Jenny Block

Houston

Writer and Editor at Freelance

Contributing Writer, Vows at The New York Times

Lifestyle, travel, & wedding writer and author of Be That Unicorn IG @thejennyblock

Articles

Finding Love in a Crowd of Strangers

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Jenny Block

Lila Rowe and Jai Bailey met on a float at Pride in London, but didn't date until years later. They eventually broke up, only to rekindle their spark months later at another Pride parade. When Lila Rowe and Julie Henrietta Bailey first connected, Ms. Bailey was dressed as Cleopatra, complete with a floor-length orange dress and gold makeup, accessories and headdress.
As Contestants on 'The Circle,' It Was Love at First Photo

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Jenny Block

Jadejha Edwards and Darian Holt met through the Netflix show and, for three weeks, communicated only by screen. Before they ever met in person, Jadejha Rene Edwards and Darian Charles Holt knew they had found their forever match. "I claimed Darian was my husband the moment his picture popped up on my screen," Ms. Edwards said. Mr. Holt also had the same reaction the moment he first saw her.
She Went on TV for Love, but Found It in Her DMs

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Jenny Block

NowThe First Play Knocked Her Unconscious. The Second Is Even Tougher. Carolina Bianchi created a storm by drugging herself onstage at the beginning of a trilogy about sexual assault. Her latest play, “The Brotherhood,” asks what happens next.
She Went on TV for Love, but Found It in Her DMs

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Jenny Block

Unlucky in Washington's dating scene, Kheri Carter joined a reality show on a dare. After leaving the show, Brian Carkhuff, an intrigued viewer, sent her a message. When Kheri Orisha Carter decided to audition in 2021 for the fourth season of "Ready to Love," a dating reality show on Oprah Winfrey's OWN network, it was not her idea. "It was actually a dare," Ms. Carter said.
A Wonder Woman Costume 'Sealed the Deal'

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Jenny Block

Alexis Lockhart and Jax Jackson formed a friendship through recovery. However, a video call around Halloween changed the tenor of their relationship. Alexis Erin Lockhart and Amanda Leanne Jackson, who goes by Jax, first laid eyes on one another in July of 2021. It was in tiny boxes on a screen during a Zoom A.A. meeting that Ms. Lockhart was leading.
He Saw Her on a Billboard. Then Fate Brought Them Together.

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Jenny Block

1 hour ago New Pornographers Drummer Joseph Seiders Charged with Child Pornography Joseph Seiders, longtime drummer of The New Pornographers, has been arrested on multiple charges related to child pornography following two alleged … Now New Pornographers Drummer Joe Seiders Arrested for Possession of Child Pornography Joe Seiders, who played drums and keyboards in the New Pornographers, has been arrested for possession of child pornography, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said in a...
A Trip to Coachella and a Surprise Wedding, Too

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Jenny Block

Kameron Martinez of "America's Got Talent" and Emilio Botello of Netflix's "Sugar Rush" barely spoke when they first met - but their second meeting ended with a kiss.
He Saw Her on a Billboard. Then Fate Brought Them Together.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Jenny Block

When Chike Ozah and Kellie Brown crossed paths in person, she wasn't ready for a romantic relationship, but Mr. Ozah remained persistent. The first time the filmmaker Chike Antoine Ozah laid eyes on Kellie Montoya Brown, a journalist, she was larger than life. Actually, her image was peering down at him from a billboard advertising an NBC affiliated television station in New Orleans. It was late 2018, and Mr. Ozah was in town from New York for a film project.
Flying Solo at a Pride Festival Was the Plan. Falling in Love Wasn't.

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Jenny Block

Daniel Nester and Geno Yoscovits met nine years ago at a Pride event at a bar in Toledo, Ohio. Mr. Nester arrived alone, but left with a phone number and the spark of a possible new relationship. Attending a festival alone in a new city can be daunting. But on Aug. 27, 2016, the second day of Toledo Pride's three-day festival, Daniel Everette Nester, who had recently moved to Toledo, Ohio, ventured outside his comfort zone - and was grateful that he did.
Celebrating Love on Miami’s ‘305 Day’

2 months ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Jenny Block

Share Rebecca Villamizar spent years trying to introduce her two best friends, but they were never in the same city long enough to meet.That is, until December 2020 when Salvador Jesús Salazar, her best friend from high school in Venezuela, traveled to Miami to see his brother.While in the U.S., Mr. Salazar recalled thinking, “What am I going to do in Venezuela now?” given Venezuela’s political unrest; a serious injury he suffered in 2019 while volunteering as a paramedic for protesters; and...