Janel Parrish and Chris Long first crossed paths in September 2016. At the time, Parrish was wrapping her long run on Freeform’s cultural juggernaut Pretty Little Liars. Long did not come from the entertainment industry; his background in chemical engineering and biochemical development provided a grounded counterweight to the intense spotlight surrounding Parrish’s career. By October 2017, Long proposed during a weekend walk in Toronto, where Parrish was starring in a theatrical production of A Walk to Remember.
The couple married on September 8, 2018, in an outdoor ceremony at Kualoa Ranch on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, near where Parrish grew up. Throughout their early marriage, Parrish frequently credited Long with keeping her anchored amid demanding shoot schedules in Canada, Utah, and Los Angeles. However, sustained cross-country travel and independent professional commitments placed persistent logistical demands on the relationship over recent years.
