Happy anniversary to Lauren Speed-Hamilton and Cameron Hamilton, who have been married for five wonderful years!
On Thursday, the Love Is Blind couple celebrated their five-year wedding anniversary. The pair first met and wed during the first season of the iconic Netflix show Love Is Blind, and since then, they have been a fan favorite.
“It feels like a flash,” said Lauren, who also turns 36 on Thursday and is celebrating her birthday today. “Even though I know for some people who have been married for 50 years, they’re like, ‘Five years?'” he said. “Five years? That’s of no consequence. That’s simply the tip of the iceberg.’ But despite this, we count our blessings and consider ourselves lucky.
“Every day feels like I fall more and more in love with Cam, which I didn’t even know was possible,” she tells the publication. “So I’m just happy to be where we are now and for our growth and proud of us.”
Cameron, who is 33 years old, continues by saying, “Five years, it is simultaneously a long time and not very much time.” Concurrently, how one sees the situation is of the utmost importance. I mean, time has flown by, but there have definitely been times when we’ve had to put in a lot of effort to keep our marriage strong. You have to put a lot of work in before you can get to a decent position, and I feel very happy about where we are right now. Because of this, I have a lot of gratitude for the periods when things were difficult because I know that in the end, it will make our marriage stronger.
Lauren and Cameron chose to recognize this marriage milestone a bit early by renewing their vows on the first weekend of November so that they could celebrate how far they’ve gone from the beginning of their relationship. The selection of the place was uncomplicated for Lauren. Because she had been wanting to see one of Usher’s performances, she recommended that they take a trip to Las Vegas for the occasion.
“Really it started because Lauren wanted to go see Usher,” says Cameron facetiously. “That should be emphasized above everything else. And after that, it was just going to be a lovely vacation to Vegas, where we were going to do the corny chapel sort of thing and then have a beautiful dinner. However, it eventually developed into something on a larger scale, which is a good development… I believe that you should make a point of celebrating every significant moment in your marriage.”
Lauren also mentions that the couple wanted to celebrate their marriage once again, but this time they wanted to do it away from the cameras since the previous time around they were unable to enjoy any actual alone time.
“When we first started planning our wedding, we considered having many receptions or doing something else. Because getting married on TV is wonderful in that some things are covered, but you don’t have the opportunity to actually do it as you want to,” she stated. “Because getting married on TV is great in that certain things are covered.” “However, the quarantine and COVID outbreak occurred, and these events basically of derailed everything for us…. It seems like it’s been years since we’ve had this much activity, as recent as it is. Now is the time for us to finally commemorate it in a manner that is unique to us and enjoyable.
An “intimate” party was thrown in honor of Lauren and Cameron’s vow renewal, as seen in exclusive images obtained by PEOPLE. The event was made more special by the fact that only the couple’s closest relatives and friends were invited.
After that, the couple got all dolled up for the vow renewal, donning a classic black suit and a white wedding gown for the occasion, and then went to the rooftop of the Bellagio Hotel to pose for photographs.
“We didn’t want it to be a huge blowout thing because I feel like with the show it already was kind of that,” she said. “Cameras, everybody, and it wasn’t really about the intimacy of us really just celebrating our marriage,” Lauren explains. “It was like, cameras, everybody.” “So that’s what we wanted to do [with this], but in a fun way, in a fun city with our loved ones, but still not lose that intimate feeling of why we’re here and what we’re doing.”
As Cameron and Lauren reminisce on their marriage, they can’t help but look back on some of their best experiences that they’ve had together throughout the years. According to Lauren, some of those include obtaining their dog Sparx and spending their first Christmas together as a combined family with both of their families.
“We have acquired the dog. “As we were driving back to our house, he was just sitting in either my husband’s or my lap, and he was gazing at Cam with such adoration,” she recalls. “In my head, it was nothing more than a snapshot of a memory. Something along the lines of “Oh, I got the dog, I got my husband.” My vision board is finally starting to come to life. It was such a simply wonderful and joyous event that I will remember forever and forever, even when I am 80 years old and gray.
“And when we first got married too, and we had our first Thanksgiving, and we actually had a chance to have both sides of our family together for the first time,” according to her. “Everyone was in the house, and it just figuratively felt like they were watching a movie.” It was especially lovely due to the fact that we were all there.
Cameron cites the premiere of their Quarantine Diaries series on their Hanging with the Hamiltons YouTube channel as one of the most treasured times in his life. He also recalls fondly an early vacation to Maine with his wife when they had just been married.
“We went to Maine for Christmas, and my mom has this tradition where she does a treasure hunt and puts clues all around and everything,” according to him. “At the conclusion, there was a treasure chest, and inside the chest were some scratch-off tickets.” Everyone received a copy. After scratching hers, Lauren ended up earning something in the neighborhood of $5,000.
The amount was $5,000, as Lauren maintains. I said, “Oh, I couldn’t have made a better choice.” I found the proper guy to marry, and he gave me $5,000. I just bought a new puppy. I am fortunate in more ways than one to say that I won the lotto. Could things possibly be any better?
As is the case with other couples, this one has had to overcome obstacles, one of which was getting used to the idea of being married to someone who has the same “alpha” personality as them. However, they claim that they have prevailed by paying attention to one another, placing one another as a priority, and working hard.
“I went from being by myself, kind of a hermit, to life changing instantly,” according to Lauren. “It took some time for me to get over that and not isolate myself, and to truly realize, ‘OK, you have a partner now, you have a husband.'” And now, after the same five years, I get the impression that I’ve made some progress.
As they talk about how much they mean to one other, the two of them can’t help but get choked up, which is one of the things they say is their favorite thing about each other after five years.
Lauren explains, through joyous tears, that Cameron is in all honesty a genuinely nice person. “I truly like how unselfish he is, and I’m grateful for that. Because none of my previous relationships have been like that. Because I have experienced what it is like to be without it, I am thankful.
Lauren continues by saying, “For me, I think about how difficult Cam is for my family.” “He is incredibly devoted to my parents, and he is also so nice to my brother. Even on the holidays, when we get drunk and quarrel with each other, he is so patient with us even though he and my father will have their own side talks. He is going to go see how they are doing. It’s actually quite a lovely sight to look at. And it’s not only due to the fact that I’m here. It seems as if he goes to extraordinary lengths to maintain those ties, and thank God for that. Therefore, it’s delicious.
In addition, Cameron, “This is hard to express, but I think even more this year have learned that Lauren is very consistent in who she is, which I really love … and just the things that she’s willing to do for our marriage.”
“She’s made a lot of sacrifices in many ways … the selflessness that [she has] shown this year has been huge and it was deeper than I have ever seen,” according to him. “I’m just very grateful for her as a partner.”
