It was 2018, and in the “tradition” of modern matchmaking, Andrew and Ashley both swiped right at first glance. Yes, that’s right, they met on Bumble. By chance and modern fate, these two humans had left their courting to gut instinct.

Shortly after matching, Ashley and Andrew made a plan to meet in New Hope, Pennsylvania on a cold evening in January at the Dubliner on the Delaware. From that moment on, they spent every weekend together, despite living an hour and a half apart.

Throughout their courtship, they would go back and forth between Ardmore, PA, and Lawrenceville, NJ. Occasionally visiting the town where they had first met. In the summers, Ashley would visit Andrew in Barnegat Light and by the New Year, they had agreed to take their relationship to the next step by moving in together.

In 2019, Ashley and Andrew moved into a cozy 1 bedroom apartment in downtown Lambertville, NJ approximately half a mile from their first date. Andrew proudly changed his ID and license plate to reflect his new Garden State residency (because New Jersey really is better than Pennsylvania) and soon Ashley would join the Barnegat Light Beach Patrol.

Following a glorious summer and autumn, a humanitarian disaster soon followed: 2020. Aka COVID.

If there was any test for a relationship and someone’s sanity it was this pivotal moment in time.

Though tested, through countless games of Uno, Nerf gun wars, and one extreme food fight (involving peanut butter) Andrew and Ashley made it through to the other side. They strengthened their relationship by going on long bike rides together, hiking in the Sourlands and Lehigh Water Gap, and expanding their culinary expertise with the help of a cocktail shaker.

In the Fall of 2020, Andrew attended firefighter academy, and in the winter of 2021, Ashley and Andrew enrolled in EMT school as a way to learn valuable skills that they could use to better serve their new community of Lambertville-New Hope.

To this day they still volunteer for the Lambertville-New Hope Ambulance and Rescue Squad and lifeguard in the summer for BLBP. Now they’ve decided to take on the ultimate challenge…MARRIAGE.

We hope you’ve enjoyed our story. We are so excited to share this special moment in our lives with you as well as our home and our community. Please take advantage of the “Things to do” and "Local Spots” tabs. We know you’ll find that this area has so much to offer and we’re thrilled that we can share it with you!

Love,

Ashley & Andrew