There is some dispute about the first time Christian and Rene met. The "official" story is that the couple met at an Ole Miss football game in November 2018, but Rene definitely remembers wanting to ask Christian to a date party in October 2018. Regardless, their meeting was thanks to their mutual friend (and bridesmaid) Mercedes Derenne. It wasn't until a few months later in early February that Christian and Rene started talking to each other for the first time at a dinner with friends. With a little help from Tinder, the two had their first "date" at the Ole Miss Student Union. Two weeks of campus meals and conversations later, Christian started a conversation with "So now that we're dating" the rest is history. Christian graduated from the University of Mississippi in May 2020 and stayed in Oxford while Rene finished her degree in 2022. Ole Miss will always hold a special place in their hearts as alumni and as a couple.