Tara has always imagined this invisible string that connects people and can literally pull them together no matter where they are in the world. It knows the momentum, the timing and the inner state that is needed to connect people for “a season or a reason.” And with those connections come our greatest growth and capacity to love. It was a Saturday afternoon and Tara was on her way to visit one of her friends at a leisure backyard get-together. Mike was the first person that was introduced to her when she got there. As the day progressed, they began to branch off from the group and talk more and more. It sounds a bit corny but it literally felt like they were in a separate, alternate scene. While everyone else talked, they only saw and heard each other. Told you it was corny but it felt that way for both of them. Although they immediately clicked, it was much, much later that they understood this connection was to be preserved. Undoubtedly, it has been the invisible tie, which is without question THREE cords strong that still binds.

Mike was on the clock! It became a running joke that 2020 (which seemed so far away) would be the year of their wedding since they had been dating for roughly five years. Looking back, taking their time turned out to be the BEST thing they could have done. The biggest thing they learned is that relationships are WORK and for them it was knowing with WHOM they wanted to put in the work. Having learned patience and who they are as individuals, it was with certainty for them to agree to not only be married, but be married to each other. Mike proposed on Tara's birthday surrounded by family and friends.