Lauren "runs the gauntlet" with many of Jake's closest friends.

Jake meets the Tamarkins and some of their close family friends.

We straighten our hair and raid Hot Topic to ring in Goth New Year.

Punta Cana & Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Our first trip together.

Our first Valentine's Day at the Franklin Park Conservatory.

We pretend to take selfies and take photos of Arnold Schwarzenegger at Fyr, the hotel restaurant.

Jake goes down to Boca Raton, FL to meet Guppy, aka Doris Tamarkin, Lauren's grandmother. This is also the trip where Jake's and Lauren's parents meet for the first time.

Jake surprises Lauren with a Taylor Swift String Quartet. This was also the "hard launch" on Lauren's Instagram.

Lauren visits Kelley's Island for the first time, where Tricia, Jake's Mother, and husband run a B&B.

We go to NYC for the first time as a couple to celebrate Matt and Maria Tamarkin's engagement. Lauren shows Jake her former projects and what her life was like before they met.

We visit Auburn, AL for Levi & Lindsay Donnelly's wedding. Jake wanted this photo because it is one of the few times Lauren has at least 2 drinks in one night.

Jake runs his own gauntlet in meeting The Vandy Crew, Lauren's college friends, in Austin, TX.

Us celebrating Paul and Katie Kahan at their wedding. Also the only time Lauren has seen Jake do karaoke.

Taipei 101 - Taipei, Taiwan.

Alishan National Forest, Taiwan with David and Jay.

Above the clouds on the slopes of Ali Mountain. Alishan National Forest, Taiwan.

Angkor Wat - Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Café Giảng - Hanoi, Vietnam. According to our tour guide, we technically got married when we venerated the ancestors in the coffee shop. Jake still ended up having to get a ring.

Hạ Long Bay - Vietnam

Ohio Stadium - Columbus, OH

Presidio National Park - San Francisco, CA

Ringing in 2025 celebrating the wedding of Jonny Callan & Mazzy Bell, Jake's cousins.

Celebrating Guppy's 90th birthday in Boca Raton, FL.

Thingvellir National Park - Selfoss, Iceland.

Snowmobiling on Langjökull Glacier, Iceland.