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Hello everyone! I was inspired by another blog about interracial engagement and wedding photos, however this one is about INTERNATIONAL love! I'd like to see engagement and wedding photos from those who found love abroad (no more than two photos please). Also, give me a brief overview of how you guys met (I love a good love story). I met my ONE and only Mr. B while contracting overseas two years ago in Iraq (where we are still working) He's from Macedonia and I am born and raised in the U.S. (African American). We've had some people that tried to not make this happen, but love won :) He proposed September 10th , 2011 in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, so you can imagine the high that i'm still on. I stepped outside my box, opened up my heart and mind, and I gave love a chance and I am the happiest, luckiest woman in the world (let me tell it). Who cares where people are from....when you've found that special person, who treats you ith the utmost respect, loves you flaws and all, and hugs you like they never want to let you go I say go for it.....love is universal, love is everywhere. I'm ENGAGED!!!!! YAY!!! Here are two of our many engagement photos
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Amazing! Congratulations!
I love international love stories!
I don't have e-pics, but I'm an American marrying an Argentine :)
@Eva Peron: Thanks Mrs. Argentina, and congrats to you as well!! How did you meet? Any dates set yet? If you have ANY pictures of you too..please post, i bet you guys area beautiful couple :)
My husband and I are an international couple as well. :) I'm American and he's Dutch (from the Netherlands in Europe). I see God's hand all over our meeting - there is NO other explanation!
We 'met' via an online MMO (massive international game) that we both play about 3+ years after we originally started playing. Anton was part of a small group of guys that started a new corp (in game group) and it just so happened that I knew a couple of the other guys and they kept bugging me until I joined as well. I recognized Anton's character name, but I'd never talked to him before. Since he was one of the leaders, he'd put his MSN messenger info into the corp forums. I added him and we started chatting about game things at first, but then moved on to become good friends who talked about pretty much anything and everything.
Neither one of us thought anything more then just friendship about each other, actually we'd not even considered the possibility of more since we knew that we were 6k miles away from each other in real life and would likely never meet. God had other plans for us though! Each year the game (EVE Online) puts on a big meet up held in Iceland, called Fanfest. I'd gone the year before and had a blast, so I made plans to go again that year (2008). Unbeknownst to me, Anton had ALSO gone the year before (but we hadn't met) and loved it, but he's much more shy then I am and he didn't think he knew anyone specifically that was going to Iceland that year.
One day (a few months prior), I happened to mention to him that I was going. He went dead silent and then said "Wait. You're going to Fanfest?! I wanted to go, but I didn't think anyone I knew was going!" 2-3 days later he had his trip booked and we'd exchanged phone numbers and planned on meeting! Believe it or not, we still weren't thinking on a level any higher then "Cool! I'm going to be able to put a face to the name and voice of one of my corpmates!".
I had a few guys that I'd met the year before ask me to go on dates with them in Iceland this year, and one of the dates happened to be the night that Anton was arriving. I met Anton at the hotel and we went to where everyone (and the guy I was to be going on the date with) was hanging out. Pretty much 5 minutes after I met Anton in person, I knew he was someone very special and I couldn't help holding his hand and leaning against him whenever I got the chance. I went (VERY reluctantly) on the date, but ended up cutting it short, because honestly all I wanted was to be back with Anton!
It took me a few days to convince Anton that I liked him (for some reason he doesn't think he's the wonderful, warm, amazing man that I do) and once he knew, the rest is history! We spent the entire vacation together and were so sad to say goodbye at the end of it. Once we both got home, we immediately started planning for him to come to California to visit me!!
We were engaged 10 months after our first 'date', on September 11th, and were married (legally) on April 16th, had our wedding on October 15th. :) Immigration's been interesting (I say that very tongue in cheek), but thankfully we are just about done. We hit the 2 year mark for the temp greencard in June of 2012, and once we have his permanent greencard, then we are done for dealing with the fiance visa portion of things! I can't wait!
