the journal

Julia and Eli met the summer before their senior year of high school in 2017 when they were both camp counselors at Camp Rotary in Boxford, MA. Although they were from different towns and states, they began dating and attended their senior prom together. While they chose different colleges, Eli joined Julia at the University […]

Emma and Mike met online and had their first date at the Union Oyster House in June of 2022. The two immediately clicked with their love of home cooking, the Sox and together, they found a passion for travel. This fun and outgoing couple envisioned a wedding day filled with family, friends and romance. For […]

Zabrina and Cristian’s love story began in Miami, Florida. The two met in their mid-teens and formed a close friendship that eventually followed them to Boston, where they both attended college. Now settled in the city they came to love together, they envisioned a timeless Boston wedding. Their ceremony took place at their church in […]

Elisa and Josh first crossed paths during the winter of 2016 while attending Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York. At the time, Josh was a first-semester freshman returning from a fall study-abroad program in London, while Elisa was a sophomore and an active member of the Skidmore Dynamics, the school’s co-ed a cappella group. […]

Chelsey and Billy met in 2015 when, on a whim, they both decided to try a dating app to meet new people. They matched and instantly clicked. Billy asked for Chelsey’s number right away, but Chelsey kept the conversation going online before finally agreeing to their first date. True to the kind and thoughtful nature […]

Kelly and Ben met back in college at Keene State. While they lived in the same dorm, albeit at opposite sides of the building, they didn’t meet until a mutual friend, somebody Kelly knew from high school, introduced them. While they didn’t really hang out at first, the two saw each other frequently at their […]

Valerie and Jackson met at the University of Pittsburgh through a mutual friend. While sparks didn’t fly during that first meeting, a few months later, their last Panthers football game as students was the setting for them hitting it off. Now over six years later, after time together enjoying their mutual love for cozy bookstores […]

Sabrina and David met in the summer of 2020 after being set up on a blind date. Sabrina’s college friend, Megan, was living with David’s sister, Amy—one of David’s triplet siblings—and together they masterminded the introduction, quite successfully. Sabrina and David hit it off on their first date and continued seeing each other. The relationship […]

Jack and Amy’s wedding at Belle Mer in Newport, Rhode Island, was the perfect mix of coastal elegance and laid back fun. The couple chose the sleek, modern venue for its panoramic ocean views and classic New England feel—a setting that matched their style and accommodated the lively celebration they envisioned. Jack and Amy grew […]

Kate and Spencer met in 2017 while leading canoe trips for students in the University of Vermont’s Outing Club. A year later, they thru-hiked Vermont’s 273-mile Long Trail together as close friends. One month after finishing the trail, their friendship turned into something more with their first kiss. Seven years later, they gathered their favorite […]