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Moments after deleting his profile on JDate, Peter Rosenberg spotted one of Natalie Amrossi’s tweets and reached out to her. Before long, they were spending every weekend together.
In April 2020, during the early days of the pandemic, Peter Elliot Rosenberg, a broadcaster for Hot 97, ESPN New York and the World Wrestling Entertainment, had been hosting his radio show from his apartment on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. During that time, Mr. Rosenberg, recently divorced, began to entertain the idea of dating.
One morning, he decided to download JDate, a dating app for Jewish singles. Though he liked the idea of connecting with someone with a shared faith, he ended up abandoning the app before he had fully completed his profile.
“I went through the whole thing, and at the end I was like, oh, this is nice, but ultimately, I feel a little bit weird being a public person and being on JDate,” Mr. Rosenberg, 43, said.
Later that morning, while scrolling Twitter, he saw a tweet from Natalie Amrossi, who goes by Misshattan on social media. She is a fine art and commercial photographer best known for her aerial shots of New York. After looking her up, Mr. Rosenberg recognized her work and was intrigued by her photos.
“I was like, oh, she’s cute, and it’s the middle of the pandemic, and she seems lovely,” he said. “So I sent her a random message.”
Ms. Amrossi was flattered to receive a message from Mr. Rosenberg. After exchanging hellos, she said she was a big fan, and told him, “you make our people look good.”
Mr. Rosenberg was surprised. He hadn’t realized Ms. Amrossi was Jewish. They also connected over their elderly dogs, and decided to set up a FaceTime date later that week.
“I was nervous,” said Ms. Amrossi, 33. The two chatted during their virtual date and Mr. Rosenberg also played records. Before long, “it was as if we’d always known each other,” she said.
When they went on their first in-person date a few days later, though, Ms. Amrossi’s nerves came rushing back. Mr. Rosenberg picked her up in his car, and “he reached over and he held my hand, and my palms were sweaty,” she said.
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Mr. Rosenberg added, “She was a little taken back by my brazen hand holding.”
That night, they ordered pizza delivery to Mr. Rosenberg’s apartment and watched a movie and wrestling.
Before long, they fell into a routine. On Friday nights, after Mr. Rosenberg was off the air, he would pick up Ms. Amrossi and they would often spend the weekend together at his place, going to drive-in movies, dining outside and walking their dogs.
“It was just very easy for us to be honest and straightforward and open with each other,” Ms. Amrossi said. “I guess it just naturally progressed.”
Mr. Rosenberg was initially apprehensive about how quickly their relationship was moving — he had been divorced for just under a year when he met Ms. Amrossi. But by the fall, he knew that he couldn’t deny his feelings for her any longer.
In September 2020, the couple went to Maison Pickle, a restaurant on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, and over an outdoor dinner with their dogs, Mr. Rosenberg told Ms. Amrossi that he loved her.
“I told him I loved him back, and then he came and he gave me a hug and kiss,” Ms. Amrossi said. “It looked like as if we got engaged then.”
In June 2022, Mr. Rosenberg proposed on the balcony of Ms. Amrossi’s apartment in Hudson Yards, and celebrated later that evening over dinner with family and friends. A few weeks later, Ms. Amrossi moved into Mr. Rosenberg’s apartment.
“Natalie is just such a kindhearted, warm person. She’s got such positive energy,” Mr. Rosenberg said. “I’ve never met anyone quite like Natalie.”
Ms. Amrossi, who grew up in Jamaica Estates and Hillside, Queens, graduated from Stony Brook University with a bachelor’s degree in business management. Mr. Rosenberg, originally from Chevy Chase, Md., graduated from the University of Maryland with a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism.
On July 8, the couple wed in front of 200 guests at Tribeca Rooftop, a downtown events space. Shimon Smith, the musical director and a clergy member at Romemu Manhattan, a synagogue on the Upper West Side, performed the ceremony. For the reception, Mr. Rosenberg enlisted friends and colleagues from Hot 97 to D.J., including Funkmaster Flex. The rapper Jim Jones also surprised the couple with a performance.
Ms. Amrossi, who plans to take her husband’s last name, said of Mr. Rosenberg: “He’s the sweetest, kindest man I’ve ever met.”