Rachel had a class in college with Anthony’s friend Jesse’s girlfriend, Elissa. Rachel and Elissa became friends, and Elissa began inviting Rachel to come to a bible study at Jesse’s house. After weeks of declining, Rachel decided to go, and that was where she began her relationship with the Lord and Anthony. Rachel and Anthony's relationship became Facebook official on March 3, 2016. After a couple years, they finally began dating on June 27, 2018, and one year and one month later on July 27, 2019, Anthony asked Rachel to marry him at her favorite hiking spot.