Despite working together for two summers at the Villa St Joseph, it wasn't until the bride’s sister, Tanya, introduced them that their love story began. It all started with Tanya telling Tamara she HAD to add this guy from work on Facebook because he is so sweet, nice, and single!

As Tamara lived in Halifax, it was hard for Tyler and her to meet up, so all their initial conversations were over Facebook. That was until June 2022, when Tanya went on vacation and asked Tamara to pet sit while she was out of town. Tyler jumped at the opportunity to ask Tamara to go for coffee at Sip Café where they had coffee for nearly two hours before deciding to go for a walk at the Yarmouth Lighthouse. Despite spending over three hours together, it didn’t take long for them to know this was the real deal. To be honest, Tamara knew the moment she saw him she was going to marry him. Tyler on the other hand, was a bit more hesitant and wanted to learn more about her before giving into those feelings - but thought she was cute.

Tamara couldn't wait to see Tyler again and ended up asking him to supper the following night before she headed back to Halifax. Things became official between the two about a month and a half after that, and although it felt like an eternity at times, the two are happy they took a bit of time to get to know each other before jumping in.

Tamara worked from home, so she was able to visit Tyler often for extended periods of time, with every visit becoming a little longer of a stay. And the two spent their first Christmas together in 2022 - where they said I love you for the first time. Shortly after, in February 2023, Tamara moved in to Tyler's place in Yarmouth.

While Tamara was enjoying living with her new “roommate” and settling into her new place, Tyler’s mind was elsewhere. He had been thinking about proposing for a while but found the perfect opportunity in July 2023 to go ring shopping when his mom, Shelley, and sister, Cheryl, asked him to go to the mall on one of his days off. Remember – Tamara worked at home, so it was difficult for Tyler to sneak out without being grilled with questions.

For those of you that know Tyler well, he can be anxious on a good day so you can only imagine the nerves that came over him after that purchase. That’s when he called the Best Man’s wife, Cassie, to share the news – because if he didn’t, Tamara would have been the one he told.

In September 2023, Tamara wanted to visit some university friends in Ontario and attend a Morgan Wallen concert in Toronto. The pair booked the trip and while Tyler was very particular about their luggage (for some reason that Tamara couldn’t understand), they headed off with no issues.

They created a lot of memories during this trip and did lots of fun activities like going to the CN Tower, going to the aquarium, a concert, meeting lots of the brides friends, and much more. But the highlight happened on September 15th. The two took a day trip to Niagara Falls with the Bride's friend - Emma. Tyler had encouraged Tamara to sit with Emma on the train to “catch up” while in reality he needed to be alone as he knew what was coming up. Tamara is a huge fan of The Office, so going on the "Maid of the Mist" was a must (yes, I know the Canadian one has a different name). Tyler popped the question while on the boat and through the tears (happy tears I might add) the bride said "YES!" while Emma captured the entire thing on video. For those of you who may not get the reference, I encourage you to google “Jim and Pam’s Wedding”.

And the rest, as they say, is history!!!

T&T