Jay and Jess met through a mutual friend in 2009 during an evening out on the town in Toronto. Jess immediately caught Jay’s eye, prompting him to make some strategic inquiries about her. After the exchange of a couple Facebook messages, they went on their first date on July 29, 2009 at N’awlins on King St. W. After watching Jess unabashedly scarf down a steak, mashed potatoes and dessert, Jay knew that she could be “The One”… a hunch that turned out to be right!

One apartment, two houses and exactly 10 years later, Jay proposed to a completely shocked Jess in Jamaica on July 29, 2019 (with Lady’s approval, of course).

After enduring a couple of Covid-related delays to their wedding plans, the couple is thrilled to finally be “I Do’ing” this at Edgewater Manor on August 20, 2022.