Lara and Michael met the old-fashioned way - online! After a few phone and text conversations, the pair decided to meet up in real life. They met at a restaurant called Bacari in Silverlake. Lara made a great first impression by arriving late and Michael made an equally great impression by wearing the ugliest shirt he owned! Nevertheless, the two hit it off, and after two more dates, Michael asked Lara to officially be his girlfriend. Six months later, Lara and Michael moved to Thousand Oaks together and adopted their mini-poodle, Cherry Tomato. The couple shares their mutual love of animals, food, travel, and of course, each other. Countless memories have been made and many more are to come.

Meet Lara and Michael, the dynamic duo behind the aliases, Laura and Mike. It's like this: Lara has been on a lifelong expedition, navigating a sea of mistaken identities, perpetually caught in the “Laura” labyrinth; meanwhile, Michael's name has been on a forever diet, slimming down to just "Mike." These two star-crossed nomenclature sufferers collided one day and found humor in their shared misnaming misadventures. They figured, if life insists on calling them the wrong names, they might as well grab the bull by the nicknames and roll with it. So, here they are, embracing the misnomer madness and inviting you to celebrate their wedding, where "Laura" and "Mike" finally say "I do"!