“Entrées Were Amazing”
We matched on Hinge in June of 2020. This was during Covid, so for our first date we met in a park in Montclair. That first date was a picnic. He brought my favorite foods and some wine, and when we left that date we had plans for the next date and after each date, we always made a plan to see each other. On date number five I was meeting his family and on date number six he met mine. Within seven months we were living together.
A year and a half later, he brought me to that same park in Montclair. He had my friends hiding in the bushes taking photos of us. Richard got down on one knee, I said yes, and we celebrated at dinner and saw both our families. It was so special that it was in the same spot as our first date.
My sister got married at The Rockleigh and I had been to a few weddings there and every time I said, “My wedding is going to be at The Rockleigh.” After our initial visit, just by going there one time my husband loved it too and did not want to look at any other venues.
Rockleigh made our planning so smooth. Since I’d been there before, I knew the food was going to be amazing. We chose to get married in January so we wanted a venue where the inside was as beautiful as the outside. We worked with Bari Stevens Puli, our wedding coordinator. She was amazing. She designed the perfect menu for us and really went out of her way to make it extraordinary. She made the entire process so personal and special.