Here are some of our pictures. Our first 'date' in Iceland (he's actually the taller guy without his arm around me. :P):
Our 2nd 'date' in California:
Our engagement pictures:
Our civil ceremony:
And, our wedding:
If you want to see more of my pictures, there are a ton already posted in these links:
@dodgercpkl: An absolutley wonderful story!! We got engaged September 10th, well we say September 10th because he was on his knees inbetween the 10th and 11th..lol. Thanks for sharing your story, and the pictures were wonderful! I'd have to agree that God had his hand in this one..... you guys look incredibly happy :)
My Opa moved here from the Netherlands right after the war so this actually makes me second generation dutch technically tho I am a born and raised Canadian who is married to a born and raised Polish guy. Funny too because Poland is actually what ended up bringing us together! My now husband and I have been really close friends since 2001 when we met in college. We did everything together whether it was parties or just hanging out. We would make a habit of a weekly/biweekly dinner/movie night of just us. In 2007 he decided to move back to Poland to live and work there but after 11 months he discovered that he missed me more then he missed his own family. We would talk on Skype but it just wasn't the same. So anyway when he did come back our friendship connection had somehow changed to something more, not to the surprise of anybody around us. We dated for 4 years and it just 'fit'. We can still hang out and laugh and talk til the early hours, still hang out and do absolutely nothing, say absolutely nothing and still enjoy our time together. He is my closest friend and now my husband. Finally got to marry him this last August!!
Pic#1 is us when we had first started hanging out in college
Pic#2 is us on one of our vacations we took to BC
Pic#3 is us at a star trek museum(yep that's me the nerd) about an hour before he proposed
Pic #4 is us on the wedding day
@cyrgycyrg: BEAUTIFUL pictures! I loved the story....gosh i really am a sucker for a good love story :) You guys are so cute together :) Warm wishes, and thanks for sharing :)
What a fun thread! I'm American and my FI is a Canadain who was born in China. We met on a music message board over 8 years ago and he propsed while we were on vacation in August.
This is a fun thread. Thanks for starting it!
My fiance, who's Haitian, was originally my Creole tutor. We met during my first month in Haiti. He became my go to person for questions about the school where I was working, the culture, and the language. We became good friends, and then he declared his undying love for me. I told him that was crazy, he didn't know me well enough! He encouraged me to ask questions and get to know him better, and he asked me questions too. (We used a book called Intellecutal Foreplay to start discussions. We highly recommend it.) Anyway, we fell in love and decided to get married. Now there are only 76 more days until I'm married to the love of my life!!
Here's my favorite picture of us.
Lovely pics & a wonderful story! I am an American marrying a Nigerian. We have been dating for over 2 years & I travel there often. I am looking forward to incorportaing both of our cutures into the wedding!
Hello ladies! I just became engaged about a week ago to my wonderful Frenchie after 5 years of dating. Here is the bling:
We met when he studied abroad for a summer at my university. My best friend (now married to a French man as well) was the RA for a house full of French men and introduced us (because if your best friend has a house full of 24 French guys all to herself, you expect her to share, right?). He visited me twice afterwards and we had a 9 month long distance relationship before I studied abroad in Paris, and move to France right after graduation. Finally, we have reached the point in our relationship that instead of filling out two forms for US customs, we only have to fill out one per family. And maybe, if we are lucky, I'll be able to stand in the short EU passport line at the airport 
In all seriousness, I'm so excited. We are having a short engagment and I'm a little nervous about planning the wedding, but I'm so thrilled to marry the love of my life!
Ooh, great thread! I'm American and my husband is Indian. We met four years ago when he bought the house next door. :) We had two weddings-a wedding in India, then the U.S. I love seeing/reading everybody's stories on this thread!!
I am so glad you made this thread!! I can't post pics because I'm on my phone but here's our story. My FI was born in Bosnia and he moved to the USA when he was 13 because of the war in former Yugoslavia. I am from the USA and all of my grandparents immigrated from Europe(Italy and Russia). We met on the Internet and have been together for 5 and a half years , I was raised very "Italian" so we had that european family in common an it's very important to us. I have been lucky enough to go to Bosnia and Croatia where his grandparents and the rest of his family live. I love learning about the culture and I'm trying to learn the language so when we have children someday we can teach them. We were supposed to get married in Croatia at his uncles place on the water but his sister is in school here and wouldn't be able to make it. I made the decision to have it here because she is so important to us and we are going to croatia/Bosnia/Italy on our honeymoon , so we will be able to celebrate with his family when we are there. I hope more bees catch on to this post , I would love to hear more stories!!
