the journal

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 […]

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 […]

Nate and Harshada’s story began in 2015, when they both started their first jobs at Axtria Inc. in New Jersey. What began as friendly lunches and spirited debates about customer segmentation models soon became the foundation of a close friendship. In 2019, Harshada moved to Hoboken—just two blocks away from Nate’s apartment. Nate helped her […]

Jennifer and Giovani first met three years ago. Despite their differences in language, culture, and religion, their values intertwined and formed the foundation for their love. For the bride and groom, the most sacred and unforgettable moment of their wedding was receiving the Eucharist during the church ceremony—a moment where they felt God’s presence binding […]

It all began at a cozy Italian restaurant tucked in the heart of Boston’s North End. From the moment Rebecca and Nick met, there was something undeniable between them—almost as if they had known each other in another life. The laughter flowed as easily as the wine, and even those around them couldn’t help but […]

Jenna and Joey met as freshmen in high school and quickly formed a close friendship. Their bond deepened over the years, and after graduating, they began dating just as they headed into college—together. Eight years later, their love story continued to unfold, rooted in shared memories and a loving bond. The beach held a special […]

Elaina and Robert’s wedding weekend wasn’t just a celebration of their marriage—it also marked eight years since the day they first met. Their story began on the Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend in 2017 at a bar called Village Tavern in Salem, Massachusetts. Introduced by mutual friends, they hit it off immediately. At the time, […]

Ally and Jeff first met at Northeastern University and became friends around 2016. Over time, their connection grew stronger through shared experiences with mutual friends. In the fall of 2018, a group trip to San Diego brought them even closer, and shortly afterward, they officially hit it off during a festive Santa Claus Bar Crawl. […]

Sydney and Ben have been together for nearly seven years, and their story began in Israel while traveling on Birthright. At the time, Sydney was living in Washington, D.C., and Ben was based in Los Angeles, but their connection during the trip was immediate and undeniable — both knew they had found someone special. After […]