WE ARE GETTING MARRIED!!!

Tara and Ben have known each other for about 15+ years, meeting at Faith Community Church and reconnected at The Neighborhood churches Christmas Eve service 2021, where Ben slid into Tara's DMs that evening after chatting for just a few minutes after the service! (Deirdre, Tara's mom, called it when she said "Ooh Tara, Ben Dawkins was checking you out!" Which Tara denied until Ben's message popped up). After hanging out December 28th, Ben and Tara were inseparable from that point forward. Fast forward to the same Christmas Eve Service one year later 2021 Ben and Tara went to the service together! Ben had a whole plan Tara knew nothing about, but everyone else did! The whole service Ben was shaking like a leaf and trying to catch his breath, but alas the service ended and Deirdre asked if we wanted to take a picture at the front of the church since it was symbolic of where they reconnected! Tara being Tara was ecstatic to take a picture. Bob (Tara’s dad) offered to take the picture and Deirdre said she was gonna take one on her phone, as well! While Tara and Ben started to pose Bob said he was having problems with the camera and needed help, so Tara went to go assist the “old man”, meanwhile Ben pulled out a ring and got down onto one knee. After wayyyy longer than it should’ve Tara noticed in the camera that Ben was kneeling and looked up to see the ring!!! Speechless, faint, and sobbing Tara dropped to ground before recovering enough to walk back to Ben. Ben on one knee gave a beautiful speech, shaky and teary eyed, and asked Tara to marry him and be his forever! Tara of course said yes before he could even finish the question! Bob caught the pictures of the whole thing, Joel filmed the whole thing and Deirdre FaceTimed with Ben’s family (they were in AZ for Christmas)! It couldn’t have been more perfect or special! Now they want you to join them celebrating this beautiful, romantic love story!