Russell and I have been a couple for almost 10 years and engaged for 2. We love each other deeply and would do anything for each other.
We would like to thank you for supporting Emily and Russell in this year's competition. Your participation allows us to aid both the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank and Oceana in their respective missions to support hunger relief and ocean conservation.
Honestly? We met on Tinder in 2017 after we both had gotten out of long term relationships. I was sick of being set up on blind dates and signed up to a dating website for the first time ever and after 2 days on the site I met Russell. We went on a date 2 weeks later and the rest was history. Together we have been through loss, grief, the happiest moments, and even opening a business together. Russell opened an anime store last September and we are coming up on our one year anniversary soon
What is your favorite memory you've shared as a couple?The day we got engaged, we were fortunate enough to take a trip to the UK and Ireland in 2023. We were at the Blarney castle and I got to kiss the stone. I remember Russ had his whole family follow us up the castle and get to the top and then when I sat up from the stone everyone looked at me super confused and frustrated. He planned to propose at the stone but there wasn't enough room! We walked down to the manor and he popped the question. It was like a fairytale!
What would you do with $20,000?We would get married using a small portion of the money. We have been passively planning for a few months now but after opening a new business as well as I am in school to change careers currently, it has become quite difficult. We just want to share our happiness with our friends and family. Whatever money is left we would use as a down payment on a house to start our lives together.
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