We met (nearly) by chance. Despite just missing each during our first visits to Copenhagen, when Jenna studied abroad in Fall 2017, and Romain arrived that winter, we finally crossed paths when we both moved back to the city for work in 2019. Out of a slew of Facebook messages, Romain ended up choosing Jenna’s new colleague as his roommate. She invited Jenna to a barbecue at their shared flat, where we met at the end of August 2019. We kept running into each other through mutual friends, and it quickly became obvious how much we were drawn to one another. A few weeks later, our friend pulled off a valiant matchmaking effort involving a bit of a blind date setup, bar games, and tequila shots, which ended with an iconic 5am kiss on a dive bar stairwell. Five years later, after a pandemic, a lovely stretch of living together in Copenhagen, and some long-distance along the way, we decided to get married and move (back) to the U.S. together. Romain proposed on a 10km walk around Brussels, beer in hand. We were legally married in Chicago on March 22nd, 2025 (a 90 Day Fiancé moment), but we can’t wait to celebrate with all of you - our incredible family and friends - in a place that’s so special to both of us.