Working for JDate.com, the first question Jessica gets asked about how she met Eric is, “Did you meet on JDate?” The answer is “No, we met the other way Jews meet… summer camp!” Both Eric and Jessica grew up going to Jewish summer camp, but she was in Los Angeles and he was in New York. But they both can thank Jessica’s childhood summer camp for bringing them together in adulthood. Jessica was a camper and counselor at Camp Hess Kramer in Malibu, California from 1998 until 2005. While Jessica spent her summers at the beach with her fellow campers, Eric was doing the same by a lake at Eisner Camp in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. It wasn’t until 2008 that Eric moved out to Los Angeles to be the Assistant Director of Jessica’s summer camp. By way of Jewish geography (and Jessica’s friends who still worked at Camp Hess Kramer), Eric and Jessica “officially” met at a bar on a Thursday night in 2009. (It is important to note that they were Facebook friends months prior to meeting because, really, how else do you get to know someone?!). A year later, they became engaged and are now set to get married August 27th, 2011 at Cicada in downtown Los Angeles.
Their engagement pictures were taken at the place that brought them together and holds a very special place in their hearts, Camp Hess Kramer. They chose camp because they feel a very strong Jewish connection there and they can’t get enough of that scenery! After all, camp has allowed Jessica and Eric to cross paths and find the love of their lives.
Photographer – Marianne Wilson
