A Rustic Vintage Wedding at Race and Religious in New Orleans, Louisiana

Lauren Waguespack (26, a photographer) and David Gray (32, an engineer) met at a bar the day after she graduated from college. The original plan was for Lauren to come home to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for a visit before pursuing her dream of moving to New York and performing on Broadway. David living in the city at the time and was out with a friend. Instead, with the help of David’s friend the couple was brought together and exchanged numbers. They went out on their first date soon after and have been together ever since. “You can’t meet your soulmate in a bar right? Wrong!” says Lauren. David surprised Lauren with a proposal on the the X Factor! The couple went through a round of auditions together before they were asked to audition in front of Simon Cowell, Demi Lovato, Kelly Rowland and Paulina Rubio. In the two months they were given to prepare, David worked with the producers to plan his proposal. David asked Lauren’s dad for permission to marry her the day of their taped audition for the show. David auditioned first and told the judges he was only there for his girlfriend. Lauren’s audition was next. After she finished singing, David came on stage, went down on one knee and proposed. One year and six months later, they were wed in front of 150 friends and family members at Race and Religious in New Orleans.