Our story begins on August 3rd, 2022. Christian messages Gabrielle on Hinge. He cut right to the chase and said, "Either you are in it or not, I am not messing around." Gabrielle gives him her phone number and they started chatting. Christian was living in Portage, and Gabrielle was living in Livonia. They had their first date on September 13th, went to Grand Tavern at Laurel Park, and then went back to Gabrielle's apartment and watched Iron Man 1. October 8th, 2022, Christian and Gabrielle make things official after a trip to Cedar Point. Christian drove from Portage to Livonia every week to spend time with Gabrielle. Some weekends Gabrielle would drive to Portage to see Christian. Gabrielle moved to Portage in May 2024 for a job opportunity. A little over two years later, on October 6th Christian proposed to Gabrielle at the Grand Canyon.