About the Bride
Laurie is a Jersey girl born and raised! She graduated from Fairfield University with a dregree in Visual and Performing Arts, Theatre. After a couple of years working at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Theatre Department at Lincoln Center, she is now employed as a wedding and event planner in downtown in Chelsea NYC and she owns her own wedding and event planning company ElegantEventsByLaura.com.
About the Groom
Jon was born and raised in Brooklyn and Queens and has now left the tough streets of Queens to move out to Jersey! He graduated a few years before Laurie from the School of Visual Arts in NYC and is now employed as a Graphic Designer.
How We Met
One Saturday in October Laurie's mom was invited to a birthday party up in CT for a very good family friend. Her dad was traveling so Laurie agreed to accompany her mom to this party. When she got there the daughters (Amanda, Kristen and her husband Zac) of the birthday boy (Uncle Stu) were setting up a game of Badminton. Laurie was game to play and met Jon who was also playing. Girls vs Boys and clearly the girls kicked butt! They had a lovely day and Laurie and her mom headed back to Jersey. A few months later a call came from Kristen "Hey Laurie, Zac and I are going to be in the city visiting Jon. Do you remember him from dad's birthday. Well we are all going out to dinner and he asked about you and wants you to join us" So of course Laurie said yes. What else can you say when put on the spot? Off to dinner they went and it was a great time! Laurie and Jon decided to get together again on their own. After about 3 or 4 months of dating Laurie said "It was so nice of you to ask Kristen about me and invite me out to dinner" to which Jon replied, "I didn't ask her about you. YOU asked her about me." Clearly we had been played against each other and three years later couldn't be happier!