On a typical Saturday night on the town in Whitewater, Wisconsin, Lauren and Zak ended up at the same small bar. Lauren was hanging out with her friend, and Zak walked in who had just returned from basic training. Lauren was immediately interested, and was instructed by her friend to walk up to Zak and pretend to bump into him to begin a conversation. Before Lauren could act out this master plan, Zak looked at her and exclaimed, "Hey! I followed you on Instagram!". It turns out we had met briefly three years prior while on spring break in Panama City Beach, Florida. Clearly, neither of us were interested in one another at the time because we had not spoken once throughout those years. Our conversation in Whitewater did not last long, and Zak left the bar with out getting Lauren's number. Lauren was not happy about this, but finally Zak walked back in and asked for her number "before he forgot". Fast forward almost six years and we are getting married!