Kirsten and Enrique met on a snorkeling trip to the Florida Keys that Kirsten had planned with her and Enrique's mutual friend Mark (one of the groomsmen). While they had been introduced previously, they had never spent any time together, and found they were the best swimmers in the group and both had been competitive swimmers in high school! While the time wasn't right for romance, they sparked a friendship that turned into a something more a few months later.