Love Story: Forever My Love
Wardell & Tara Eaddy
Shanna: You guys have a really unique story!
Wardell: We do! Tara and I dated 16 years before we got married but separated due to
circumstances at that time. We remained friends and even dated and married other people. When we got back together in mid- November of 2012, we went on our first date. I then introduced her to my children. I took her to the movies then to dinner at Bonefish Grille. I took Tara there years ago for her birthday. We had a great time back then, so I took her back there to rekindle our relationship.
Tara: We have a blended family. After we
split from dating, we both had children. Together we have 5 beautiful children.
Shanna: How sweet! And after 16 years, you
guys got back together. When did you guys know that you would be husband and wife. Wardell: I knew that we were going to be together when I met her. I always knew. We dated 1 month after I took her out to Bonefish Grille to rekindle before I gave her a promise friendship ring. By December, she proposed to me.
Shanna: How did Tara propose to you?
Wardell: We were watching a movie on Lifetime.
Tara:( laughing) I was wearing the promise ring of course. I took the ring off and asked him to marry me.
Wardell: Ok this is how it happened.
Tara:( laughing)
Wardell: We were sitting watching a Lifetime movie and the lady in the movie, I don ' t even
know what movie it was, but the woman proposed to the guy in the movie. That ' s when Tara turned and asked me to marry her. I thought she was joking!!! She was like,‘ Well I ' m not getting any younger. I am not losing you again’. So went ahead and got a house. I gave her an ultimatum. I told her that we will live together for 6 months to see how it goes. In 6 months, if we are still together and happy like we are now, we get married. But if in 6 months, if our relationship is tumultuous, then we have an exit plan.
Tara: The deadline was June 1. As soon as June 1 came, I said to him, ' Today is June 1st!'.
We planned our wedding in 1 month. July 1st we were married!
Shanna: Alright! That is phenomenal! Tell me about the wedding!
Wardell: Well we had about 19 people at our wedding.
Tara: We invited only our kids and close friends and family.
Wardell: I also invited the stylists, Shalene and Marquetta from my salon, Nu Image.
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