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HGTV loves making shows with married couples as hosts.
There’s no denying they’re clearly onto something with the formula.
“Ben and Cristi are the real deal,” she explained toColorado Homes & Lifestyles.
“True salt-of-the-earth people.
Their designs are very architectural and high caliber, yet attainable.
As Cristi explained in Episode 196, they ended up meeting because her parents were getting divorced.
After her dad moved out, a family friend called and invited Cristi’s mom to visit their church.
She took Cristi and Amy to the church where Ben’s family were already members.
The two met during youth group and, as Ben says, fell in love immediately.
According toThe Cinemaholic, the couple got married March 18, 2000 at the age of 23.
Amy was the maid of honor.
Three boys followed: Gunnison Alan, Benjamin “Creede,” and Christopher “South.”
All four of the children are often seen onBen’s Instagram.
That includes Adelyn, even though she’scurrently spending a gap yearbetween high school and college traveling.
According to The Cinemaholic, the family of six is currently living in Pagosa Springs, Colorado.
They own a 100-year-old Victorian home situated on a river.
After 10 years of marriage, they were raising four children, including a newborn.
Suddenly, Cristi’s dad needed help and moved in with the growing family.
That added another layer of stress to an already strained relationship.
While they got through the rough patch, they admitted it wasn’t easy.
“Most people are going to have two or three marriages or committed relationships in their adult life.
Both admit that their marriage at that point was almost exclusively “bitter.”
Thankfully Ben had hopes things would get sweet again.
Enneagram numbers aren’t the only differences between the two.
The couple works together not just raising their children and doing design.
How sweet is that?
