One swipe and the rest was history….

It was February 2020, and while both were trying to give the dating apps a break, Patrick and Chelsea were in the right place at the right time because Tinder decided these two were a match. They began messaging and eventually texting all day and late into the night every night for weeks (which is very out of character for Patrick). Fast forward, and COVID rocked their world, especially Chelsea, as she cared for her Grandma Mary and had just lost her Grandpa Jack. They did not know how they would get together for the first time but were determined to make it happen, and they just couldn’t wait any longer. They talked on and off for a couple more weeks before eventually making plans to see each other in person…finally. And so Patrick rang the doorbell in his Wisconsin sweatshirt and sweats, and they went on their first date. The world was in lockdown, so they did their best. They walked to a gazebo down the street and talked for hours. Patrick asked Chelsea to be his girlfriend in the middle of a pandemic. A week after they began dating, Patrick’s whole family came down with COVID except for him, but he still couldn’t take a chance and spent the quarantine time sending Chelsea surprises like stuffed animals and a 5 lb bag of peach rings, her favorite candy. They would go on to spend almost every day of that summer together, lounging in the backyard blow-up pool, playing with Mocha and Shadow, and trying every delicious meal Patrick experimented with.

Chelsea lived with her grandmother, Mary, in Hackensack when they met, and Patrick, with his family, in Totowa. They likely would have never connected if Chelsea was still living in her hometown of Montvale. They like to believe that fate brought them together or Grandma Mary, as she would soon pass away, but not before knowing Chelsea was in the perfect hands of Patrick. This was one of the most challenging times of Chelsea’s life, losing the one person closest to her, but Patrick was there every second to hold her hand and dry her tears. He was now her “person”.

Through many ups and downs, Patrick and Chelsea’s love and commitment to each other never wavered, and they supported each other through job changes, moves, family losses, and more. They were living in their first apartment together after adopting their sweet cats Winnie and Binx and always talked about the next step, about spending their lives together. And so, on their annual fall trip, on an old dock over the water, Patrick asked Chelsea to be his wife and spend forever together. Not before she was a total smartass about the whole thing, may we add. October 7th, 2023, was now the new best day of their lives together.

C&P

Wedding Day

4:00 PM–5:00 PM

Ceremony

5:00 PM–10:00 PM

Reception