In the fall of 2018, Christian and Shelby met through the chapel band at East Texas Baptist University. It was his last year there, while it was the beginning of her second. Christian came to oversee an ETBU worship band rehearsal that Shelby happened to be singing in. From there, they continued their friendship through several chapel band rehearsals per week, singing at numerous weddings together, and catching up when they saw one another on campus. Even after Christian moved to Georgia about a year after they met, their friendship stayed consistent, keeping in touch every few months over the next three years. Christian was making a trip home during the holidays of 2021, and they planned to catch up over a cup of coffee and walking through some Christmas lights. Christian asked “is this a date?” And…the rest is history!