In short: a Brooklyn boy was brought across the Hudson by a New Jersey girl... and the rest is history. But do you want to hear the long version? Okay, take a seat.

Nicole and Jake met five years ago at a bar in Manhattan where it was an instant connection and Nicole was hooked by his good looks, charm and wit (this is written by Jake, by the way, but it's true nonetheless.) Even though they led different lives -- Nicole was working in an emergency room and Jake on political campaigns -- they found common ground in their shared values despite any surface-level differences.

Fast forward over five years later, they share a cute apartment in Hoboken, have the best (but slightly chaotic) orange cat named Cheez-It and are so excited to share their lives together no matter where they end up.

We hope you can join us as we start the next chapter of the Jake and Nicole story in Montclair next May!

J&N