Matt and Lauren first met in March 2018 while attending a normal Long Beach Saturday brunch on St. Patrick's Day weekend. Lauren had just moved to Long Beach and was meeting the Long Beach Crew. This is not where their story began though, five months later the Long Beach crew headed to Palm Springs to celebrate Lauren's 29th birthday. Everyone had a great time and basically lived in the pool for two days, but this is where most of them will say “oh we knew something was going to happen between Lauren and Matt”. Still this is not quite where their story began. A few months passed and football season rolled around and Matt and Lauren causally enjoyed football Sunday’s and group hangouts! February 2019 the couple took a chance and decided to book a week long trip exploring London, which included a Chelsea game, getting lost in Paris, and exploring all of the amazing sites of the city. This was a trip to remember and one of the reasons they are making you all travel across the pond to celebrate their big day! Through the years there were many fun times, moves, and long distance love to work through but with all that Matt and Lauren always knew they wanted to work through it together. Fast forward to June 8, 2023. Matt packed a bottle of wine and an assortment of cheeses and set out to Sunset Cliffs. Matt knelt down on one knee and asked her to spend their lives together. Overjoyed and filled with love she said YES. Matt and Lauren can not wait to have all of their family and friends together to share their love story and start their lives together with their favorite people in the world!