If there is one thing that people know about both Brandon and Laura, it's how important their friends are to them. Knowing that, it comes as no surprise that they were introduced by one of Brandon's best friends - Brit. Brit introduced Brandon as a kind, nerdy guy, and included a picture of Brandon loving on a dog. Of course, Brandon cuddling a pup got Laura's attention and she reached out to Brandon.

They had their first date the second weekend in August, 2024 and according to both of them they couldn't stop smiling after the date. They talked about everything from music to military history, about their favorite fantasy genres (and clicked over the fact that they are both huge nerds) and classic western movies. After their first date they kept in touch while Brandon was in New Jersey for a few weeks visiting his (wonderful) family and Laura was caring for her mom who was seriously ill in the intensive care unit. Laura vividly remembers how caring Brandon was during that time even from far away, and how supportive he was even though they had only been on one date.

The best thing about being in a relationship with one another is that we each let the other person be themself. We have fun, we laugh, we do puzzles, we build Legos, we play video games (or Laura reads), we go to concerts (almost one a month since we started dating - it's kind of our thing now), we cook, we cuddle our dogs Boo and Scout, and we just do life together. We can't wait to continue doing life together with our best friend.

L&B

Wedding Day