JulIa & jonathan
JULY 11TH 2025 • JERSEY CITY,NJ
BEGINNING OF TRUE LOVE
a short timelIne of our story
It started as a vacation romance and turned into a love that spanned two continents!
2012 Feb NYC
Julia on the morning of Superbowl XLVI
2014 Jul NYC Wythe Hotel
Reconnecting 2.5 years after we first met!
2015 Jan ParIs
Jonathan visits Julia for the first time. They take a trip to Paris, where everyone thought they were on their honeymoon and gave them free champagne!
2015 May la
Julia visits Jonathan while he's working in LA. We're official! Strolling the hills of Malibu.
2015 Jun NYC
Summer in New York, on the way to eat dumplings in Chinatown!
2015 Oct lUcerne
Seeing the sights in Lucerne, Switzerland (this is where Julia's mom was born)
2015 Oct rIgi
Jonathan's first time in the Swiss Alps!!
2016 June Milan
Jonathan and Julia drive from Switzerland to Milan, Italy to eat pasta, gelato, & apericena!
2016 June Switzerland
Jonathan eats his way into Julia's grandpa's heart at this traditional Swiss restaurant.
2017 aprIl Indonesia
Visiting temples on land and fish in the ocean in Bali
2017 June Binningen
Another Facetime date: silly hats, mixing a marg, and sharing a smile across continents.
2017 august BrIdgeport CT
The day Julia moves from Switzerland to Connecticut!
2018 July NYC
Celebrating Jonathan's 30th birthday
2018 November 30 Utah
Visiting Michael & Ewa in Salt Lake City
2019 Feb NYC
Strolling around New York
2019 apr Dead Sea
Visiting Israel and take a Dead Sea Spa Day
2019 apr Tel aviv
Soaking up sun in Tel Aviv
2020 Feb BrIghton
Bringing a piece of Switzerland to Boston! (talking about the fondue here, not about Julia)
2020 July Cape Cod
Enjoying the sand, sun, and good vibes during the pandemic in Provincetown, Cape Cod
2020 Nov StockbrIdge
Celebrating Julia's 30th birthday in the oldest hotel in America (Red Lion Inn, Stockbridge MA)
2020 October 24 OgunqUit Maine
Trip to Ogunquit, Maine (we came for the lobsters... the margaritas just happened to be there)
2021 apr FlOrIda kEys / Miami / Fort Myers / Sanibel
First post-pandemic trip to Florida
2021 Sept Maine
On Michael's sailboat
2022 Jan Boston
Enjoying the mild Boston weather
2022 May Boston
Not really supporting any of the Boston teams...
2022 Jul NYC
Eating our favorite NY pizza at John's of Bleecker (see map for details)
2022 Jul/aug BelIze
Diving the Blue Hole and eating all the food in Belize
2022 cambodia / thailand
Trip to Cambodia and Thailand
2022 NYE Switzerland
Ringing in the New Year in Basel after Julia moved back
2023 Feb Superbowl Sunday
Celebrating 11 years of knowing each other at Down the Hatch
2023 July CrOatia
Sailing and dancing with friends during Yacht Week in Croatia
2023 Nov Basel
Eating cheesy treats at Herbstmäss (Basel's famous fall festival)
2023 Nov Jersey City
On the way to celebrate Thanksgiving with Jonathan's family
2024 Jan Jamaica
Celebrating our friend's birthday in Jamaica
2024 May South of France
Celebrating our engagement in the South of France
2024 aug
Tacos and margaritas at Los Mariscos
2024 nov
Trip to San Diego, Palm Springs, and Joshua Tree National Park