This Intimate Wedding in Lake Como Felt Like "a Garden Party in the Clouds

Alyssa Choo and Erik Lowe say their relationship began during the pandemic. In November 2020, while living in downtown New York after graduating from Barnard, Alyssa matched with Erik on Tinder the same day he moved nearby from San Francisco, enabled by remote work. Their first brunch at Ruby’s in Nolita felt ordinary, and Alyssa paused for two weeks—until an Instagram post of Erik and friends with the caption “six feet” prompted her reply. They later had a more memorable second date at Bond Street, with the whole restaurant to themselves. Erik planned a birthday weekend starting December 27, including a chartered yacht and a proposal onboard. They married July 4, 2026, at Villa Balbiano on Lake Como.