We both moved to Charlottesville, Virginia from North Carolina to plant Center Church. Funny enough, we had never met prior to moving to Charlottesville. Our paths didn't really cross until we were placed in the same Community Group, but even then we stayed distant friends. In April 2019, we were asked to lead a short term mission trip to Nicaragua with our church and from there, our friendship blossomed. We grew closer throughout the Summer and then finally the last week of July we went to Nicaragua. Henry wasted no time in asking Christa out when we returned at 2am in the church parking lot. Christa said yes and the rest is history.

We had a trip planned to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina with Henry's family for months and Henry decided this would be the perfect place for the proposal. We decided to watch the sunrise one morning and Henry was going to take a time lapse of the sunrise (which was a favorite past time of ours on previous beach trips). Henry said some really sweet things and then asked Christa to marry him. The ring was his grandmother's original ring, so it did not fit, but it was really special! We spent time sitting there watching the sunrise and praying. We came back to the beach house and were greeted by Henry's family with brunch and mimosas. When we returned to Charlottesville, Henry planned a surprise engagement party with all of our friends!