Christian & Kenz

At ages 11 and 12, respectively, Kenz and Christian met while playing at tennis Rosemary Beach Racquet Club. Neither can remember who introduced them and both would like to forget the fumbling flirtation that occurred over Facebook in the subsequent years.

After Kenz moved to the beach in 2020, they reconnected through a mutual friend, Bill Wilson (if you know, you know). The two bonded over a shared allergy and became friends, Kenz concealing (poorly) a crush on Christian. After a painful dinner during which an acquaintance treated Kenz to unwanted — though entirely harmless and incredibly hilarious — flirtation, Christian finally asked Kenz on a date. They’ve been together ever since.

The two’s story would be incomplete without mention of Wilson and Gus. Kenz and Wilson were a package deal, but Gus came to the couple on a wet and freezing winter day. It was, like Christian and Kenz, entirely unexpected but undeniably and perhaps even divinely meant to be.

Today, Christian, Kenz, Wilson, and Gus live a few blocks off the Bay in Point Washington, Florida. Christian teaches tennis at Rosemary Beach Racquet Club, and they’ll play tennis together when it’s not too hot. One day, Kenz hopes Christian will agree to play another mixed doubles tennis tournament with her (their first and last was at age 15) but in the meantime you’ll find them fishing and cooking together.