San Francisco HurryDate Couple Set to Tie the Knot - New Dating Phenomenon Turns Three Minutes into Forever

Simon Hayhurst and Summer Roberts, two San Francisco-area singles who met at a HurryDate party, are going to be married on April 13, 2004 in Cambridge, England (home of the grooms alma mater). This new approach to dating involves a weeknight at a popular bar, dozens of fun-loving singles and 25 three-minute dates in one night. Operating in more than 65 cities across the United States, Canada and Europe, HurryDates three-minute dating parties offer singles an opportunity unlike any other to meet new people without suffering through the four-hour blind date gone bad.

Simon Hayhurst and Summer Roberts, two San Francisco-area singles who met at a HurryDate party, are going to be married on April 13, 2004 in Cambridge, England (home of the grooms alma mater). The pair met at an event on January 15, 2003 at Whisper and has been inseparable ever since.

Simon and Summer were both excited about HurryDating for the first time, but neither could have predicted where their HurryDate would lead. We both signed up because we wanted to try a fun way to meet new people," says the couple. How could we have predicted each of us would meet the love of our life?"

A fairytale romance filled with holidays in exotic destinations and indulgent bliss led to the picture-perfect proposal at the end of a rose-lined trail leading atop a mountain overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco. On bended knee, Simon received a gushing yes" from Summer and whisked her away to a dreamy weekend of pampering and celebration at the elegant Clift Hotel.

As Simon and Summer discovered, boring, stuffy dates are a thing of the past for singles looking to meet new people with HurryDate. This new approach to dating involves a weeknight at a popular bar, dozens of fun-loving singles and 25 three-minute dates in one night.

Operating in more than 65 cities across the United States, Canada and Europe, HurryDates three-minute dating parties offer singles an opportunity unlike any other to meet new people without suffering through the four-hour blind date gone bad, says Adele Testani who co-founded the company after years of matchmaking amongst her friends.

We know you arent going to decide if you want marry someone in three minutes," says Testani. But our parties are organized so you do meet 25 potential dates in one night."

After each three-minute date, the host blows a whistle. The HurryDaters indicate on a SCOREcardTM whether they would like to see that person again, enter their picks online, and HurryDates matching software calculates the results. From there its up to you!

You should be able to tell if there is chemistry or an attraction, and certainly if you dont like them in your three minutes with each person," says Testani.

HurryDate parties have a distinctly different feel than similarly styled events -- they attract a fun, friendly, cosmopolitan crowd of people and are consistently organized in a familiar format because of the training hosts are given, with twists of local flavor.

Potential HurryDaters can register to attend the next party in their city and find more information on how HurryDate works at www.hurrydate.com. View HurryDate in action at www.hurrydate.com/video.html.

Testani and couple available for interviews. Coverage invited in nearest HurryDate city. B-roll footage available upon request.

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