Gerardo and Tessa have known each other since second grade when they met at Sunset Church of Christ. It was not until high school that Gerardo started to like Tessa. Gerardo's persistence and patience is what finally won Tessa over when she went to Ty and Jacque crying one day saying, "I think I like him." They made things official in March of 2016 and dated for four and half years before they would get engaged on October 11, 2020 at Scissortail Park in Oklahoma City.