Our story begins in June of 2020, during a season of life where Lysol and Purell were our best friends. In what can only be described as fate, Radhika and Swadeep swiped "right" on each other and managed to schedule a date at one of the only restaurants that was open in the tri-state area during a global pandemic. We both expected a socially-distanced date that would last for maybe an hour or so - what we didn't expect was a date that lasted over 4 hours (but felt like maybe ten minutes). Obviously, we were both smitten! We may or may not have seen each other pretty much every single day following that date, including going on hikes (yes, Radhika did attempt to hike during the pandemic), going on ice cream dates, and spending hours on Facetime as we waited for the world to open back up. Not even a pandemic could keep us apart for too long - just a couple of months into dating (by complete coincidence), Radhika had managed to secure a new home in Jersey City, and Swadeep, a new job in Jersey City. The rest, was of course, history. Radhika and Swadeep spent every weekend exploring new restaurants in New York City, spending summer nights in Hoboken and falling even deeper in love with each other. Radhika even begrudgingly managed to learn some football from Swadeep, and they road-tripped together to Radhika's very first Ohio State game! Fast forward through three beautiful, incredibly quick years, Swadeep decided to officially pop the question in true SwagCity fashion - Swadeep proposed on the waterfront of Jersey City on August 20, 2023, surrounded by our closest family and friends with a stunning setup for the proposal (Take a peek at our gallery for Radhika's reaction during the proposal). As we embark on this new journey of marriage together, we are so excited and grateful to have you by our side! We can’t wait to celebrate our wedding with the love and blessings of our friends and family.