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With great love, we joyfully announce our marriage, which took place in Chattanooga, TN on October 12, 2024.  Many of you have been asking about our wedding plans, and after much thought, we decided that an intimate ceremony was the best fit for us. Your presence in our lives means more to us than you could know, and we are so grateful for your love and support!  Although we decided to celebrate our love with an intimate ceremony, please know that you were in our hearts and thoughts on this special day!

Just Got Married!

So, in 2018 at Thanksgiving dinner with the Seay family, Tylis is introduced to Desiree. She said hi, and continued eating. That was it. The two managed to interact like ships in the night passing by on other occasions, but officially connected via social media in 2021 after Tylis ran into Desiree recruiting in downtown Chattanooga. He forgot her name, and she gave him the blues! "So you're just going to enjoy free Thanksgiving dinner at my family's house, and forget my name?" That same day, Tylis reached out to apologize on FB Messenger, and they became cordial. They'd speak every now and again for quick questions and small talk. Their friendship budded in the summer of 2023 after Tylis committed to giving some kids from Desiree's church youth group a tour of the Sinclair Channel 9 news station where Tylis was a resident superstar. Desiree just loved his sincerity and how kind he was to the teens she brought! After the tour, Tylis continued to reach out to Desiree occasionally inviting her to a few small occasions to which she declined, because she was too busy and not really interested. Tylis wouldn't relent. In fact, one day he connected with Desiree to reschedule a missed opportunity, and she bet her sister that at the end of the call, he would ask her out. She was right! Desiree agreed to connect but never followed through. By the end of 2023, Tylis was relentless in his pursuit and made a final effort for a chance to get to know Desiree deeper by inviting her to his New Year's Celebration. SHE FINALLY agreed to come; she even made dessert for the party. As fate would have it, she didn't make the party due to illness. The tide began to turn for the two with affirmed and resolute New Year's resolutions and Tylis' persistence. Desiree had declared that she would not date another ratchet, incompatible soul until the GOOD LORD delivered on sending her a GOOD OLE Man! By this time, the two spent time exchanging humorous reels on social media. February, the month of love, rolled around, and Tylis was mesmerized by Desiree's spoken word performance at the Love Groove, which also happened to be a surprise wedding! She noticed that he commented on her page. "Alright, vocals!" On Snapchat one day, Desiree saw Tylis playing tennis with his grandfather, and she was impressed with his "Arthur Ashe" skills. He replied to her inviting her to join him once again. By this time, Desiree decided to give in because she believed that if she didn't, Tylis would just continue to invite her out. The first meet-up was scheduled for Sunday afternoon on February 25th to learn to play tennis, but Tylis smoothly turned the meet-up into lunch after church at P. F. Chang's. While at lunch, the two were served by a mysterious soul, Laura, who managed to interrupt the amazing conversation with "fifty-elem" questions about whether the two were actually a married couple, engaged, or merely dating because somehow they looked like an absolutely beautiful couple! A match made in heaven! The pair laughed and dismissed her comments, but secretly knew the lunch was turning into something more. Tylis begins to pursue Desiree to learn more about her story, and her world, and she happily obliged to give him the chance to do so. On March 2nd, 2024, the two attended their first official date to see a play after a few impromptu meet-ups. It's important to note that Tylis insisted on paying for tickets to which Desiree asked him to declare his intentions... "Is this a date?" She asked. Tylis stares at the phone in shock at the question. Daddy Morgan coaches him to confirm, and he messages back, "It's a date!" The two were enamored with getting to know one another so they met up for lunch the following day and talked multiple times throughout the week. Tylis even attended her school's basketball tournament during the week. On March 11th, Tylis asks Desiree to consider being his girlfriend. Smitten, she responds with a demure, "Yes!" The two have been together ever since and are madly in love. On September 7th at approximately 6:45 PM in the bustling, beautiful, downtown Nashville, Tylis gets on one knee, and with her family's blessing, he asks her to marry him. Without hesitation, the answer was, Yes!

Desiree & Tylis

Desiree & Tylis

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