Wild Fern 

I met Lauren and Daniel fortuitiously through my lovely wife Jenna (one of the bridesmaids!). We immediately had a marvelous rapport, especially after Daniel saw my copy of "The Republic" on my bookshelf (don't tell him I haven't actually read it ;)) and I actually knew what a ten blade is. We shared a love of dogs, board games, outdoor adventures, BBQ, more than a few beers, espresso, scotch, and of course, The Expanse and Battlestar Galactica. L&D are some of the most beautiful people we know and we are truly grateful for their friendship. I cannot wait to celebrate their love. But first, I am going to crush Daniel in a game of Twilight Imperium 4 at his bachelor party :P

I first met Daniel back in med school in North Carolina, having gone on some climbing and outdoor excursions together, and separately met Lauren in Portland while working together in the Emergency Department.

I kept hearing stories of this surgical resident that Lauren started dating and when it finally became evident it was Daniel, I was super excited two people I knew found each other!

The adventures continue as we have all become great friends, from epic board game weekends of Twilight Imperium, to horseback riding through vineyards, to dinner nights and escape rooms, to finding ways to steal their cavaliers for lap cuddles, Lauren and Daniel bring such a joy to the world and I couldn't be happier to celebrate them!

Dr. JJ Badger once spent a summer tackling bighorn sheep for minimum wage. She has bottle-fed a grizzly bear, and been chased by angry mother seals in pursuit of science. She met Ben Gardner while on Oahu and consented to marry him mostly to be able to spend more time with Daniel, Lauren, and their dogs Copper and Pippin, who are awesome enough to make up for his many shortcomings.

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-As written by her husband, Ben Gardner

I've known Dan for 19 years, and despite that, we are still friends. We first met in high school cross country where Dan introduced me to his eclectic taste in music. Our friendship grew from there through various clubs, activities, and Karïn's cooking. I've always appreciated being able to talk about more serious things with him such as medicine or poetry, and then two seconds later find myself listening to his dumb whale joke for the umpeenth time. I've known Lauren for less time, but was immediately impressed by her compassion and intelligence. She also seems to have discovered the secret about Dan that many fail to realize. That despite what it may seem, he's actually not that bad.