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We can't wait to celebrate with you soon! For those able to attend, we will be following all CDC guidelines and protocols to protect everyone's safety. The venue is completely outdoors and please feel free to bring a mask. Please visit cityofnewport.com for more info.
We can't wait to celebrate with you soon! For those able to attend, we will be following all CDC guidelines and protocols to protect everyone's safety. The venue is completely outdoors and please feel free to bring a mask. Please visit cityofnewport.com for more info.
August 29, 2021
Newport, Rhode Island

Jamie & Brandon

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Brandon Ruggiero

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Jamie Rauch

Newport

Rhode Island

August 29

2021

How We Met

From Easton to the Alter

14 years ago Jamie and Brandon began building their foundation as friends. Being 16 and 17 at the time, they did what everyone did on a Friday night - went to watch the boys HS basketball game and then to Town Spa for pizza. Their true love began during one of these basketball games when Brandon proclaimed to one of his friends, "I'd like to talk to the tall one!" (that just so happened to be Jamie standing next to her 4ft11in twin sister). And so their story began.... During the 2007 summer, Jamie spent 5 weeks in Israel, while Brandon was in Easton, MA. The phone plan cost a lot, but Jamie made sure to call Brandon a lot, and knew when she came back that she missed Brandon as more than just a friend. Soon after, Brandon went back for his junior year at Catholic Memorial, and Jamie her sophomore year at Oliver Ames. Shortly after the two made it official, and haven't left each other's sides since. Brandon even skipped his own sr. prom to be Jamie's date at her jr. prom (we all know it was more fun anyways.) They've withstood years of distance, with Brandon starting college at Salve during Jamie's senior year of high school, and then Jamie attending UConn. Finally in 2013 they rejoined in the same state, and in 2017 bought their first condo in Quincy! Jamie was lucky enough to be sent to Australia for work during Jan. in 2019. The opportunity was too good to pass up, and Brandon planned to visit her once her work ended. They planned an elaborate itinerary, visiting wineries in Adelaide, the opera house in Sydney, and the 12 Apostles in Melbourne. What Jamie didn't know was Brandon had an addition to the itinerary. On January 27, Brandon nervously made the drive down the Great Ocean Road with engagement ring in tow. When the view was just right, Brandon asked a stranger (we'll never be able to repay you, Daniel!) to take a photo of them. Instead of posing, he got down on one knee and asked Jamie to marry him. Of course she said yes, and the rest is history!....

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