Wedding Day

Mildred B. Cooper Chapel

Ceremony

Fellowship Bible Church

Reception

Our Wedding

Lauren and Chris had known one another for 7+ years. Lauren became best friends with Chris' youngest sister, Ellie, throughout college and spent a lot of time around his family. However, Lauren and Chris did not get to know one another until Lauren joined Chris' small group back in February 2024. Lauren and Chris shared small talk at group each week, but in March 2024 they spent a couple hours after an event talking and getting to know one another. After that day, Lauren and Chris would spend time after group catching up and getting to know one another better, but that was all. In April Chris convinced Lauren to share her number by asking her to send him a birthday gift idea for Ellie, saying his air drop wasn't working. Still, nothing happened. Then one day in May Chris happened to be at the ER Lauren works at with a coworker. He sent Lauren a text asking if she was there, which she wasn't, but that marked the beginning of it all. A few days later Lauren and Chris went on their first date, the next day they went on their second, and were pretty soon spending a lot of time together. Chris asked Lauren to be his girlfriend on her 23rd birthday, she of course said yes. A few weeks later Chris shared his first "I love you" and Lauren finally said it back three weeks later. This past spring Lauren and Chris went through Merge, a premarital and seriously dating class offered by their church. Shortly after it ended they went ring shopping, and Chris proposed August 16, 2025. We both knew pretty early on that the other was our person, and we are so excited to enter into this new chapter of our lives. We appreciate all of the love and support from each of you!

Our Story

Photos

Megan Dykstra

Sean Kenney

Ellie Merritt

Caleb Lampton

Gillian Carter

Luke Lampton

Lauren Morley

Sam Robinson

Morgan Jackson

Jared Wyatt

Sarah Schmidt

Logan Parkhurst

Maria Cloud

Wedding Party

Q + A

Travel

One of our favorite walking trails. We finished our first date with a walk here and Chris proposed along the trail!

Village on the Creeks

Our favorite brunch spot! Lauren's go to is the Arkansawyer with a chocolate chip pancake, potatoes, bacon, and eggs, along with a oat milk iced latte with pH delight!

The Farmer's Table Cafe

Our favorite Mexican restaurant and lunch spot! The guac is fresh and you get so much food.

Casa Alejo

One of our favorite dinner spots and very affordable The edamame is delicious.

Rein Sushi and Hibachi

Chris' all time favorite restaurant, just beware there is a long wait so join the list early!

Lauren & Christopher

Lauren & Christopher

L&C