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Lauren & Michael

June 3, 2024 • Tarrytown, NY, USA

Lauren & Michael

June 3, 2024 • Tarrytown, NY, USA

Our Story

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Hi! Welcome to our Wedding Website!

Lauren here, and since I am in charge of writing our story, this is how I believe it went.


Mike and I met in the summer of 2012 at the Forestburgh Playhouse in upstate New York.


I fell in love with Mike Starr at first sight. Our friend, Zachary Bencal, came running up to me the day Mike arrived and said, "Lauren, you're in trouble." We were only about 20 years old and yet I was almost instantly certain that I would marry Mike one day.


Mike, I was right.


Amidst musicals, plays, cabarets, and waiting tables, the ultimate "showmance" began to blossom. Our first professional theatre job was a whirlwind. We loved our time at the playhouse so much that we chose to spend another summer there before going our separate ways for almost 10 years.


During the pandemic, I spent most days at my favorite coffee shop, The Uptown Garrison. On one particular day, Mike walked in, and from that moment, it was clear to us that our love had never left. After some *gentle* nudges from dear friends and family, I finally came to realize that maybe Mike and I had gotten it right 10 years ago.


Mike, you were right.


Have you ever see the movie Serendipity? (If you haven't, it's quite charming) Well, that's how falling back in love felt, and now I truly understand that timing is everything. I thank my lucky *starrs (see what I did there) that fate brought us back together.


We cannot wait to spend this incredibly special time with you all, and we hope that you come to fall in love with Tarrytown and the Hudson Valley just as we have.

Fourth of July at the Forestburgh Playhouse. Love sparks...

July 04, 2012

Fourth of July at the Forestburgh Playhouse. Love sparks...
West Side Story @ The Forestburgh Playhouse. Mike as Riff and Lauren as Anybodys.

July 26, 2012

West Side Story @ The Forestburgh Playhouse. Mike as Riff and Lauren as Anybodys.
Meet & Greet of Sleeping Beauty children's show at the FBP.

August 01, 2012

Meet & Greet of Sleeping Beauty children's show at the FBP.
A trip to the Jersey Shore with the resident company of the Forestburgh Playhouse.

August 13, 2012

A trip to the Jersey Shore with the resident company of the Forestburgh Playhouse.
In the Forestburgh Tavern. Never any shortage of laughs here...

August 10, 2013

In the Forestburgh Tavern. Never any shortage of laughs here...
Sheri and Chris Starr meet Lauren at the FBP and take us to Bethel Woods before we finish our last summer together. Mike --> LA and Lauren --> NYC

August 15, 2013

Sheri and Chris Starr meet Lauren at the FBP and take us to Bethel Woods before we finish our last summer together. Mike --> LA and Lauren --> NYC
A need for a pandemic coffee puts Mike and Lauren inside The Uptown Garrison coffee shop in Washington Heights at the same time.

October 01, 2020

A need for a pandemic coffee puts Mike and Lauren inside The Uptown Garrison coffee shop in Washington Heights at the same time.
Forth of July.
Love sparks again...

July 04, 2021

Forth of July. Love sparks again...
Mike visits Lauren's family in Michigan for the first time!

July 20, 2021

Mike visits Lauren's family in Michigan for the first time!
First time onstage after covid...and we get to do it together!

August 15, 2021

First time onstage after covid...and we get to do it together!
Mike comes home from performing White Christmas in the Berkshires for our first Thanksgiving together!

November 25, 2021

Mike comes home from performing White Christmas in the Berkshires for our first Thanksgiving together!
Bestie, Abby Dephillps, snapped this photo just days before the engagement. Lauren still had no idea what was about to happen.

June 18, 2022

Bestie, Abby Dephillps, snapped this photo just days before the engagement. Lauren still had no idea what was about to happen.
Cheryl brings the ring from the designer in Michigan. It was very important to Mike for Lauren's engagement ring to come from her hometown. Mike also flew Cheryl into Charlotte without Lauren finding out, which is a major feat.

June 19, 2022

Cheryl brings the ring from the designer in Michigan. It was very important to Mike for Lauren's engagement ring to come from her hometown. Mike also flew Cheryl into Charlotte without Lauren finding out, which is a major feat.
She says yes!

June 20, 2022

She says yes!
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