HONOLULU – cliff jumping into the sea, a TikTok video and a selfie.
That’s usually not the recipe for a lovely love story, but that’s exactly what happened on the Island of Hawaii last weekend when two couples and a photographer stumbled upon gold.
Last year Lexi and CJ Jorden-Ames decided to hire a photographer for a cliff-top photo shoot to celebrate their first wedding anniversary. They even took the 30-foot jump into the ocean to get some very special shots.
“It was a really tough day,” said CJ. “It was probably 3-4 feet of sea and in that particular place I don’t know if you really want to get on. But we are strong swimmers and adventurers. “
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They struggled to get out after swimming for about 20 minutes. When CJ pulled himself up on the lava rocks, he lost his wedding ring.
“I grabbed the rock and it literally felt like someone pulled it right off my finger,” he said.
The couple were devastated.
“You get out of the water and just hold on, I don’t know how long,” said her photographer, Jamie Ronning. “I cried. I can’t emphasize how sad it was for a moment.”
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They searched for over a month – even with a metal detector to no avail. Browsing social media didn’t work either until another couple took the same plunge.
“Just another day at sea and I decided to jump one of the cliffs down there,” said Ryan Priest, a Big Island resident. “When I climbed out of the sea, I noticed that there was a ring in the lava rock.”
Ryan and his wife Corinne posted the ring on Facebook and Instagram. They even took a Tik Tok video to find the owner.
More than a year went by without success, but the Big Island is a small community.
Just last week, Ronning decided to download Tik Tok. Although Ronning didn’t like the app, she watched videos on Ryan and Corrine’s photo page. She came across something she recognized.
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“I thought there could be no way that this could be the ring. In fact, I put out my hand, ”said Ronning.
After confirming it was the same ringtone, Ronning called Lexi. She was so overwhelmed with emotion that she asked her boss to go home early. She formulated a plan to surprise her husband.
“We went to the beach when I got home,” Lexi said. “So I kind of quit my job early and I have a surprise for you.”
She organized a meeting with Ryan and Corinne on the beach.
“We looked at a photo of them so we knew what they looked like,” said Ryan. “When we saw her walking along the beach, I started pulling out my cell phone. I started taking selfies of Corinne and me. After I took some selfies they passed and I apologize, I’m really bad at taking selfies, do you mind taking a picture of us by this beautiful ocean? “
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When CJ finished with the photos, Ryan reached down and told CJ that he liked something. As he grabbed a handful of sand, Ryan revealed the lost ring. CJ wrapped his arms around Ryan in disbelief in a big hug.
“To be honest, it just worked out perfectly. A perfect Hawaiian style aloha, ”said Lexi.
CJ and Lexi say they bought other rings to replace their lost original, but none of them fit either. They believe it should be and a reference that people from often maligned social media platforms can make up for.
“It shows that social media offers so much good,” said Corinne.
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