Our Story

A blind date gone right!

Leah’s best friend (Amanda Paolini, bridesmaid) had been telling Leah about Josh, a friend of her fiancé (Jackson Fiel), for years. Amanda was convinced that Leah and Josh would be perfect together, and we’re so glad that she was right. The pandemic brought Josh home from Texas to New Jersey, and Amanda and Jackson organized a double date at Howard’s in Beach Haven. After spending years just missing each other at UVA, Leah and Josh met for the first time in July 2021, and the rest is history!

Our first photo together

Despite spending weeks in the same room at RA Training, and being in the same Linear Algebra class for an entire semester, Josh and Leah did not cross paths at UVA. Can you spot them in this photo from 2017?