Ruhi and Samir met in Boston in the summer of 2019 while Ruhi was attending an exchange program in Boston from Hong Kong. Despite the distance that separated them—Samir in Boston and Ruhi in Hong Kong—they made their relationship work with regular trips to see each other across the world and countless FaceTime calls! Even through the challenges of a pandemic and spending 18 months apart, their bond only grew stronger. In 2021, Ruhi moved to the U.S., and they were finally reunited. After five years of dating, on their fifth anniversary, Samir proposed to Ruhi—marking the start of their next adventure together. Now, in 2025, they live together in New York City and are so grateful to be surrounded by their friends and family on their special day and can’t wait to see you all in San Jose in August to celebrate this new chapter!