Monica McKinney of Sherwood and David Bearden of Scott are engaged to be married Oct. 13 at Central Baptist Church in North Little Rock. Their photos by Canon Bey Reed of Miss Bey Photography are great, but wait until you read their proposal story!
“David and I first met at an ‘NSYNC concert back in 1999. Who knew 13 years later we would be planning our wedding together?
“David proposed to me on Christmas Eve night 2011. We were just getting home from a very long day of family Christmases when David pulled into the driveway and then came to a sudden stop. With our tired little boy in his car seat in the backseat, I was confused on why he wasn’t hurrying to get him into his bed. He looked at me and told me he had a surprise for me in the garage. My first thought — ‘new car?’ As he proceeded to hand me the garage door opener, he told me how much he loved me and how he wanted to spend the rest of his life with me. He told me to open the garage door. Once it was all the way open, I saw a huge wrapped box sitting in the middle of the garage. He flipped the car lights off and ‘MARRY ME’ popped up in Christmas lights. I turned to him and said ‘YES, YES’ and then he placed my beautiful engagement ring on my left hand. Little did I know, hiding in the neighbor’s bushes sat our family! It was so romantic!”