It started in the Fall of 2016, when Amanda's volleyball team merged with Mark's. Mark saw a girl added to the email chain with the last name "Silberstein" and the rest was history for him. "An athletic, Jewish girl is going to be on my team? I'm going to marry her!" But it took Amanda a little bit longer. For one season they played on the same team, almost always playing next to each other on the court. The athletic charmer he is Mark would always back up Amanda on the court when she needed it. After a championship winning season, and with a little help from a teammate, Mark finally got Amanda's number and texted her to go out. We met at a wine bar where Mark asked "Is it weird if we just get wine and cookies?" to which Amanda thought "A guy who enjoys wine and cookies? I'm going to marry him!"