the journal

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 […]

Kelsey and David first connected online, but their paths had nearly crossed many times before. Growing up just a few towns apart, their lives unknowingly overlapped during high school and college. One of David’s friends even went to prom with Kelsey’s friend, and the group got ready at Kelsey’s house. Early in their relationship, David […]

Maggie and Andrew first met nearly 11 years ago in college, where they were both members of the sailing team. On Maggie’s very first day of practice, she was paired with Andrew in his boat—a match that marked the beginning of a close friendship. After a year of spending time together on the water and […]

Michelle and Garrett met on a night out in Boston and have been together ever since! This fun and family-oriented couple was excited to spend the day celebrating with the people they love most — including their two kids, Delilah and Ike — who played a wonderful part in the day’s ceremony and celebration. The […]

After returning to Massachusetts for graduate school, Maddi met Mark through a roommate she found on Facebook, who happened to be in Mark’s friend group. Mark had just moved from Texas in the fall of 2018. Maddi and Mark often marvel at how fate brought them together from opposite sides of the country. Maddi never […]

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, […]

Emily and Thomas were high school sweethearts. They had been together since 2013 and went through high school, college, grad school, and their first jobs together. They were excited to become husband and wife at long last! For their ceremony and celebration, Emily and Thomas wanted to share an intimate day with family and friends. […]

Nicole and Chris met in 2019 and had an instant connection. Their first date in downtown Boston lasted for hours as the two chatted away, discovering the many things they had in common. The second date was just two days later and made way for even more nights out for dinners, drinks, pool and darts […]

Caroline and Stephen met online in June of 2019 and began dating in July. While at the time they lived about an hour away, the came to find out they actually worked around the corner from each other! The New York and Massachusetts natives chose to settle in CT but came back to MA for […]

Christy and Keith met in Colorado through mutual friends and thus began a friendship that later blossomed. The two were friends for years before they began dating. When Christy moved back home to MA from Colorado, Keith ,who had also grown up in the area, would always reach out when home visiting. In 2018, Keith […]