We are so excited to invite you to be a part of our wedding day. Please take a look at the above tabs, particularly the travel and RSVP tab (hint hint)! Our Story We met in middle school through homeschooling. Our brothers were on the same youth league football team, and we ended up spending most Saturday nights for a few seasons watching the games. We stayed in touch through high school, and then became good friends in college. In April 2016 we began dating long distance as Michael finished up his degree at Sewanee The University of the South, about an hour south of Nashville, TN. After graduation, Michael moved back to Asheville, NC where both of the families live. After 7 months of dating, Michael proposed on Tybee Island in Georgia over Thanksgiving weekend in 2016. Just like Lauren's dad, Michael didn't quite get his whole speech out: "You pursued me when I was lost, have shown me my strength through displaying your own, and taught me to love. I know that God put an angel on earth just for me, and I want to make you mine forever. Will you marry me?" We now live in Raleigh, NC, and can't wait to get married in May in our born and raised hometown! We hope you can celebrate our marriage with us at our reception.