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that's so good for us.

Jake Merlo

&

Izzy Smelkinson

#merlokinsonwedding

November 7, 2026

Whitehouse Station, NJ
217 days217 d16 hours16 h35 minutes35 min58 seconds58 s

How We Met

5.25.22

One spectacular May afternoon, through a stroke of luck and a touch of algorithmic support, Jake and Izzy matched on Bumble. Though they had never met, they found themselves drawn to the dating app every few hours, giggling to themselves while speaking to each other about Trader Joe's, their shared love of bookstores, and how much they loved connecting with others about their passions. Jake and Izzy met at a bookstore shortly after and they haven't spent a day without speaking to each other since. Now you can find them holding hands all throughout the greater New Jersey area...but primarily in their apartment with their dramatical cat, Ezio (et-zee-oh).

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