They matched on the dating app Bumble, where the ladies have to message the guys first. Karissa's opening line was "I see you like to cook, what's your favorite dish?" . Despite this, the two had seemed to have similar interests, a big one being craft beer. They met the next night for drinks at Lazy Dog in Rancho Cucamonga, they shared some beer, laughs and a spark.
On a dark stormy night in mid-August during the oncoming of Hurricane Hillary in a small town called Las Vegas, Nevada, the couple were setting out to spend the evening seeing the brides favorite comedian Heather McMahan. After 2 long hours Karissa was finally ready to go, Robert noted that though she looked beautiful something was missing. After some playful banter as to what could be missing, Robert took Karissa's hand and placed the ring on her finger and asked if she would marry him, she said "100%"