The District

Rehearsal Dinner

Welcome Party

Atelier On The Hudson

Wedding Day

After Party

Our Wedding

"Our story" began on November 1st, 2019. After meeting on Hinge, an online dating app, we decided to meet each other in person at Agave, a Mexican restaurant in Manhattan. Mike arrived promptly at 8pm at the correct location in Murray Hill. Rachel went to a different Agave in the West Village 20 minutes away. Determined to meet her future husband, she re-routed the Uber and let Mike know she was running late. We stayed until closing and haven’t left each other’s thoughts or sides since. After dates all over New York City and a lot of texts and calls, we officially started ”dating” – referring to each other as boyfriend and girlfriend – on Saturday, January 25th, 2020. Five years to the day, we spent our afternoon picking out our wedding rings. We’re looking forward to celebrating our new anniversary on June 28th! One month after we started dating, we hit the ground running and went to Jamaica for four nights to celebrate. Some people thought we were crazy for going on a big trip together so soon after we met. Given the world shut down two weeks later, looking back we think we made the right decision! To put 2020 in a rare positive light, the rest of the year gave us an incredibly unique opportunity for us to strengthen our relationship. We each spent three months at our parents’ houses, away from each other. Mike was on Long Island, and Rachel was in New Jersey. We had dates over FaceTime, spoke every day, and texted constantly. We decided to move back to NYC in June because we didn’t want to spend any more time apart. We worked at Mike’s in Murray Hill during the week and spent the weekends at Rachel’s apartment in the East Village that turned into our vacation home. We realized that even though it seemed like the city and the world around us was falling apart, we were both the happiest we’d ever been. After our “formative year” in 2020, we moved into our first apartment together in April 2021, officially becoming Upper East Siders. It’s still our home today! From 2021 until today, we’ve spent our time exploring everything New York City has to offer, spending time with our families and friends, and traveling. We’ve touched down in Italy and France, California and the Caribbean, and in Ohio way more times than Mike ever signed up for. Fast forward to March 29th, 2024, Mike decided to tell Rachel they were meeting Mike’s family for lunch at The Boathouse in Central Park. That…was a lie. Mike proposed and Rachel obviously said yes a million times over! If you’ve read down this far, you know that everything we’ve experienced over the last five years have set the wheels in motion for the rest of our lives. Thank you all for being one big amazing support system and we can’t wait to celebrate in June! Love, Rachel and Mike

Our Story

Photos

Samantha Bernstein

Paul SchianodiCola

Danielle Burke

LJ Cottrell

Rachel Koletsky

Jimmy Baxter

Ashleigh Matalon

Bobby Hansen

Kristen Mee

Ben Nikodem

Wedding Party

Q + A

FLIGHTS

For those flying in, flying into Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) is recommended. It should be a 30 minute drive depending on traffic via Uber/Lyft. You can also take the AirTrain from EWR to NJ Transit.

HOTELS

<a href="https://www.sonesta.com/sonesta-simply-suites/nj/jersey-city/sonesta-simply-suites-jersey-city?isGroupCode=true&amp;groupCode=0627BERNST&amp;checkin=2025-06-27&amp;checkout=2025-06-29" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bernstein / Howard Wedding 2025</a>This Hotel is across the street from our venue, a four minute walk. Please book by 6/4/25 to get the discounted rate.

Sonesta Simply Suites Jersey City

The Bride and Groom will be staying at this hotel. Guests are welcome to stay here but, please note there will not be transportation provided. It is a 6 minute Uber/drive or a 15 minute walk to the venue. Please use the link to get the discounted rate.Please book by 5/27/25 to get the discounted rate.

Residence Inn Jersey City

Travel

Things to Do

Registry

Welcome Drinks

Please join us for drinks as we celebrate the start of our wedding weekend! Friday June 27, 2025 at 8:00 PMThe District 210 Hudson St, Jersey City, NJ 07302

Ceremony 5:30-6:30 PMCocktail Hour 6:30-8:00 PMReception 8:00 PM-12:00 AM All events will take place at Atelier on the Hudson. Our wedding planning team will be there to guide guests to each event. We are looking forward to celebrating with everyone!

Join us as we keep the party going!12:00-2:00AM at Hudson &amp; Co.

Schedule

Rachel & Michael

Rachel & Michael

Wedding Party