Connected through mutual friends from Cole's home church, we first met in 2018 despite growing up in close proximity. We began to spend more time together alongside these friends and became friends ourselves. As time went on, the great trope of "friends to lovers" had come to fruition as we were able create a deeper bond with each other. It was not until July 25, 2020 when we officially became a couple. This date was commemorated by the engagement photos shown in the gallery, eating ramen from Shin Sen Gumi Hakata Ramen in dreamy Lacy Park on a sunny day. With Cole going to seminary in Escondido and Giselle in nursing school back home, we both trusted in the Lord to provide and guide us in our relationship. After 4 years of meeting half way, nightly facetime calls, a master's in divinity and a bachelor's in nursing, Cole proposed to a teary eyed Giselle on May 18, 2024 at the Claremont Botanical Gardens.