Jon and Lauren first met in Tucson, AZ through mutual friends in the summer of 2014. They quickly began to build their own friendship and over time, made a lasting impression on each other. When Lauren left for nursing school in 2015, that impression was what kept them hanging on to one another. For the next 4 years, they remained close friends, always promising to marry each other if both were still single by the age of 30. In the fall of 2019, while Jon was finishing training for the Navy, they decided to give their relationship another go. In doing so, they found the greatest love either has ever known. Life is better when you get to marry your best friend.