05/15/2026
It’s “Friday I’m in Love!” A series we do celebrating the couples who rent out our shop for Date Night! We adore hearing the love stories of the folks who come through our shop. Today we have Nick and Amanda. Read their story below:
"Nick and I met on March 14, 2025, in Rittenhouse Square, on the first truly warm Friday afternoon of spring. I had gone out alone with a book, a journal, a cookie, and ice cream, hoping to enjoy the weather. While looking for a place to sit, I spotted an open bench right next to a very cute guy who seemed to be doing almost the same thing. I sat beside him and spent the next half hour quietly hoping he would say something. As the sun dipped lower and the air turned cold, I packed up my things but could not bring myself to leave without trying. A performer in the park had caught his attention, so I turned to him and asked, “Are you a big fan?” That simple question turned into an easy conversation. When I got up to leave, he asked if he could walk with me. By the time we parted ways, he had asked for my number, and two days later we had our first date, a quick coffee that somehow stretched into six hours of wandering the city because neither of us was ready to say goodbye.
Early on, during one of our dates, we received a postcard with our receipt, and I kept it, later using it as his birthday card just weeks after we met. Not long after, I began collecting more postcards and secretly writing to him after every date, trip, and milestone, documenting our time together. This year, for his birthday, I turned those postcards into a book, beginning with that first Andra Hem card and ending with one written a year later. I surprised him with a dinner at The Head and The Hand bookstore, a place that perfectly matched the theme. Nick is one of the most thoughtful, kind, and selfless people I have ever met, someone who makes love feel easy and worth celebrating. Thank you to the head and the hand for helping me make his birthday special!"
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