We've stayed home, we've quarantined, and now we're ready to party!! Although we technically tied the knot already, it just wasn't the same without you all there with us. That's why we're going to do it big this year for our "Wedding 2.0" for you all to witness & help celebrate our marriage with us! We cannot wait to all be together again this Labor Day weekend! Cheers! Carter & Lauren

We met our sophomore year of college at Carter's themed fraternity party through the introduction of Lauren's close girlfriends (now bridesmaids in the wedding!!) -- Carter was dressed up in all camo and Lauren had on a cut-off tee with a backwards hat ...safe to say it was love at first sight! Although we were both hesitant to jump into a relationship at first, we quickly grew close and before we knew it Carter was visiting Charlotte to meet Lauren's fam only a few months into dating. From mountain weekends with friends, to Virginia Tech football tailgates, to late-night studying dates, we embraced college together. We've traveled the US both together and apart, with Lauren flying to cold & windy Chicago and Carter traveling to the Albuquerque desert, we made the most of the time we had together while we lived far apart. We've both had our fair share of hardships over the years, but we've always felt so lucky to have each other to help us get through anything life throws at us. We couldn't be happier to continue our lives together and are so excited to celebrate our next chapter with all of you!