St. Anthony Catholic Church

Wedding Day

Wedding

Marina City Club

Reception

Shawn and Tara Residence

Farewell Brunch

Our Wedding

Shawn and Tara met on a sunny afternoon while bike riding and bar hopping for Darin Glotz's birthday. A mutual friend, Pat Rooney, so kindly invited Tara to join everyone on the bike ride. A few bar stops in, and left in Manhattan Beach, Pat Rooney ditched Tara for no other than a girl. Tara did not want to stop hanging out there, so she decided to stay and hang out, even though she had only met most of the people that day. Of course, Brian Yatabe and Shawn Green took Tara under their wings and showed her a good time. Shawn's charming personality and dazzling good lucks were winning Tara over, but it was when he put on her hot pink sweatshirt that she knew he was the one. After a few games of "Pick a State", drinks, and dinner later, and of course after conversations with Bianca about whether Tara should go for Shawn or not, Tara road her bike home feeling hopeless because he didn't even ask her for her number. Once she got home, Tara right away had a text message from Shawn making sure she got home safe. Now Tara has two things running through her head..."aww how sweet" and "man what a creep I didn't even give him my number and he is texting me already". After weeks of Shawn trying to win Tara over, with double dates, backyard barbeques, and concerts on the beach, it wasn't until the USC game that Tara said yes to being Shawn's girlfriend. And that is where their story begins.

How We Met

<p>Shawn took Tara away for a weekend in San Diego, CA on September 6, 2014. Traffic was awful on a Friday and Tara was exhausted from a long day of work, so of course she slept the entire trip there. Once they arrived and settled in, Shawn kept talking about walking down to the water to find a restaurant to eat at. Tara was starving, parking was awful, and of course a train was taking forever so they could not cross the tracks to get down to the ocean. Shawn kept being persistent on walking down to the water but Tara saw no point because there was no sandy beach, it was dark outside, and she was still hungry. Shawn's proposal plans were not going well. So change of plans they walked straight to dinner. Shawn once again wanted to steer off the path and go look at a fountain and now Tara is grumpy and still hungry. Shawn was so nervous frigidity and started with "Tara you are my best friend and I am a better person when I am with you." He got down on one knee and proposed right away. With excitement, Tara said YES! They immediately called Shawn's family who were patiently waiting for us to call any minute. The rest of the weekend they spent enjoying their new engagement at the zoo, dinner, breweries, and calling friends and family with the happy news.<br></p>

Tara & Shawn

Tara & Shawn

Travel

Residence Inn by Marriot

Courtyard Los Angeles LAX/El Segundo

Embassy Suites Los Angeles