Beginning at Castle Rock Middle School, Cristian and Ellen were best friends. They had classes together, made fun of one another, and the casual "flirting" back and forth. Cristian did have a crush on Ellen, but Ellen was never aware of it. After middle school, they went their separate ways, not talking for 10 years.

10 years go by and Cristian moved back to Colorado after being in Ohio for college. Scrolling through Facebook after three days of being in the mile high city, he saw Ellen. So naturally, as anyone does now a days, he slid into the DM's. To his shock, Ellen replied, and they talked through the night. Ellen asked if Cristian would drive up to the mountains with her and have coffee. Next day, they drove up to Mount Evans with a black coffee for her and nitro cold brew for him.

From that point on, they have been inseparable. They still live in Colorado with their two dogs, Luca and Sadie, and their calico cat, Breakfast. You can probably find them walking the dogs, eating pizza on a Friday, yelling compliments back and forth to each other, and Ellen making Cristian partake in the latest TikTok trend.

We are thrilled you are joining us to see this next chapter in our lives unfold. We hope you get a glimpse of our relationship, as beautiful and crazy as it is.

Love, E & C