Samantha and Jared are finally here to slay my blog with some of the most fun photos from last year:) First of all, here is a little bit about how these two met in their own words:

"We were set up by mutual friends and neither of us were too excited about a blind date. We blew it off for as long as possible until our friends virtually forced us to go. (We are both from Long Island, and both did not want to date anyone else from Long Island. Go figure.) We had a great first date. Jared picked a very stuffy spot on the Upper East Side (because he had just moved back to the city and had no clue where to go) and we drank a couple of $20 Manhattans each before deciding we were more suited for some place a little more casual. The date lasted five hours, and the rest is history. We had an incredible courtship - everything was just so easy. No arguing, no questioning, no game-playing. We hit it off immediately, had so much fun together, and it has been that way ever since. We have more fun with each other than we have with anyone else in the world. We laugh every single day. That's not hyperbole. We literally laugh every single day."

Not surprisingly, they were laughing the whole day:) These two are just full of that contagious energy and were goofing around the whole time as we took portraits! And then, naturally, Jared had an unplanned surprise karaoke performance and these two danced the night away after:)

Venue: Ravel Hotel/808 Penthouse/Estates Tower Ballroom

Video: NST Pictures

Cake: Chic Sugars

Make Up: Jessica Rothschild

Hair: Tara Capone

DJ: 74 Events - Sean Marquand

Flowers: Stefan's Event Design