the journal

Lisa and Alan describe their meeting as a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence! Lisa, a retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel who spent 24 years moving across the U.S., and Alan, a Gastroenterologist who commuted daily from Newton Center to Providence for 30 years, certainly didn’t have many opportunities to cross paths—until the pandemic. With his endoscopy office closed, […]

Natalie and Coleman met while working as nurses during the Covid pandemic in the ICU of Mount Auburn Hospital. Besides the compassionate care they gave their patients, the two had many other similarities. They found they both loved spending time with their families, boating, the beach and above all quality time together. The two chose […]

Lauren and Ryan met two years ago online and the chemistry and connection were immediate! There was no doubt after that first date that they wanted to keep spending time together. With their personalities, values and goals so perfectly aligned along with their love of adventure, travel and time with family and friends, the path […]

A few years back, a stop at the Bell in Hand brought Hillary and Griffin together on the night of SantaCon in Boston, a holiday themed pub crawl. When they first sat down together among the fun, a fellow reveler held a piece of mistletoe over their heads and got the whole bar to cheer […]

Lexi and Justin were college sweethearts meeting their Freshman year at the University of Miami. Justin was a soccer player and Lexi was a cheerleader and they connected through a mutual friend on Lexi’s cheer team at a BBQ that Justin hosted! Bride and Groom chose Newport for their wedding because Lexi’s extended family is […]

Abby and Graham met just before Covid hit. While the relationship was new, the two had a feeling and took the leap, moving in together in March of 2020 to Abby’s parents house in Chatham. As Abby said, “We fell in love on the Cape”. Chatham Bars Inn had always been Abby’s dream wedding destination […]

Caroline and Barry met at the wedding of their close friends back in 2019 and began dating soon after. This fun loving and good natured couple matched up in so many ways including their friendships, careers and most lately, their love of their pup Wheezie. Caroline, who works in publishing, was thrilled when she learned […]

Ginger and José met during their first year of medical school in pathology class. When they were both assigned, accidentally, to the same microscope. That day, they didn’t initially get along! A year later though, Ginger became room mates with a good friend of José which allowed them to get to know each other better. […]

Chris and Ashley first met 2015 in the San Francisco Bay Area (Chris’s home town!) at work. From coworkers to friends the relationship grew steadily and after romance blossomed, the two moved in together in 2017. Soon after their little family grew with the addition of their pup Emma. In 2019 they all moved back […]

Shelbie and Anthony met 6 years ago at a youth dance held at their church. Shelbie saw Anthony and “thought he was cute” and made her way over to him to ask him to dance. The friendship blossomed quickly and they kept in touch, speaking every day, despite living over an hour away from each […]