Nick and Tara’s story goes as this:

Back in the end of May 2021, Tara needed a new car and took her dad along as she went searching. She went to Crippen to test out a mazda. The salesman was charismatic and cute and seemed like he was flirting with her?? But she wasn’t sure if he really was just trying to get the sale. And remember, her dad was with her. But she still texted her besties that night letting them know how hot he was.

Next thing you know, she’s buying the mazda, the same week Nick is leaving for his annual training for the National Guard in Louisiana for a month. But that didn’t stop Nick from taking his shot and texting Tara that day asking if he could take her on a date when he came back.

She said yes… not sure if he would even remember a month later.

But he did! And the day he got his phone back at training, he texted her and let her know he was going to be back in Grand Rapids with his friends and if she would meet up with him.

She decided to go for it and met him and his buddies at the Tin Can and they had the best time learning more about each other (see the picture above, this was their first picture together!). BUT this was not a date. Their first date was a few days later when Tara went to visit Nick in Lansing and they went to a Lugnuts game (would become one of their favorite things to do together!) and then hung out for hours after. They both knew then that they wanted this relationship to continue.

2 years later, Tara moved back to the Lansing area and they moved in together. And on August 11, 2024 Nick proposed at his family’s business, the gravel pit.

They’re both so excited to start this new chapter on October 4, 2025 and begin the rest of their lives together.

T&N

Wedding Ceremony and Reception

4:30 PM–11:30 PM

Ceremony & Reception