We met at a lovely NYC bar called Phebe's in the East Village. Jaclyn was supposed to be studying for the GRE and Kyle was celebrating his cousin (and groomsman) Keith's birthday. Jaclyn noticed Kyle at the bar and devised a plan with her roommate (and bridesmaid) Jen to approach him and his friends. And the rest is history!

Kyle didn't think the engagement ring was going to be ready before Christmas, but received a call the day before Christmas Eve that it was ready, so he drove into the city to retrieve it before heading to Jaclyn's parent's house. He tried to get Jaclyn to go to Hoboken to do it on the waterfront, but she was busy with Christmas cookie preparations. So he came up with Plan B and surprised her on Christmas Eve. After lunch, they went on a walk around the lake by her parents house, which had been freshly dusted by the winter's first snow. Before Jaclyn could run back home to check on her cookies, Kyle got down on one knee and proposed! We are so excited to celebrate with all of you in one of our absolute favorite places, Cape May, New Jersey, where we both used to vacation in the summer when we were kids. See you there!