Wedding Day

Ceremony

Dover Hall

Reception

Our Wedding

Craig and Lauren met sophomore year at the University of Maryland through mutual friends. Lauren’s roommates (Talia and Liv) kept inviting her over to hangout with their guy friends, which included Craig and all of his friends, but Lauren didn’t think much of it. One day, the girls were proposing ideas of how they could match all of their friends up with each other and the running joke became Lauren was going to marry Craig. Nothing transpired for years, but Craig and Lauren became good friends and would see each other often. Craig even supported Lauren at her baptism and confirmation at UMD since their friend Matt (and officiant of their wedding) was Lauren’s sponsor. Fast forward to the summer going into Senior year, Craig’s guy group and Lauren’s girl group were going on a joint beach trip to Avalon, New Jersey. When they got there, all of the girls were tanning while the boys were running around on the beach playing football. As soon as Lauren saw Craig running around in his Polo salmon swim trunks, she realized maybe she really would marry Craig! Jokingly, she said to the girls, “Okay! Operation marry Craig is a go!” Everyone, including herself, thought she was kidding. Until she wasn’t After days of playing dumb, pretending to be cold so she could wear his sweatshirt, and asking Craig to go on walks with her (and him saying yes, but then inviting his other friends), Craig finally got the hint - maybe Lauren was flirting with him? It wasn’t until after the trip and debriefing with his friend Kevin that Craig realized he needed to shoot his shot. Their first date consisted of Craig building all of Lauren’s IKEA furniture in her college house (very lucrative on her end) and eating Looney’s Old Bay chicken tenders, Lauren’s favorite. Craig pretended to like Old Bay and country music the entire time. The only thing that Craig didn’t have to pretend to like was Frank - Lauren’s new mini golden doodle puppy, who would soon become Craig’s shadow and best friend. About 2.5 years later, the prophecy became true - Craig and Lauren got engaged on their trip to Iceland and Ireland in October 2023! Craig proposed at the Cliffs of Moher in Ireland after a 3 mile hike. He hid the gigantic ring box in his sweater and even remembered to setup their tripod so they could capture the moment. Craig hid the ring for 6 days in random dresser drawers in their AirBnb’s and even managed to make it through TSA without Lauren realizing he had a ring, even though TSA searched his backpack on every leg of the trip. He also had to check his bag with the ring in it. It wasn’t insured. Craig and Lauren only had 2 requirements for their wedding - GREEN and European estate vibes. Dover Hall in Manakin-Sabot, Virginia fits the bill! They can’t wait to celebrate their marriage with all of their family and friends

The Prophecy

Our Story

Photos

Wedding Party

Q + A

Our hotel block is setup here! Transportation will be provided from the hotel to Dover Hall and back on the day/night of the wedding.

Residence Inn Short Pump at the Notch

Travel

Things to Do

Registry

Please join us at our Wedding Welcome Party on Friday, June 27th @ 5-8pm!

All are welcome!

Hardywood Park Craft Brewery - West Creek

820 Sanctuary Trail Drive Richmond, Virginia 23238

We will have lots of food + a private taproom that serves beer, wine, and cocktails! As a heads up, no outside food, drink, or decorations are allowed.

Welcome Party

Lauren & Craig

Lauren & Craig

Registry