For over 20 years, Lauren and Michael's lives ran parallel to one another. Every so often their paths would cross. They may have seen each other without knowing, but it took awhile until they really saw one another. Whether it was when Lauren was picking up bacon, egg, and cheese sandwiches from Michael's family deli in town, or when Michael was manning the St. John's soccer table while Lauren toured the building, and numerous other times they weren't aware of, it took a certain moment when their lives finally crashed together. Even though they live in the same town, it wasn't until the 23rd year of Lauren's life and 25th year of Michael's that their parallel paths finally intersected, quite literally. Both Lauren and Michael have a true and sincere love for the ocean. Naturally, on a beautiful Long Island summer day in July of 2020, Lauren was on her boat and Michael was at the beach. They were both on their way home, Michael heading East and Lauren heading West, and BAM… the car in front of them crashed. They both jumped into action, separately without them knowing, everything was about to change. Lauren called an ambulance for help and Michael jumped out of his car to help the passengers in trouble. That moment is when Lauren noticed Michael, specifically when she noticed this handsome fella with no shirt in the midst of chaos. Oh, love at first sight… at its finest. They joke that fate was sick of them missing moments to meet each other all of those years that it had to take something to literally crash and burn for their love story spark to finally ignite. Lauren and Michael have been inseparable and in love for over three years now. Those parallel lives they were living can finally be lived not just side by side, but now hand in hand. Michael proposed to Lauren June 16, 2023 on the beautiful coastline of Nosara, Costa Rica. They have always been on an incredible and adventurous journey together filled with laughter, love, and of course the beach. They are elated for the journey of their marriage to begin!