This must be the place. Get ready to celebrate our marriage!

We met in a classic boy sees girl, girl travels to live abroad then has to come home due to a global pandemic and they meet on a dating app love story kind of way. Eric actually saw Lauren at the climbing gym he manages many moons ago, but he didn't want to be a creep when she's just a normal girl trying to get her gym on! So they were polite, said hello, nothing more. Lauren had her sights set on Australia and she left for many months. The world had other plans and when Lauren came back home to the US in February 2020 she was bound to stay due to COVID-19. So like many millennials at the time both Lauren and Eric tried their hand at online dating. Meeting people in a bar was a NO GO, 6 feet, masks, mandates, too much. Fate stepped in and when Lauren was looking over messages she received Eric's caught her eye. "Are you the girl with the shaved sides who used to climb at Columbia?" Eric asked. Lauren was instantly smitten with Eric's smile and humor. The messaged and chatted on the phone. They finally decided to meet in person when lock down was lifted and Lauren's mom allowed Eric into their bubble. Love was easy, they fell hard and fast. Lauren loved Eric's caring, but goofy nature, kind words and helpfulness. Eric loved Lauren's friendly outgoing attitude, her compassion and her thoughtfulness. They truly felt at home with one another. And the rest... is history. Here's to a lifetime of happiness.