Christian and Paige first noticed each other in passing at church - before and after services. Christian had cartoon heart-eyes every time he saw this beautiful girl pass by, and knew he had to find a way to talk to her. Likewise, she thought he was tall and handsome; how could he not have caught her eye?! They both tried to play it cool to start, keeping their radars up to learn whatever they could about each other (also trying to gauge if the other was single). It wasn't until several weeks later during a Wednesday night bible study (One Life Academy) that they finally got a chance to talk to each other. He sat across from her at dinner before bible study and she tried to muster up the courage to say something witty. Her nerves got the best of her though, so she just listened as he told his friends about his recent trip to New York to visit some friends. Little did she know that he was hoping for a chance to talk to her as well. Two weeks later, he made sure to find a seat right next to her at One Life Academy and they did talk this time - for nearly the entire dinner! Later that week, he messaged her on Facebook wishing her safe travels for a Thanksgiving trip to Ohio. After some casual banter in the ensuing weeks, he asked her if she was interested in going to see Christmas lights with he and a group of friends - get this: she actually declined at first due to conflicting plans! After a chat with a friend, she realized how interested she was in getting to know him, and quickly came to her senses. Together, they walked and talked through the streets of McAdenville (aka: Christmas-town USA), ending the night on a high when he asked her on an official date. She eagerly accepted, insisting on scheduling it the next day! The following afternoon, they met at a coffee shop in Kannapolis. They wound up talking and laughing until the shop closed, ending their evening together by moving to a local Panera where they talked again until it closed. And the rest is history!