engagement Pearce Godwin & Lauren Phillips B Y A L A N A B L E I M A NN
Wedding Date June 9, 2024 Occupations Lauren works as an
account executive at Triangle Media Partners, and Pearce is the founder and CEO of the Listen First Project. Crossed Paths Lauren grew up in Naugatuck, Connecticut, and found her way to North Carolina when she came to Campbell University for undergrad. Pearce grew up in the small town of Ahoskie, North Carolina, before moving to Blowing Rock in fifth grade, eventually attending Duke University and UNC for his bachelor’s and master’s degrees, respectively. The pair met in August 2021 while participating in a Durham community cyclists ride club that Lauren helmed, but didn’t officially start dating until October when they went to the North Carolina
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State Fair together, where Pearce – “rather brazenly,” according to Lauren – invited her to attend his cousin’s Florida wedding with him in two weeks’ time. Lauren agreed, and the couple had a blast on the spontaneous trip; they knew they were meant to continue adventuring together when they weren’t finished chatting even after a 17-hour car ride on the way home. The Proposal The two ventured to Colorado for a last-minute vacation in March 2023. They hiked Mount Royal in Frisco on their way from Denver to Vail, with Pearce popping the question at the end of an arduous 2-mile uphill trek through snow and freezing temperatures. An oxygen-deprived Lauren managed to eke out a heartfelt “yes!” through her cold, blue lips. Now, “I Do” The big day will take place in a vastly different setting, amid the clear waters and warm sand of Bermuda at the Cambridge Beaches Resort & Spa on June 9, 2024, with a catamaran reception hosted by Zara Catamaran of Bermuda Yachts.