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August 24, 2024
Del Mar, CA
Melissa & Matthew
About Us
We had our first date on February 1, 2023, and (even though the bar was much too loud) we immediately bonded over a love of crossword puzzles, reading, and silly TV.
By the fifth date, we had made it official... and after six weeks, Matt had packed up his necessities and schlepped them on the PATH train and the subway from Jersey City to Astoria.
In the months since, we have started to build our life together with a new apartment, a wild beast of a dog (Bubba, pictured below!), visits and trips with the Liebermans, games of Pretty Pretty Princess with the Zars (Stella and Juniper are Matt stans), side-by-side reading sessions, and too many hours of reality TV.
We can't wait to celebrate this next chapter with all of you!
Obligatory post-proposal ring picture. Matt proposed with a crossword puzzle filled with Melissa-relevant references and WILLYOUMARRYME as the central answer.
Bubba looking uncharacteristically calm. He would later destroy that green hoodie during an especially severe case of the zoomies.
Palm Springs, CA
Jersey City, NJ
Long Island City waterfront
Astoria Park!
Cape Cod, MA
Matt quickly establishing himself as a Pretty Pretty Princess Prodigy.
About to dig into some delicious smushed celebratory engagement key lime pie.
Chicago, IL
About to dig into some delicious non-smushed celebratory engagement cake.
Sneak preview of the dance moves that will be thrown down during our wedding.
Jersey City, NJ
Two ferocious beasts engaged in a vicious struggle for territorial dominance.
Bubba always sleeps with one tooth exposed so he can quickly bite our couch if need be.
For all the days along the way
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