AJ Holloway and Cressida Power first met online in 2005 in a little known corner of the internet called IRC or Internet Relay Chat. With intermittent and often sporadic conversations throughout the first few years, AJ and Cressida became good friends.

In 2009, Cressida took a trip to the United States from her home country of England to visit AJ for his college graduation. It was the first time they had met in person and there was an instant connection.

Over the next 10 years, the friendship turned more serious and the couple began dating - yes, with an ocean between them. There were countless Skype dates, phone calls, and extended stays in each other's countries. They built their relationship upon years of friendship, shared memories, and an intense love for one another.

On November 20th, 2018, AJ traveled to the UK to propose to Cressida in person. She said yes!

In June 2019, Cressida move to the United States on a K1 Fiancée visa to be with her true love, AJ. The couple immediately had a courthouse marriage to satisfy the legal requirements. They then began planning a wedding ceremony to take place in the countryside of Devon, England.

Then COVID happened. There were many iterations of planning for a wedding, cancelling it, and losing hope once again due to lockdowns in both countries. With plans scrapped, and hopes dashed, AJ and Cressida agreed to have a destination ceremony - just the two of them together. An elopement.

They planned their trip for Big Sur, California and have been excited for the date ever since: November 10th, 2023.

While the event itself will be between the two of them, they intend on having a series of mini-reception parties at their flat in Columbus afterwards. Please be on the lookout for an invitation!

A&C

Wedding Day