@Au Jardin: Yeah that is a nice plus! We found out on our trip to the Netherlands recently that even though I am a US citizen carrying a US passport, because I'm married to an EU citizen, I can join him in the short line! Such a NICE perk! :D
I'm Canadian marrying an American man. We're not exactly from the other side of the world but definitely more complicated than marrying someone of the same nationality.
@Au Jardin: Congrats! I too am deciding to live abroad with my fiance in Macedonia... What made you decide on just doing it? Me I figured why noT? I've visited twice and had think it will be an interesting change for me....a good one.
I'm an American who is married to a British/Aussie man! He's British by birth but was raised in Australia from age 4 onwards; he retains citizenship with both countries.
We met on holiday in China back in 2008 - I was on my way back to the States after living abroad for 4 years (3 in London, 1 in Australia) and went to China for one last big holiday before settling down again in the States. I booked myself on a 3.5 week small group tour travelling from Beijing to Hong Kong. I met DH when I attended our group orientation meeting in the lobby on the first night of our tour - our eyes met and there were instant sparks.
3.5 weeks of travelling together, seeing each other at our worst, with food poisoning etc, we knew it was the real deal. Coincidentally, he had booked a trip to the States, heading there directly from China, to visit his brother and SIL who ended up living only an hour and a half's drive from me! We ended up spending time together whilst he was in the States and knew this was definitely a relationship worth pursuing.
We had two years of sometimes living in the same country, sometimes living 10,000 miles apart but we knew it was the real deal. We got engaged after a year, had a 19 month engagement, and just got married four months ago. We've been living in the same country since the start of the year and couldn't be happier. Oh yes, we're also expecting our first baby now as well!
@pjai80: Ha, I don't think I really knew what I was getting myself into at the time so it wasn't something I really put a lot of thought into. My now FI visited me 2 times in the US before I decided to study in Paris for 6 months to be with him. Prior to that I never studied French nor traveled to France. There was certainly an adjustment period, but after living and going through so much together I felt confident moving permanently after I finished school. Living as an expat has been the most challenging yet enriching thing I've done - I'd reccomend it to anyone regardless of the relationship, but it helps so much to have someone by my side
@nicolebug: How wonderful! My fiance is from the area....Macedonia and I'm actually dying to visit Croatia! I'm moving to Macedonia in the very near future where he's from and like you will be trying to learn the language. If at all possible, please share with me where I should go in Croatia...i mean i hear its such a beautiful place. I'm so glad I created this thread...i mean these stories are just wonderful! Congrats to you and hope you post your pictures soon :)
@Ree723: First of all he is GORGEOUS! You two make a beautiful couple and congrats on your baby! My love and I are in the same situation...sometimes we are together sometimes we are apart, but we know it is the real deal...so its a no brainer. You guys story only makes me anxious about the many possibilities...thanks for sharing!!
@Au Jardin: Well i'm going to be an expat and like you said, good to have someone by your side....wish me luck...lol
@Ree723: First of all he is GORGEOUS! You two make a beautiful couple and congrats on your baby! My love and I are in the same situation...sometimes we are together sometimes we are apart, but we know it is the real deal...so its a no brainer. You guys story only makes me anxious about the many possibilities...thanks for sharing!!
@Au Jardin: Well i'm going to be an expat and like you said, good to have someone by your side....wish me luck...lol
My family is from Dominican Republic and I was born here in America. My husband is Polish. =) We are very happy together and have so much in common. I would like to take him to Dominican Republic one day and i would also like to go to Poland to meet the rest of the family. Btw, very cute pics everyone!
@pjai80: Congrats! You are a beautiful couple, wishing you many blessings in your union. And PS: Thank you for your Service!!
