Jan. 8, 2017 - Began Talking Mar. 15, 2017 - Started Dating Mar. 11, 2019 - Engaged Aug. 17, 2019 - Married

Colin and Celeste's stories both began in a similar geographical location. Colin has spent his whole life growing up in Chesapeake, Virginia, and Celeste was born in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Celeste's father's career with the Coast Guard moved her family away from that area by the time she was 2. After many moves all around the United States and Canada, her father was stationed in Virginia Beach in the summer of 2016. Celeste's family began attending Avalon Hills Bible Church and Kingdom Education for Young Scholars, both of which Colin also attended. After a few months, the two were connected by mutual friends and hit it off almost immediately. After a month of getting to know each other, Colin surprised Celeste on Valentine's Day 2017 (with a 101 degree fever) and asked her to the Senior Prom. Exactly one month and one day later, Colin mustered up the courage to speak with Celeste's father and then promptly asked her out on their first date. And of course the rest is history!