We have been one degree of separation for the majority of our lives. We both grew up off of Royal Oak street, attended Eldorado High School (Class of 2011 and 2005 respectively), and both spent a lot of time at the Avey house growing up. Our paths would finally cross as adults in 2018 through our childhood best friends, Perri Altomare and Mitch Avey. Lauren has been friends with Perri since Kindergarten, and Jim has been friends with her older brother Mitch since 5th grade. We were brought together again at our friends Amy and Ira’s wedding in June 2021. The wedding set the mood for romance, and quickly after that we started "officially" dating in September the same year. We moved in together in July 2022, purchased a home in June 2023, adopted our adorable puppy Miller in March 2024, and now are looking forward to this next adventure of marriage in 2025. Thank you all for being such an important part of our story!