About Us
How We Met
Our story begins in Manhattan. We met during a happy hour on a hot, humid, late September afternoon on a rooftop bar behind the New York Public Library. We connected immediately, and although Daisy had dinner plans that evening, she invited Julian and his friends from the happy hour to join. Not wanting to impose, at first he declined, but when Daisy arrived at the restaurant that evening, she was surprised to see Julian and his friends at her table - the only empty chair conveniently next to Julian.   

Afterwards, Julian invited Daisy on their first date for cocktails on the rooftop of Gallow Green. Although Daisy was at least 45 minutes late, Julian waited and they enjoyed fancy cocktails and conversation until closing. Gallow Green would become the second life-changing rooftop encounter for them. The next day, Julian cycled down to Washington Square Park to meet Daisy in her neighborhood. They visited for hours before Julian invited Daisy to a party in SoHo that evening, and - unlike Julian and always happy to impose - she accepted immediately.

After an eventful year of endless fun, with the Bethesda Fountain as his backdrop, Julian proposed to Daisy with a ring he designed himself, underneath the beautiful overhang of the Bethesda Terrace in Central Park.  ​
Who We Are & What We Do
We live and work in and around Manhattan. Julian is the Director of Business Development at New Castle Hotels & Resorts, a hotel development and management company that his father, David, founded in 1980. Prior to that, he worked with two other leading hotel appraisal, development and management companies after graduating from Connecticut College. Daisy is an attorney in New York City.  She has been with two York City law firms since graduating from Buffalo Law School, and previously worked for a United States Congressman on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC after graduating from Ithaca College. She volunteers her time chairing her law school’s NYC alumni chapter and doing pro bono legal work.

We love living in New York City. In Manhattan, we often bike through different neighborhoods, have coffee in Washington Square Park, dim sum in Chinatown, stroll through the West Village, explore the City’s many amazing restaurants (always returning to the same few time and time again), bike along the West Side Highway and through Central Park, shop on Fifth Ave, namaste in the best yoga class in New York City with our favorite instructor and friend, Rebecca, roll our eyes after finding ourselves at yet another Soul Cycle class, pop into our favorite museums (the Met and Neue), chase after the newest cocktail creations at rooftop lounges (which was obvious from the way we met), bike to outer borough beaches, and especially love spending summer weekends in Montauk (but avoid the other Hamptons). On rarer occasions, we love attending Broadway theater,  ballet at the Met, and the opera. 

We love to travel often and far.  We took our first trip together just six months after meeting, and found no destination or trip more desirable than a safari to South Africa. The trip was spectacular, and since then we have traveled together to the Mexican Pacific coast, the San Blas Islands of Panama, the Amalfi Coast, Nova Scotia, and Julian’s family’s native Switzerland. Daisy loves photography, and ensures the trips are well documented! Looking forward, we cannot wait for you to join us in France to celebrate our wedding weekend at the spectacular Château la Durantie in Lanouaille, in the Dordogne region of France.
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