Charis and Christopher have known each other since 2016 where they met volunteering for their local church. Through mutual friends and a close-knit church community, their friendship flourished. Through the years they kept in touch when Christopher left Pullman after graduating from WSU. Christopher decided to pursue a career in the Air Force while Charis stayed in Pullman to finish her degree. The two wrote letters back and forth through the many months while Christoper was in basic training. Christopher was being stationed in Flordia so the two decided to meet up in Christopher's hometown of Auburn, Washington before he left for Flordia. During that trip the two exchanged their feelings for one another and the rest is history!