Rehearsal Dinner

The Hamilton Manor

Wedding Day

Ceremony

Cocktail Hour

Reception

Our Wedding

It’s weird to think how strange dating in this day and age has become. OUR story started with a fated swipe right to the right, for Mike it was on his “future sugar momma” and for Jenn it was on the guy whose ideal Friday night was either “hitting the bar and cutting the rug or curling up in a fuzzy blanket and watching movies”. Breaking all of the rules the world had in place they had their first date in the middle of a global pandemic, a Harry Potter movie marathon. It wasn’t long before Michael knew that the feeling he got watching that girl walk up the walkway to his parent’s front door on that first “pandemic date” was love at first site. It was only 6 months into officially dating that Michael asked for Jennifer’s parent’s blessing, which was a relief when it was a yes. Months of designing a ring and planning a trip to Cancun lead to the fabled me stumbling to speak words and her saying “I Do”

Michael's Verson

Mike and I met the millennial way on a online dating website called Bumble. The site only let me make the first move but once it was a match the rest is history. We met during the start of the pandemic so safe to say there was some hesitation about crossing state lines during a nation wide lock down for our first date. We ended up watching a Harry Potter movie marathon and ordering Dominos's Pizza. Soon after we met I was accepted to a medical school close by and it didn't take long for us to begin our relationship.Mike seemed to know right from the jump that we were meant to spend our future together. He would even say he knew from first sight but I wasn't the one to believe in that.The first year together was mainly spent studying for medical school (there isn't much else during a global pandemic) and Mike was always so supportive and caring about it all. When we found the time, we made it count. Whether it was a romantic Italian dinner with a side of Opera in South Philly or take out sushi on Mike's Apartment roof top, between all of the busyness early adulthood brings we fell in love.Flashing forward to the next summer. We traveled to Cancun for vacation and although I had an inkling, I didn't know Mike was going to propose. On July 14th, 2021 at 5:30 AM, Mike woke up avid about watching the sunrise on the beach that morning. As we walked in the sand watching the orange, yellow hues and the waves crash on the horizon Michael knelt on one knee and said absolute gibberish. LOL. I knew what he was getting at and was already tear-y eyed. He asked and I said yes!We've now been engaged for over two year and time has flown by. Everyday we learn something about each other and cherish the moments spent. Somedays that can be sitting on the couch while Mike plays video games and I read my books. Somedays its walking along the Waterfront in the city, other times its at breweries drinking DIPAs, or even cooking homemade pizza and pasta dishes and enjoying candle lit dinners at home. Regardless, I wouldn't want to spend my time and future with anyone else. Thanks for reading!

Jenn's Version

Our Story

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Nicole Hopkins

Nicholas Christian

Rachael McClaskey

Dean Hoskins

Megan Hilbert

Jeff Waples

Sarah Unger

Andrew Cohen

Nicole Thompson

Matthew Malamud

Kasey McCarver

Brett DiStefano

Megan Selfridge

Jordan Cohen

Gabrielle Monahan

Vince Primavera

Wedding Party

Q + A

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Jennifer & Michael

Jennifer & Michael

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