Anthony and Lauren met while attending college at Texas Tech University, Anthony was finishing up his senior year while Lauren was going into her sophomore year. The young couple first met one summer night on a blind date at a frozen yogurt shop. Little did they know that they would spend over an hour talking and laughing. After both had left they were already asking each other when would be the next time they could see each other. They knew that God was doing something incredible in their lives and from that first moment they both knew that they wanted to spend forever together.

On a day that seamed to be like life was shutting down as we knew it, it was actually a day of a new beginning for Anthony and Lauren. It was the most beautiful rainy day in Fort Worth, Texas on March, 14, 2020. It was the day that Anthony knew he was going to propose to the love of his life and nothing was going to stop him. With the world shutting down around them due to a global pandemic, the young couple wanted to do something fun as spring break was coming to an end. Anthony told Lauren that he had a date planned for them and to be ready by noon, but because Lauren knows Anthony too well she spent an extra hour trying to pick out the most perfect outfit for this "special date" that he had planned. An hour later, the couple was finally out the door and headed to their date at Botanical Gardens. This day was spent walking around the gardens and feeling like they were the only two people there (thanks Covid-19). Along their walk Anthony would stop Lauren multiple times to look at the flowers and admire the art around them, and this made Lauren very anxious. To help ease their nerves Anthony and Lauren enjoyed a bottle of wine while taking a break from the miles walked. Little did Lauren know this was actually Anthony killing time while her best friends showed up to witness an incredible moment that was about to happen. As the young couple made their way back through the garden Anthony stopped Lauren at a place that had some of her favorite flowers, tulips. It was this moment when Anthony got down on one knee and asked Lauren if she would spend her forever with him. With tears of joy and her friends cheering from the background, Lauren said yes. With all of the craziness pushed out of their minds, the newly engaged couple felt so blessed to be able to spend the rest of their day celebrating with their closest friends and family.