Wedding Party
Stefan Abi-Karam
Groom
Stefan is a 4th-year Ph.D. student at Georgia Tech and research faculty at the Georgia Tech Research Institute. When he’s not buried in circuits and code, you’ll find him producing music, cooking, or hanging out with the cats Stella, Phillip, and Maxine.
Lauren Barger
Bride
Lauren is a 3rd-year Dental and MBA student who somehow still finds time to coach volleyball, go for runs, read good books, bake tasty treats, and cuddle with her cats (and Stefan).
How We Met...
Summer 2018
We first crossed paths the summer before freshman year at Georgia Tech during a summer program. At the time, it was simply the start of a friendship—two students excited for the adventures of college life ahead. Once the fall semester began, we both joined the Global Leadership program, and that’s when our story truly began to take shape. Late-night conversations, shared experiences, and the joy of navigating a new chapter of life together slowly brought us closer. By September of 2018, that friendship had blossomed into something more, and we officially became a couple. From that moment on, we’ve been learning, growing, and building our lives side by side, and now we’re so excited to take the next step in our journey together.