A few years back, Texas natives Diana Rubin and her future husband Aaron Rosenthal lived in the exact same building in New York City—but had never met in person. “My doorman, who was like a second father to me, kept teasing me that there was a ‘new guy from Texas’ in the building. I’d just roll my eyes and laugh,” shares Diana, who works in healthcare. “The lesson here: New York doormen have great instincts!” They later met socially through mutual friends. After Aaron made a few attempts at asking her out, Diana finally agreed to a first date—and it wasn’t until that night in a West Village cocktail bar in February 2022 that the two realized they were neighbors. “What was meant to be a quick drink turned into a two-hour conversation, followed by a long walk through the neighborhood. Neither of us wanted the evening to end,” remembers Aaron, who works in finance. “The next day, I called my best friend and told him all about it. I’ll never forget his response: ‘Sounds like you just met your future wife.’ I laughed because earlier that morning at work, my colleagues had said exactly the same thing.”

After a year-and-a-half living in the same building in the West Village, the couple decided to move into the same apartment together in Tribeca. “Our home quickly became our favorite place in the world,” says Diana. The following year, Diana was planning to join Aaron for a birthday dinner at the Italian restaurant where they had one of their first dates. “As I walked back home, I saw Aaron standing in Duane Park, right across from our apartment. It’s a spot where we often had coffee together in the mornings,” shares Diana. “I was a little confused as to why he had crossed the street but didn’t think much of it until suddenly, he was down on one knee. I think I completely blacked out from there.” The newly engaged pair headed to the restaurant, where both of their families were present ready to surprise them and celebrate.

A larger celebration was now on the horizon, and the couple would need to get planning. Since the bride studied art history at the American University in Paris, she always dreamed of returning to the city and getting married at one of its storied institutions. The couple chose the Musée Rodin—home to the artist’s famous works The Thinker and The Kiss—as their wedding venue for a springtime ceremony on May 24, 2025. “The museum’s gardens and timeless architecture created an atmosphere that felt both intimate and grand, a perfect reflection of the romance and artistry we hoped to capture on our wedding day,” says Diana. The venue served as the basis for most of the wedding’s design. The building’s French gray-blue doors became central to the wedding’s color palette, and elements of its rococo architecture were echoed in the wedding crest and cake design. Another unique touch? “The museum’s beautiful parquet de Versailles floors were recreated as the pattern for our dance floor, as we wanted the structure built for the reception to feel like an extension of the main building,” says Diana.