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July 10, 2021
Swartswood Lake, New Jersey
#foreverandarbes

Chelsea & Andrew

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WE're so happy your'e here

Andrew Arbes

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Chelsea Markus

#foreverandarbes

Swartswood Lake

New Jersey

July 10

2021

Our Story

I'm so glad we both showed up here.

There are always two sides to a story... Chelsea's: We both left home for the wolfpack at North Carolina State University. 500 miles away, we met and instantly became friends. Soon after, we realized there was an undeniable magnetism between us. After a month of dating, Andrew told me he loved me. Fast-forward nearly eight years and we are back up north in New York City with our fur-baby, Lily and an amazing community of friends and family. We’ve traveled together, faced seemingly insurmountable challenges together, built a life we love, and are so excited to say “I do.” Andrew's: When I think of our story, the first thing that comes to mind is the conversation that I had with my Mom prior to heading to NC State. The thing that stood out the most was when she mentioned it was a big possibility that I may meet my future wife. Little did I know, that at in January 2012, at the beginning of my second semester, this would come true. Chelsea and I became inseparable from the get go. Whether we were watching movies, grabbing a bite to eat, meeting up in the library, or going to parties, we were always together. Being with her was easy and we were always laughing. After only a month of dating, we were official. Over the next few years, we accomplished a lot together, but also on our own. We got a cat, Lily, graduated college, got internships, started new jobs, moved to New York, travelled the world and really found ourselves, while still committing to each other. We did so much in those few years, and finally moved into our first apartment together in December 2016. This was really the last thing that we wanted to figure out together, and it turned out it was the easiest. After about a year of living together, we were ready to commit to each other forever. The rest is history!

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