In November of 2015, Lauren and Faraz met like many other couples—on a dating app. Fittingly, their first date was at a coffee shop. However, how they "met" is not so easily defined. After dating for a few weeks, they both quickly realized that they had possibly met before—through Faraz's sister, Ida. In a small world, Lauren had played soccer on the same team as Ida for ten years, although never officially meeting her brother. In November of 2020, believing they had dinner reservations with friends, Faraz arranged for Lauren to be brought to Succulence, a plant shop they had taken gardening classes at over the years. In the candlelit nursery, Faraz popped the question while family and friends hid among the plants. Six years and one startup, puppy, and law school graduation later, Lauren and Faraz plan to tie the knot with the place they call their "forever" home—San Francisco—as their backdrop.