Gallery

White coat ceremony our first year of medical school. Despite serious attempts to prevent it, our parents met each other 1.5 months into dating...

A photo from 1/2021 after Alex gave Ella her COVID vaccine! She was lucky to be able to get the vaccine at this point, and even luckier to have such a cute vaccinator!

We leaned into our silly regalia right before we received our medical school diplomas

A photo from the Rail Trail near Woodstock, NY - a very special place to Alex and Ella

Two newly minted MDs!

After Ella’s hip surgery, she needed a walker but developed wrist pain so had to try a different model. Alex insisted on racing down the hallway for the ultimate comparison of walker specs

A photo taken by a lovely stranger during the most special night of our lives when Alex proposed to Ella at the New York Botanical Garden.

The surprises didn’t stop the night of the proposal - Alex arranged for both families to surprise Ella at their building. Note the peonies Alex somehow found in November - Ella’s favorite flower!

After Alex’s eye surgery, Ella got him a pirate’s eye patch, which he was pretty excited about

A photo from the cruise we took through the spectacular Halong Bay

A photo from the train cafe in Hanoi, Vietnam, where trains run past just feet from where we were sitting!

Our flight to Vietnam, where we were lucky enough to fly in style (thanks, Jean!!!!) and got to start our flight with champagne and airline pajamas

A photo from the roof of our first apartment building, which had an amazing view of all of NYC, including Central Park!

Our first Christmas after moving in together. We weren't able to fit a Christmas tree, so had to settle with decorating our Fiddle Leaf Fig

A very cold but beautiful December ferry ride to LIC with Pippa in a MTA-mandated bag, which she politely tolerated

Our very first photo together from one week into dating! We (lovingly) refer to this photo as “Ella’s giraffe neck photo” for obvious reasons

We found some friends ("invasive burros") on our drive to Death Valley. Despite trying to keep a distance, they were interested in saying hello up close

Ella's first Christmas tree! Lovingly picked to celebrate our first Christmas together after getting engaged

Alex made Ella feel on top of the world at Dana and Alex’s wedding at the Boston Museum of Science

Alex really took the theme to heart and tried to imitate an angry apple

Right after the proposal… if you look closely, you can see tears in Ella’s eyes

Enjoying the holiday lights event at the New York Botanical Garden - little did Ella know Alex was about to propose later that evening

Getting the Domestic Partnership needed to live together in resident housing