Cedric and Antioné met in September 2006 through a mutual friend of theirs. On their first encounter, Antioné was immediately smitten by Cedric's smile. The two spent the next couple of hours discussing their favorite interest. Antioné talked about his love affair for fashion, history, architecture and art, while Cedric expressed great interest in cars, hip-hop music and his love for family. The pair spent the duration of the next couple of months getting to know each other. They discussed their favorite time of year, their families, and their love affair for adventure. Over the course of those two months of getting to know each other, the pair decided to make it official and on December 6, 2006, Cedric asked Antioné would he be his boyfriend and Antione happily said yes. From that point on, the pair began their journey together, which consisted of playing tennis, taking walks in the park, taking impromptu trips along the East coast, visiting museums and local festivals and fell in love with deep-dish pizza. By the following year, Cedric and Antioné decided it was time to move in together, they met each others families and celebrated the holidays together. Fast forward to ten year later, Cedric felt it was now appropriate to proposed to Antioné. So he did on their 10th anniversary. On December 6, 2016, Cedric got down one knee and asked Antioné to marry him; Antioné said yes in their apartment.