Abina and Niraj first knew of each other in 2003 through a common friend but had never met in person. In August 2007, Niraj was visiting his cousin in Northern California with his friend. Noticing on Facebook that Abina lived in Northern California as well, Niraj wanted to meet up with her and invited her to hang out.

Abina and Niraj hit it off the first minute they met. They spent the entire evening talking and felt incredibly comfortable in each other’s company. Niraj was a gentleman and dropped Abina home at the end of the night.

A day later, while Niraj and his friends were having a night out in San Francisco, Niraj decided to leave the club and call Abina just to say hi. They ended up talking for hours even though Abina had an early flight to Utah the next morning. Niraj mentioned that he had Ghirardelli chocolates for her and wanted to drop by before her flight. He persuaded the guys to leave the club and drive to Abina’s place, which was an hour away. Niraj’s cousin drove as fast as he could and reached Abina’s place as she was getting into her uncle’s car for the airport.

Niraj came dashing forward and hugged Abina, and long behold there was no chocolate! Niraj had lied but Abina understood the good intentions behind it. After Abina moved to Utah, Niraj moved back to Boston and continued their friendship only to begin their happily ever after together.

Over the last 9 years, we have seen each other’s best and worst, and have grown so much together. From the long distance between east and west coast to moving to NYC, from snorkeling in Mexico to surfing in Hawaii, from watching a football match in Madrid to watching the most beautiful sunset in San Sebastian, from hiking in the hills of Edinburgh to biking around the city of London, we couldn’t have asked for a better companion.

We look forward to continue this beautiful journey together and forever.

With the ring in his pocket, Niraj was anxiously waiting for Abina at Patan Durbar Square. The exact location where he planned to surprise her had closed early that day. So, when she showed up, the proposal almost did not go through.

Luckily, Niraj found this lovely spot, and soon he was on his knees asking Abina to marry him. Abina had not expected this at all. Her initial surprise and laughter soon turned emotional as Niraj recounted the past moments together from the very beginning to the present day. Finally he asked Abina to marry him, and she said YES!