When snowstorms stopped Jennifer Lowther flying to her best friend's wedding, a total stranger came to her rescue, taking her on a breakneck journey and setting in motion a love story that's still going strong after 18 years.
It was the morning of April 4, 2003 and Jennifer Lowther was crying in the corner of a Toronto Airport lounge because she was going to miss her best friend's wedding.
Across the airport lounge, Chris Powell was chatting with fellow stranded passengers. Toronto-based Powell regularly flew to Vancouver for work and was used to disruptions. He knew the snow would lead to costlier-to-cancel international flights being prioritized and so rebooked on the first leg of an evening flight to Hong Kong via Vancouver."And I have a corporate credit card, so into the lounge I went," he recalls to CNN Travel today.
Her dating forays in the big city hadn't been successful and, dissatisfied with life there, she'd started to wonder what might have been. Jennifer's ex-fiance was set to be at the wedding, and before being stranded at the airport, she'd wondered if they might rekindle their relationship. "I don't really cotton onto that kind of idea very often, but I just kind of look at her and I'm like, 'Man, it feels like this has been going on -- in a positive way -- forever,'" says Chris today.Girl meets girl at band camp. They fall in loveEvery so often, the stranded travelers would head back to the check-in desks and inquire about the flight situation. Jennifer was particularly determined.
"Right," said Chris."Let's keep that in mind. Jenn is trying to get to her best friend's wedding in Winnipeg...""Lisa, remember. Best. Friend's. Wedding," said Chris.The group cycled through a few options with no avail. Then Chris explained he was going to Vancouver at 9pm that evening. More good news followed, the other travelers Jennifer and Chris had befriended in the lounge were also finding solutions.
"We actually kissed the whole way to Vancouver, just sort of like enamored with each other," recalls Jennifer. "He ends up sharing with everybody -- pretty much in every seat -- this story of this girl who's traveled all the way across Canada and back to try and get to this wedding," says Jennifer today."Run, Jenn, run!" shouted her seat neighbor, and she sprinted down the aisle.
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