Emma and Kenny met in the summer of 2014 when working together on the rock-climbing wall at an overnight camp. Emma flew from her home in England to work her first year at camp, and Kenny had been going for many years. They quickly became good friends and had a lot of fun together that summer. Nobody would have predicted the international love affair that would unravel over the coming years . . . The two stayed in touch throughout the year and reunited in 2015 when Emma flew back to America for another camp season. They had a “summer fling” this year, but never thought that a long-term relationship was realistic given that Kenny lived in America and Emma lived in England. Again, they stayed in touch throughout the year, and when Emma returned to America for a third summer in 2016, they decided to give their relationship a shot. For the first nine months of their relationship, the two were long-distance until Emma was able to return to Ohio as an au pair in the spring of 2017. In August of 2018, Emma’s time as an au pair ended, and she was able to stay in Ohio by transitioning to a student visa. Through these visas, the two were finally able to close the distance and have a normal relationship! All was well until late 2018 when Kenny and Emma flew to England for a few weeks over the holidays to visit Emma’s family. On this trip, Emma was unexpectedly denied the ability to return to America with Kenny by US customs. Her student visa was revoked, and there was no alternate visa that Emma could use to return to America. Kenny had to fly back home alone, and the two had no sense of when or how they would be able to next see each other. From that point in late 2018, Emma and Kenny stayed in a long-distance relationship. They were able to take small trips together every few months, but this was a very difficult time for them both. It included daily FaceTime calls, many tears, and uncertainty on how they would be able to make their relationship work. The longest that they went without seeing each other was 8 months. In January of 2020, the two applied for a fiancé visa which would allow Emma to return to America as Kenny’s fiancé on the condition that they get legally married within 90 days of Emma’s return. The application was approved in April of 2021 and Emma returned later that month. The two were finally reunited in America, and got legally married on June 19, 2021, through a private meeting with just the two of them and an officiant. All they wanted was to be reunited and planning a large wedding within 90 days of Emma’s return to America was not top of mind. They always knew that they would have an official ceremony and party further down the road. Emma and Kenny have been happily living together in Cleveland ever since Emma’s return to America. They have taken many trips and made countless memories together. They cannot wait to celebrate their relationship with all of their friends and family in Cleveland on June 15, 2024, which is almost three years to the date of their legal marriage.