Our (longgg) Story
Andy and Sam met in their sophomore year of college at NYU, drinking wine on the floor of a dorm room kitchen.
It wouldn’t be for two more years, in June 2015, when they went on their first date to Empellon Taqueria in Manhattan’s West Village. It was the week of their NYU graduation —Andy was moving to San Francisco for his first big boi job at Google and Sam was preparing to start a research position, remaining in NYC.
So on an early weekday morning, just days after their first date, Sam watched Andy drive off in a cab, certain they had just seen the person of their dreams speed off forever.
But as summer moved on, our couple had trouble doing the same. Sam found the courage to FaceTime Andy, who had reached out in search of some lost boots (house-down), and planned a trip. In August Sam arrived to SFO airport with a bouquet of flowers and asked Andy if they could give long-distance a shot.
So began almost 6 years of moves from San Francisco to New York, New York to Boston and Philly, Boston to New York, and New York and Philly to Baltimore (phew!!), when our couple finally built their first home together.
Then, on a trip to Andy’s hometown of Sarasota, FL in October 2023, Andy and Sam sat in front of the water (with some new dolphin friends) at Lido Beach, and finally proposed to one another.
Now, more than 10 years after their first date, our happy couple is tying the knot. And they could not be happier to celebrate with all of you <3