Andrew and I both attended the University of Alabama and met in the spring of 2015. We were both out at Gallettes, an iconic Tuscaloosa bar, one Saturday and mutual friends began talking. Andrew and I also struck up a conversation and he asked me out on our first date the following day. He picked me up at the ADPi sorority house and we ended up talking for hours. During the conversation, Andrew shared that his parents had also met at Gallettes, the exact same location as us, when they attended Alabama years ago! - Lauren

Lauren has been modeling for an agency since we moved to Houston. I decided to take advantage of this, and reached out to some friends she worked with to set up a "photo shoot", with the element of surprise in mind. I hired a photographer who was well known within the agency and had Lauren's agent reach out to her several weeks prior to schedule the shoot. With the help of the photographer, we planned every detail from what she was going to wear, to the exact location and time I was going to surprise her and propose. As an additional surprise, I flew our families out to Houston, so that they could see the moment and celebrate with us. The day of, I acted like it was any other day. Meanwhile, my phone was constantly going off with texts from the photographer and our families. From Lauren's perspective though, it was like any other Friday. When she left for her "agency photo shoot", I quickly got ready, met up with our families, and drove to the park that overlooked the Downtown Houston skyline. I walked up the steps towards a path lined by trees, and saw her posing for the photographer. I signaled to our families to a spot where they could watch but were out of sight and walked toward her. I stopped about three feet away, got down on one knee, when the photographer signaled her to turn around. As you can tell by the photo below, she was truly surprised! When she said yes and we kissed, our families walked toward us as part of the second surprise! I was so happy that everything worked out the way it did, and am blessed that I got to share this moment with our families. To put it simply, this was the happiest day of my life, and one I will never forget! - Andrew