WHERE IT STARTED
Giant Wheel, Darien Lake Amusement Park | Corfu, NY
ONE summer at Darien Lake Amusement Park…
We met the summer of 2015 while working together at the Giant Wheel, a 165-foot ferris wheel at Six Flags Darien Lake. Alex was Rachel’s Team Leader, but despite this, Rachel decided to make a move anyway. After a couple weeks of awkward small talk, she finally got him to go kayaking on the canal in Downtown Buffalo.
We maintained a solid friendship until it was time to go back to school at which point we (finally) talked about our feelings and decided to do a “long-distance” relationship (we swapped hometowns — Alex is from Buffalo and went to school in Rochester, and Rachel is from Rochester and went to school in Buffalo). Alex finally asked Rachel to be his girlfriend on August 26th, 2015, and the rest is history!
SHE SAID YES
THE PROPOSAL
Bridge Over Canalside Ice Rink | Buffalo, NY
nearly 5 years later…
Alex proposed on December 26th, 2019 at Canalside in Downtown Buffalo where we had our first kayaking date on June 3, 2015. He knows how important friendships are to Rachel, so he arranged to have our friends hide behind a Christmas tree (because a menorah wouldn’t work too well for that!) They recorded the whole proposal before popping out and yelling “Surprise, B**ch!”
We have had so much fun planning our wedding, so we hope you have a blast!
WEDDING DETAILS
WHERE WE’RE HEADED
what we’re up to & OUR DREAMS
Rachel is currently in her third year of running Brand Hatch, her graphic design company that specializes in branding, web design, and social media marketing. Alex is currently finishing up his third year as an engineer at an accident reconstruction company in Long Beach. We love the sunshine here in Southern California, and are always striving toward our dreams of building a house, having four kids, and giving back to our family and community.
Because at some point we’ll be outnumbered by our own children, we are also working on building something as a couple that can help us achieve our dreams and give the future kiddos a great life. We have an online store that has hundreds of quality home care, personal care, makeup, and health & nutrition products. If you’re interested in taking a look, click here.