Christina and Joe matched on the dating app Coffee Meets Bagel in March 2017. They went on their first date at Cask Bar and Grill on March 8th, 2017. The conversation was easy and the two were smitten. The two shared their first kiss at the end of the date- which quite literally made Christina weak in the knees and needed to go sit down. After an unforgettable first date, the two were inseparable and have been ever since.

Although Christina and Joe knew very early on into their relationship that they had each found the person they wanted to spend the rest of their lives with, the proposal needed to happen at the right time. Christina had a feeling that Joe would propose sometime in the summer of 2018 before Joe’s family reunion and felt sure it was coming the weekend before they were due to leave. On the weekend of July 28th, 2018, Joe and Christina spent the weekend in Montauk with her family. The weekend started as it normally did with chocolate chip pancakes and family breakfast. All of a sudden each family member claimed that they each had something to do and Christina asked Joe to go shell picking with her at the lake near the house just as they did every weekend. On the way to the lake, Joe constantly tugged at his pants sliding down (a fantastic day to forget a belt) and became highly defensive when Christina asked him what was wrong. Unknowingly, Joe's pocket was being weighed down by the ring box. Once they got to the lake, Christina went ahead to pick shells while Joe secretly coordinated with the family who had set up an area for Joe to propose! Joe led Christina to an opening behind the lake that had a trail of shells leading to a clearing that revealed a heart made out of shells and a bouquet of roses overlooking the lake. With the sweet sounds of Kid Rock’s “All Summer Long” playing in the distance, Joe got down on one knee and asked Christina to marry him with a beautiful ring that he had picked out with Christina’s mom. Of course, she said yes!