It was late one night. Lauren was in Ocean City with her family and John was in Ellicott City with his Plex family. They were swiping and matched on Plenty of Fish. One message led to another, and next thing you know they had a date set for September 5, 2020. It was quickly followed by their second date on September 8, 2020. Before you know it, they were spending more and more time together. On October 8, 2020 they went to Ocean City for the weekend with Michele (Lauren’s Matron of Honor) and Joe (Michele’s then boyfriend, now husband). On October 10, 2020 at Alley Oops, John’s cousin, Rachel, slipped Lauren a note asking “Will you be my girlfriend? - <3 John” and the rest is history.