We met by doing what we love: making music! It was Lauren's first choir practice at St. Bernadette's, and Michael was stepping in that evening as a substitute. The couple highly recommends St. Bernadette's choir as a place to find a great future spouse (we are not the first!) That same Christmas, Michael took Lauren Viennese waltzing, in January he offered to show her his rock collection, and later that month he asked her out. On Wednesday, November 27th, 2024, on Treasure Island Beach, FL, he proposed at sunset with her late grandmother's diamond.