Grant and Lauren's love story started a long time ago, the summer after their junior year in high school. Lauren attended Palmetto Girls State while Grant attended Palmetto Boys State. It's a tradition for students attending PGS and PBS to exchange shirts with each other. On the day they visited the South Carolina State House, both of them needed someone to trade shirts with. Grant's best friend and a girl from Lauren's group paired them up to trade shirts. Normally, a picture is taken with the person you swap shirts with, but Grant, being nervous, ran away after the exchange. However, he continued to reach out to Lauren. Fortunately, they both lived 45 minutes away from each other, so they spent the rest of the summer getting to know each other, and the rest is history!
Their first official date was at a Mexican restaurant, and they look back and laugh about how they were too nervous to touch the chips and salsa. Grant calls this date "the interview" because of all the questions Lauren asked him! When it was time for Grant to propose, he did it at the place that was most special to them, Edisto Beach. Grant's family has a beach house there, and it's their favorite place to be. They were going there for Memorial Day and decided to have dinner at a nice restaurant, which Grant's sister insisted on. On the way to dinner, Mary Louise told them that the reservation time was wrong and that they should take pictures and walk on the beach while they waited. It was cold and rainy, but Lauren surprisingly agreed to it, probably because she had just finished the last day of her first year of teaching and wanted to celebrate. Then, Grant got down on one knee and asked her to marry him. She was so surprised, but she said she had no doubt that she wanted to spend forever with him!
When asked what they love most about each other, Lauren says that one of her favorite things about Grant is how selfless he is. He will drop everything to be there for the people he cares about and put others before himself. His love for the Lord is evident in his daily life and his love for her. She says Grant can make her laugh harder than anyone, which makes life so much more fun. Grant loves how Lauren has the biggest heart and is the most caring person he has ever met. She inspires him to be a better person every day. Together, you can find them spending time in Edisto, sitting on the beach all day, fishing, and exploring the marshes on their boat. They also really enjoy simple days at home with each other. Grant and Lauren, it was so lovely to meet you both, congratulations on your engagement! It is an honor to capture your memories!
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