being a planner, while Jared is more of a free spirit. So when Jared suggested on a Wednesday that they meet up with friends in Central Park on Saturday at precisely 4:30pm, Sara was suspicious. When Saturday rolled around they walked hand-in-hand around the iconic Jackie Onassis Reservoir. As they rounded the bend and turned onto one of Central Park's historic bridges, Jared began his romantic proposal by saying, "you totally know don't you!?". In what was truly a New York City miracle, there wasn't a single tourist, jogger, or fellow New Yorker around (except for a friend who Jared had asked to snap some photos!) - it was like having their own private park.

We are so excited to celebrate our marriage with a modern Jewish wedding. We can't wait to share ancient Jewish wedding customs such as the tisch, the bedeken, the signing of the ketubah, the chuppah ceremony, and of course, the hora with our friends and family. It's important to us that our wedding is a meaningful, personal, and joyful celebration not only of our love and commitment to each other, but also of the amazing village of friends and family who have nurtured us and supported us as individuals and as a couple.