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May 18, 2019
Jersey City, NJ
#aBrettChinWedding

Sandy & Brett

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Our Biggest Adventure

Brett Gallagher

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Sandy Chin

#aBrettChinWedding

May 18, 2019

Jersey City, NJ

How We Met

the adventures of a skier and a snowboarder

We met on a ski trip that Sandy planned to Mont Tremblant. Brett was invited on the trip by Cathy, one of Sandy's bridesmaids. Sandy loves snowboarding and Brett loves skiing. You must be asking how this relationship ever started? A skier and a snowboarder? Brett offered to tow Sandy across the flat terrain when she lost momentum so she didn't have to unstrap from her bindings! If you're a snowboarder, THAT'S a big deal! We've been together 5 years and our big adventures have taken us to Mont Tremblant, Stowe, Mount Snow, Sugarbush, Whistler, Cervino/Zermatt in the Swiss Alps and Les 3 Vallees in the French Alps.

Our Proposal

October 21, 2017

We designed the engagement ring together and had it made by our friend's (also our officiant's) parents who are jewelers. The surprise was when the ring would be ready. We planned a weekend in Sag Harbor for Sandy's birthday (which is October 22nd). In the days leading up to the weekend, Brett asked what Sandy wanted to do for her birthday and suggested taking a walk on the beach. Sandy's response was, "Okay, we'll see" and she didn't think anything of it. We arrived Friday night after work and Brett asked again on Saturday morning about taking a walk on the beach. Sandy's reply again was, "Maybe later." As we sat on the patio just looking out on the water and enjoying the beautiful weather, Sandy asked Brett if he thought the water would be too cold for paddleboarding. Brett suggested that Sandy dip her feet in to check so Sandy does just that expecting that Brett would be right behind her but Sandy hears the door to the house open and close. With her suspicions, Sandy looks at Brett's pockets as he joins her a few minutes later but she didn't see any box shapes. The water was too cold and we return to sitting on the patio. Brett turns around, says, "This is as good a time as any," and gets down on one knee and asked Sandy to marry him. Of course Sandy said, "YES!" Sandy later learned that Brett wanted to take a walk on the beach because that's what we did on our first weekend spent in Sag Harbor.

Our Wedding

May 18, 2019

We are so excited to celebrate the beginning of our next adventure with you!

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