Laissez les bons temps rouler!

Courtney and Alex met in 2012, at a happy hour in New York's East Village. Alex was Courtney's high school friend's roommate's cousin's coworker... but despite the roundabout connection, the two hit it off - as friends. Fast forward past two years of shuffleboard leagues, weekly trivia, Rockaway beach days, (too many) late nights at their local bar, The Abbey over tacos and a few bourbons, and an astonishing number of concerts... the stars finally aligned. Whether it was Alex's encyclopedic knowledge of Phish, or Courtney's martini making skills that sealed the deal, we'll never know for sure... but the rest is history.

Alex had the perfect plan cooked up: a proposal in Brooklyn's Prospect Park, complete with rosé and a celebratory visit to the Brooklyn Museum's David Bowie exhibit (Courtney's all-time favorite musician). But, as the saying goes, the best-laid plans... Needless to say, that's not quite how it happened. (Courtney's fault... she blames a brand new job, a last-minute deadline, and a late night of work.) After a week of mild panic and brainstorming audibles, Alex came up with a backup plan: a jog to a local beach during a weekend at Courtney's family home in Long Island, where he was able to pull off a picturesque proposal on a jetty (sweat, tears, and champagne included). Courtney stands by the fact that plan #2 was even more special and memorable than #1 - partly because she thinks it's a funny story (other than the fact that Alex now has a few extra grey hairs because of it... oops!).