James and Maria officially met at a house party while attending SUNY Oneonta in Fall of 2015. Unofficially and unknown to Maria, James had seen her cleaning tables in the dining hall on campus and always thought she was beautiful, but never expected to interact with her beyond that. Fast forward to Saturday, September 12th and James was asked by his friend Aurora to go see a band perform at someone's house in town. After arriving at the party, Aurora introduced James to Maria's brother Thomas, who then introduced him to Maria. It was at this point that James's heart was pounding out of his chest with nervous anticipation. Here was the same lovely lady from the dining hall right in front of him and this was his chance to try and win her over. After some casual conversation and some less-than-casual dancing, he mustered up the courage to invite her over to his friend Scott's place for a few drinks later that evening. To his surprise, she showed up and it soon became obvious that there was a connection because they talked for hours about everything from music to a mutual love of avocados. Not long after that fateful day, James asked Maria on their first date. She said yes and they met that week for sushi. After dinner, James asked Maria to accompany him along a dark path in the woods. Any other girl would've been apprehensive, but this didn't deter Maria in the least. It turned out to be an invitation to go start gazing and the rest is history. Almost 7 years Later and many many great times together, James and Maria are finally tying the knot. They are so excited for this next chapter their life and can't wait to see what's around the corner. We hope you join us in celebrating their union on November 5th of this year at Knotting Hill Farms in Jordanville, NY.