My Irishka first messaged me on Valentines day, 2010. Most women on Elena's Models know English, however, she did not know English and I did not know Russian. Something about her compelled me to continue writing her and soon I realized I was not interested in any other woman on the site. After a little longer, we agreed to marry. It seemed very obvious that we were right for each other. I started learning Russian and she started learning English. In May I travelled to Russia and stayed with her for 3 weeks. The last week was spent in Moscow getting documents for our marriage. I am currently in Russia while I write this in July. I am pleased to say that we are married as of July 21 and we are now working on immigration and a temporary residence visa for her to come and visit me during the immigration processing time. I really enjoy Russia, though, I do not believe it is for everyone. I didn't experience any culture shock and the people are very nice. I feel safer here that I do in any large city in Canada. Even now that I have learned more Russian, I am still surprised at how patient my wife is with me. She is a truly amazing woman. 1.5 years before signing up with Elena's Models I bought Elena's book. Not everything that I read in it was helpful but I must admit that one of the most important things I did was from Elena's book. I made a list of all my must haves, would likes and do not wants. I made sure I didn't compromise the list and I can't imagine finding a better girl than the one I have now. I am constantly surprised to find how good we are for each other. It has been quite the adventure and I am happy that there is a reliable site like Elena's Models where I was able to start my search for my wife. I am excited to make a home with my new family in Canada. We both would like to thank Elena's Models. We are very happy together and are looking forward to a long and happy marriage. Brian (Canada) and Irina (Russia)