Our Story

Each one of you is immensely special to the both of us, but we wouldn’t be where we are today without the introduction from our dear mutual friend, Ben Mitchell. Initially a friend of Emma’s from college, Ben moved out to Los Angeles in 2018 and met Jackson while they were starting their careers in the entertainment industry. He moved back to New York a few years later and he and Emma rekindled their friendship like no time had passed. In September 2023, Ben was attending an industry event and asked Emma to come along. Always up for an adventure, Emma was more than happy to be his plus one, where she ended up meeting Jackson… and Ben ended up as the plus one (sorry, Ben!)

Jackson, as charasmatic as ever, played the work angle and asked if Emma would connect him with someone at the art gallery she worked at to see if they could make something happen between their two industries. Committing to the bit, he actually did speak with someone at the gallery, and as a thank you, he asked to take Emma out for dinner the next month when he was back in New York.

Some messaging before their October date culminated in an impromptu FaceTime call the Sunday before Jackson traveled to the city so he could get advice on what to pack. Mind you, so early on in getting to know someone, you might imagine a call would entail questions about the family, your likes and dislikes, maybe even your favorite books or movies. This was not the case as Emma helped him pick out what jeans to bring and they casually chatted about this or that (probably the weather and traffic at JFK). It already felt like they had known each other forever.

Their date was planned for Friday, but after quickly realizing that neither of them could wait that long to see each other again while being in the same city, They made a plan for Wednesday, October 18th. Jackson landed in New York and hit the ground running with meetings and dinners packed into his week-long visit. Tuesday night rolled around. Emma had planned a dinner at the newly-reopened Hotel Chelsea with a friend of hers after an artist’s talk. During the talk, she received a text from Jackson mentioning this cool new bar he was currently at with colleagues. It was the Hotel Chelsea. Emma couldn’t believe it since she was heading there in less than an hour. The universe truly works in mysterious ways. Emma walked in for her reservation and Jackson sauntered up to the hostess stand with a “hey, stranger” and a heart-stopping smile. October 17th, 2023.

Exactly three years later, we couldn’t be more excited to celebrate with you all. We ended up having our official first date the next night, which lasted over seven hours and where we actually did chat about family, likes and dislikes, and our favorite books and movies. There was a lot of catching up to do in the first year of our long-distance relationship, and even more in the second year after living together, but we can’t wait to make new memories including you; our closest friends and family. It was only a matter of time before we found each other, and in the past three years we have begun building the foundation that will carry us through our entire lives. We feel so lucky to have one another and even more so that we can share this love with those around us.