May 28, 2023
Tucson, AZ
#JandJsMenezingDay
Jessica & James’ Wedding
Our Story
It all started when Jessica went on a trip to Peru with a group of girls who also happened to know James. James was not on that trip because he was in the process of moving to New York. Fast forward a few months and a friend from the Peru trip realized that Jessica lived in New York, James had just moved there, and they would make a perfect couple!
James and Jessica met on a Saturday night and a week later went on a first date that lasted from 6pm-4am. The date started with a visit to Freedom Tower followed by a beautiful dinner at a waterfront restaurant, but at 12am they decided they weren’t ready to say goodbye, so they ended up at a piano bar in the West Village singing Disney and Show-tunes until the bar closed. That’s when they knew they were the one for each other!
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After a visit to Times Square in the rain at 3am, we decided to make our relationship official!
We bonded over our love of snowboarding and the outdoors. This was our first snowboarding trip together to Vermont.
After dating for two months, Jessica joined James and his family for Christmas in Toronto! James took Jessica on a tour of his hometown which included a visit to the CN Tower.
Even though James hates the heat, he was willing to endure it to be able to spend time with Jessica’s family in Arizona.
We visited Colombia together in 2019. Here is a picture of us in the salt mines!
From our first date, James made sure he was there to cheer Jessica on at every race! Including the NYC marathon!
During COVID we spent time exploring New York, getting out of the city and doing hikes along the Hudson Valley.
After moving in together, Sebastian fell in love with James too!
We moved to Brooklyn in 2021 where we had the most incredible balcony with a view of the East River.
During Thanksgiving weekend in 2021, James planned the most amazing proposal scavenger hunt around New York City, ending with the proposal in Central Park.
In December of 2021 we got married at Toronto City Hall. James’s nana’s health was failing and it was important to us both to get married while she was still with us.
Nana Pinto joined us via Zoom for our City Hall Ceremony. She then hosted us for the after party in her apartment where we danced the night away to the musical stylings of James and his family.
We are so thankful we can now throw the wedding of our dreams! We can’t wait to celebrate with all of you together in a slightly warmer setting!
For all the days along the way
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