We're getting married!

Chris and Laryn met in medical school—but ask them when exactly, and neither can quite remember. It wasn’t a dramatic moment or a formal introduction. Instead, it was more like a slow blending of circles. They had so many mutual friends, it just made sense that eventually their paths would cross. They lived next door to each other back then. Chris made a habit of stopping by Laryn’s apartment every day, just to say hello. Sometimes it was just a quick chat in the doorway, other times it turned into long conversations about classes, life, or nothing in particular. Whatever it was, it became part of their routine. Their friendship turned into something more on the island of Grenada, where they were attending medical school. Though medical school was demanding and the distance from home often weighed heavily on them, their relationship felt surprisingly effortless—natural in a way that nothing else had before. Like it was meant to happen. From Grenada, they moved to Brooklyn for their clinical rotations—trading beaches for subways and island breezes for city sirens. Then came 2020, and with it, a global pandemic. While the world shut down around them, Chris and Laryn hunkered down in the city, studying for their board exams and applying for residency in a world that felt suddenly uncertain. Still, they kept going. Together, they survived the stress of endless applications, the anxiety of interviews, and the rollercoaster that was Match Day. And when they matched, they barely had time to celebrate before they were thrown into the chaos of residency life. For the first two years of residency, they lived an hour apart—commuting back and forth, navigating opposite schedules, and squeezing in time whenever they could. It wasn’t easy, but they made it work. Because that’s what they’d always done. Eventually, they were able to move in together in New Jersey. And now, after everything—the island, the city, the pandemic, the distance—they share a home. And in that home is Walter, their perfect dog, who somehow makes everything even better.