@NielsyT: Congrats! We had so much fun in the beautiful Dominican Republic. The friendliest people you want to meet!
@pjai80: Thank you so much! =) I can't wait to go back to Dominican Republic. BTW, Congrats on your engagement. You two make a beautiful couple.
Your pictures are so great! You are so beautiful!
My FI was born and raised in South Africa, and then spent 10 years in Holland. I am American, from Texas :) 
This thread is great!
My husband and I met in Turkey while I was working there teaching English over the summer. I was living with a Turkish family and was the private teacher for their 8 year old daughter. I loved the family very much, and the experience overall was fantastic.
The little girl and I would go to the swimming pool at a local sports club a few times a week. My now-husband was a swim teacher there. I won't go into great detail on this forum about the specifics of how our relationship evolved in Turkey despite some opposition, but lets just say that it involved great love, confidence, creativity, some secrets, and a week long holiday together. :) A few months later he relocated here to the states, and we are now happily married and completely and utterly in love.
Now for some photos.
@Ree723: What a great story! I met my British FI on holiday as well~ been long distance (sometiems in the same country, sometimes not lol) for like 6.5 years and we're finally mature & ready to make it happen in 2012! I'm American and he's English so we're going to be going through the whole process soon~ do you mind telling me if you did the whole Fiance visa or if you just married and then processed the work? we've already booked our venue (Sept 21 2012) so I'm nervous about it all getting processed in time :X
@Ree723: I'm an American (CA) living in Australia, as well. What state are you in?
When I was 16 I was really in to bodyboarding and on my high school's surf team. This was also the hey day for AOL so I did a search of members who were online right that moment who were male and bodyboarded. My fiance's profile popped up and we chatted. We ended up chatting, emailing, writing letters, and phoning for about 2-3 years and then lost contact.
I had just gone through a crappy break up at 20 and decided I needed a change in my life, I wanted to do study abroad. I was at first thinking London, but thought the weather in Aus might be more like what I was used to and hey, I kindof had a contact there! So I tracked down his home phone number, called him, and he helped recommend a university to apply to.
We then spent the next 6 months chatting or emailing pretty much daily. When I got here, he was my tour guide. From the moment I arrived, we were pretty much inseperable. What was only supposed to be a 6 month study abroad program has now lasted 7 years (as of Feb 10) and we're getting married in September.
I love him dearly, but I am at the point where I am really, really, really missing my family and the States. Luckily, he loves it there, so in a few years we plan on moving back to CA.
@TheJeanses2012: Lovely, lovely picture! been to TEXAS ans want to visit South Africa :)
I am an American, born and raised in Michigan and my fiance is from Jordan :)
My roots however are from Jordan. Egypt and Turkey.
I love him so much, and I am blessed to have him.
However the process it takes to get someone out here is lengthy and hard. At least it is for me.
I am not sure how it worked for everyone else, how long did it take all of you?
Was there paperwork involved? How long did it take? Were they right with the times they gave you?
This is all new to me, and very frustrating. I hate the waiting game. Sorry i am not trying to completely change the topic of this thread but I am curious and love that we all share international love :)
Aww I love this thread! My boyfriend and I are an international couple as well. We met online about two years ago. Decided early on that although we hadn't met in person yet, we wanted to be committed to seeing if things would work and not date around. Three months in we met in person, and clicked instantly. Ten months after that I moved to Canada to live with him, and here we are almost a year later, and I'm getting ready to apply for my permanent residency so we can make my move permanent. Woohoo! I'll add a pic to this post later, gotta get ready for work.
My fiance is from Korea. Im from the states and I'm Jewish :) We met in college. My fiance actually came to the states when he was a baby and stayed for a few years (the most important years as far as language acquisition goes) so English is as much his first language as is Korean. He also went to high school, college, and now law school here. Anyways, we'll have to go through the citizenship process after we get married. Anyone else gearing up to deal with that? We hired an attorney - Im still a bit nervous about it though. When we get married, we'll have been together 5 years almost exactly. I can't wait to marry my best friend and love of my life!
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