June 24, 2012. That’s the official start. But the real start to this story goes back to the previous fall, in September of 2011, when Alli was a freshman in college and Eli was shadowing a couple of students at Penn. Unbeknownst to both of them (at the time), this was actually the first time Alli and Eli were in the same room, sitting in a Management 100 class that Alli would go on to lead and Eli would go on to… not attend. But anyways. Flash-forward 9 or so months, and Alli and Eli would actually meet for the first time, in the living room of the Sikkema’s, Alli’s next-door neighbors and family friends at LBI, and the family of Eli’s co-deli slicer in chief, Jake. In Eli’s words, it was love at first sight; in Alli’s, Eli was a dashingly handsome and smart but shy kid who she was sure would fall out of love with her once he started his freshman year at Northwestern. All of that said, after a couple summers / years of friendship, a date or two, a kiss or two, and a relationship or two in between, Alli and Eli finally reconnected on March 19, 2015, and truly began on the path that now finds them here. From Philly and Chicago, to New York, to San Francisco, to… New York again, Alli and Eli have loved exploring with each other, identifying New York’s best pasta together, discovering SF and Sonoma’s best hikes and wine, getting to know and love each other’s family and friends, and supporting each other through all of the ups and downs in life along the way. We’re so excited to spend our special weekend in October with you, and can’t wait to begin the next chapter of our lives together!