Adam Rippon and fiancé Jussi-Pekka Kajaala are finally living together after a year of long-distance dating
Adam Rippon and his fiancé Jussi-Pekka Kajaala finally moved in together after spending over a year in a long-distance relationship.
The American figure skater, 32, posted several photos commemorating his big day including an image where the pair shared in a loving embrace.
Rippon wore a black and white shirt, a pair of khakis and dark sunglasses to shade his eyes.
Taking the big step: Adam Rippon and his fiancé Jussi-Pekka Kajaala finally moved in together after spending over a year in a long-distance relationship
The athlete’s better half donned a black leather jacket, a flannel button-down shirt, a pair of sunglasses and dyed-blonde hair.
In the background of their deep kiss sat a large heart created by the stream of an airplane in the bright blue sky.
The last photo showed Jussi sitting on the couch and looking at his phone.
Looking stylish: Rippon wore a black and white shirt, a pair of khakis and dark sunglasses to shade his eyes
Playing on his phone: The last photo showed Jussi sitting on the couch and looking at his phone
He captioned the photo, ‘After over a year a waiting my beautiful fiancé has finally moved to LA. o celebrate I’m dressed as a mid level real-estate agent from Peoria, AZ. #iLoveYouJP #Dress4Success.’
The couple is finally living together after commuting back and forth from Los Angeles to Jussi-Pekka Kajaala’s home country of Finland.
They met on Tinder in 2018 a source told People. The couple became engaged earlier this year while Rippon was visiting his better half in Finland.
A modern love story: The couple, pictured in 2019, met on Tinder a source told People. The couple became engaged earlier this year while Rippon was visiting his better half in Finland
Meaningful exachange: Getting their rings from Finland meant something to the couple too. Rippon explained that he enjoyed carrying a part of the European nation with them (pictured 2019)
Rippon told the publication earlier this year, ‘I’m excited to marry JP because he’s just the best. He’s kind, he’s funny, and he’s just as beautiful on the inside as he is on the out (which is a lot). He’s my cheerleader and I’m his. I just love him a lot.’
Getting the rings from Finland meant something to the couple too. Rippon explained that he enjoyed carrying a part of the European nation with them at all times.
‘We bought the rings together and picked them up at the same time,’ Rippon said. ‘I really wanted us to have rings from Finland. I thought it would be fun to have a little piece of Finland with us all the time as JP is getting ready to move to Los Angeles hopefully by the end of the year.’