Jim and Lauren first connected through the app, Tinder in June of 2015. After hours of conversation, the two decided that they needed to meet for a real date. The couple met for the first time at Four Star Family Restaurant followed by a trip to the Peru Mall movie theater to see the movie Inside Out. The Pixar short preceding the movie depicted a love story between volcanoes which only foreshadowed Jim and Lauren's relationship to come. On their next date, Jim asked Lauren to be his girlfriend while on a hike at Starved Rock State Park. Three years later, at the same park and on the very same trail, Jim surprised Lauren and asked her to be his wife. After a long, almost 3 year, engagement, Lauren and Jim are very eager to finally tie the knot!