Maine Attraction
Zach Zulauf first became smitten with Lauren Wilson back in sixth-grade gym class in Ridgewood, New Jersey. Forced to sit in alphabetical order for roll call, Zach recalls his frustration that someone was always seated between himself and Lauren—“the most beautiful girl in my class,” he says—and he feared he’d never get the chance to meet her…
Caroline Gates & David Sachs
After she met Dave Sachs at a beach house in Little Compton, Rhode Island, in 2011, Carrie Gates drove back to Providence with mutual friends who asked, “So.…what did you think of Dave?” When she said she liked him, one of the women responded, “Yeah, he’s a good guy,” before adding dubiously, “but he wears a headlamp when he grills…”
Joseph Christiana & Zachary Ranta
For the first seven years of their relationship, Joseph “Joc” Christiana and Zac Ranta didn’t live in the same state. When they met at a party at Harvard University in 2008, Zac was an undergrad studying molecular and cellular biology, while Joc, a Crimson alum, was working 100 miles away in Connecticut. Zac smiled across the room at Joc and thought, “We should become better friends.” They quickly did, and spent their weekends commuting to each other’s home base.
Julie Suratt 