Kris met Liz while working together at Washington Trust. He first spotted her walking across the parking lot, and thought she was a vendor who was just visiting. Soon enough he found out Liz had been hired at the Bank and was manager of the mailroom. A few days later, Kris went on a stealth mission to the mailroom, and copped Liz's phone number from the department contact list. He texted her to ask if she'd like to hang out, and she said no, not wanting to mix business with pleasure. Not one to be deterred, Kris waited a month or so and got to know Liz a little more. He texted her again and asked her out and this time she said YES! Kris and Liz went on their first date in the Summer of 2013. They headed to the Malted Barley and in true Birchell/Grayeck style, they closed the place. Not wanting the night to end, they shared some late-night eats at Wendy's. Flash forward to November 5, 2016. It was a Saturday morning and Liz was finishing up some laundry. Kris came bounding out of the bedroom, slid across the floor on his knees, and proposed to Liz with a beautiful diamond ring. He then surprised her with a celebration that afternoon with their parents, grandparents, sisters & brothers ... where else? The Malted Barley, where it all began.