Let’s Celebrate!

Elle and Craig met on an episode of The Chris Gethard Show! The Chris Gethard Show was an avant-garde talk show that started at The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, made it's way to public access for a few years where Elle and Craig separately became fans (by watching livestreams), and then finally to cable. There was an episode called The Mating Game where the entire audience was on blind dates. Everyone showed up early, and waited in a big room together. OKCupid sponsored the episode, and set up a fake neighborhood that only the people in the room could join. We all made dating profiles and could match and message with anyone in the room, but could only choose to go on one date. Once you found your date, you were brought up to the live audience which was set up with little picnics for each date (complete with blankets, baskets, granola bars and water bottles.) In retrospect this wasn't the best theme for live TV, because the whole audience was talking to each other the whole time. Elle and Craig hit it off, and decided to go on a real date a few weeks later. One of Craig's bands had a 2 week tour planned right after the episode, so Craig had to convince Elle he was really in a touring band and did actually want to go on a date when he got back. (She was pretty sure she'd never see him again.) They went to a nice vegetarian restaurant in Chelsea, then went to a party with Elle's friends, and then Craig met Chester and immediately got his approval. The rest, as they say, is history.

After four years of dating, two years living in Queens with our roomate CJ, buying a house in Westchester together AND getting a second dog to round out the family we decided it was time to make things “official.” We’ve done so much together and we’re so excited to keep building a future together.