We met on June 13, 2021. Lauren was attending a coworkers (Phu) birthday party in Newport Beach, CA and the whole group decided to head down to the water for a little bit. Zach saw what looked like a group of crazy people running down to the water and it just so happened to be that this was the group Lauren was in. While down at the water Lauren told Phu that we should take a big group photo, Phu looked around and told Lauren that he knew that guy while pointing over at Zach. Lauren told Phu that there was no way he knew this random guy walking on the beach, but it turns out that he did know him because he started yelling Zach's name and waving him down!! Zach came over and started talking to Phu, Phu invited Zach back to the house for a little bit but Zach initially turned down the invite and then took the group pic. While taking the group picture Phu told Lauren that he felt like Zach and Lauren would make a good couple and asked Lauren if he wanted him to set them up. Lauren felt embarrassed and said no at first. After the picture was done Phu tried to get Zach to come over again and Christian was able to convince Zach to head over just for a little bit. Once everyone was back at the house, Lauren was pouring shots for everyone. Once she got to Zach she could tell that he wasn't up for drinking and fake poured him a shot. This caught Zach's attention and left a lasting impression. Later in the night Zach came up to Lauren and said "Hey, your the girl who fake poured me a shot". We started talking for a bit and eventually Zach asked for Lauren's phone number and the rest is history!!