Scott's version: The first time I met Rachael I was immediately enamored with her beauty, kindness, and ability to light up a room with her smile. Normally writing something like that would make me cringe, but when it’s 100% true the cringing fails to be a side affect :)

Shortly after we met we began spending every moment in each other’s company, until we decided to move in together and call Williamsburg our home. It didn’t take long for me to realize that Rachael was someone I wanted to do life with - whether that’s working out together, toting Boogie everywhere possible, or delving into all of the great dining and nightlife that NYC has to offer.

I managed to enjoy New York before I had met Rachael, but sharing it with her made it infinitely better. We can’t think of a better place to celebrate our love than right where it all started.

Rachael's version: I've had what my Dad calls "The New York Bug" since he brought us on a trip to NYC when I was 12 years old, and it was on my bucket list to move to New York someday ever since. After crashing in bestie/bridesmaid Lauren's NYU dorm for way too long, I finally moved to NYC in June 2015 with bestie/bridesmaid Landis. After only a few months of living in East Village, I swiped right on a pic of a handsome man in a Taco Bell Drive thru (he had me at Taco Bell 🌮). It took a few months for us to finally meet in person after messaging for a while -- but when we finally did, it was too good to be true. Scott took me all over the city on the most fun, random and "us" dates. i.e: Olive Garden in Times Square (bc that's just hilarious), met me at Tacombi West Village with a 10 lb bag of gummy bears just because, Scott showed up at a bar I was at with friends with my favorite drink (a Diet Root Beer) & flowers in my favorite color (purple) -- just to drop these things off for me. Whenever we'd meet up in the city after work, Scott would have a favorite treat of mine in hand -- whether that was a cookie from Milk Bar, peanut butter anything, or a bouquet of flowers from a local bodega.

After realizing too good to be true was actually reality in front of me, Scott and I became "official" a few months into dating and we moved in together in Williamsburg the next year. These years were the most fun times of my life -- times spent bar hopping in Brooklyn, Citi Biking around BK, and eating at all the best restaurants in the city. Scott quickly became my partner in all things in life -- we'd commute on the subway together, meetups for lunch or after work drinks, and gym buds going to the gym before work (sometimes). When we adopted our fur baby, Boogie, our weekends out at brunch just meant bringing the little guy everywhere with us.... and then we were a family of 3. 🐶

Our love story starting in NYC is why we chose to have our special day here -- all our favorite memories, and how we fell in love was all right here.. mostly in Brooklyn, right down the street from where we're having our ceremony. 💕