Alec and Lauren crossed paths downtown Rochester, Minnesota, at “Thursdays on First”...a summer street fair. Lauren was new to her position at the Mayo Clinic. She just moved to Minnesota a few weeks earlier. On the day they met, Lauren had just left work and decided to head downtown to check out the street fair. Alec came up to her and introduced himself. They hit it off after they realized they were both from Wisconsin and fans of the show “It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia”. (Not to mention but, they were huge Packer Fans, too!)

After three years, a shared home, and one Goldendoodle puppy; Alec proposed at Clingman's Dome in Great Smoky Mountain National Park. On the morning of September 23rd, they woke up early to drive to North Carolina to hike the highest man-made point by Sunrise. They made it just in time for Alec to propose on the side of the trail overlooking the beautiful mountains.