Like a classic rom-com, it only took Billy Porter and Adam Smith 16 days to get married after they became engaged... well, 16 days and nine years.
The pair had traveled a long road to the altar, and Porter told People that Smith "was the one that got away." They first met in 2009, shortly after Smith moved to New York City, at a mutual friend's dinner party. Smith met Porter when he sat next to him at dinner, but Porter had seen Smith outside on the street beforehand, and made a point of sitting with him. "I was cruisin' him as he walked up the street, and he stopped, and he was with us!" Porter said. Smith added, "We kind of were enamored with each other from the beginning."
They began dating, but only for a year before Smith broke it off. "We were both sorting things out," Porter said. But they remained friends in the following years, and their love for each other kindled. Having both had time to realize what they missed, the two friends went to see "Hamilton" at the Public Theatre in 2015 (before it went to Broadway!) for Smith's birthday, and they renewed their relationship that night. When Porter took Smith's hand, Smith confessed. "He said, 'I love you, and I've always loved you, and if there's any chance, I would like another shot — I would like us to have another shot at this,'" Porter said. Porter said yes immediately.
