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New York River Cafe Engagement Proposal

Looking for another picture-perfect place to pop the question in New York? How about the jetty by River Cafe in Brooklyn! 

Peter surprised Maria with reservations to River Cafe, but suggested to walk by the jetty, which offers beautiful views of the water, the one-of-a-kind city skyline, and the Brooklyn Bridge. Read below for their love story on how they met and, eventually, became engaged!

Peter and Maria met during sophomore year at St. John’s University while taking a Greek language course for an ‘easy A’. Little did they know that in addition to getting A’s, they would also find the person to spend the rest of their lives with.

Peter was (and still is) most attracted to her personality and her big beautiful eyes. Maria loves how tall he is and, from the beginning, thought he was very good looking and funny. 

Soon enough, they both knew that they had found the one.

“Once we knew that we could tolerate each other’s craziness and pet peeves, we knew that we would end up spending the rest of our lives together,” Maria says.  “And the fact that we can both watch and recite episodes of Friends over and over again…it was a done deal!”

Peter chose to propose at the River Cafe because they have been planning to eat there for quite sometime now.

He says, “Maria loves to see the skyline and Brooklyn bridge, and this was the perfect place to pop the big question.”

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