December 30th, 2017, Tara and her two best friends (and now bridesmaids) Gina and Riley made a last minute decision to go out in Poughkeepsie for a NYE girls night out. That same night, Bret and his friends were originally planning on going to White Plains for their friend's birthday, but last minute decided to stay local and go to Poughkeepsie instead. After a few glances across the bar, Bret was able to go up to Tara and break the ice by apologizing for his friend who had been hilariously dancing (see Nick L. groomsman!) with her two best friends on the dance floor. Having to deny a drink because her sister Rachel (now Maid of Honor) had already been waiting almost an hour in the parking lot to pick them up, Tara was worried Bret would think she wasn't interested, which was far from the case. Nonetheless, they both knew the connection was there and went on their first date the very next week (ask Bret about the famous first date drink spill...). Bret & Tara did not know each other prior to this night, went to different high schools, no mutual friends - but grew up less than 10 minutes away from each other. The rest is history!