Chris and Raquel met sophomore year of high school in Mrs. Bello's English class. Introduced by mutual friends Vish and Swetha, the four of them were inseparable all of sophomore year. Kel and Swetha spent much of their shared classes passing notes about Raquel's crush on him -- codename: "Stripes," because of all his striped shirts -- until Chris finally got the hint in the spring. (Very high school, we know.) 4 years of long-distance, 3 post-college moves, and 1 cross-country road trip later, Chris and Raquel are getting married in the D.C. area, where it all began. <3