Wedding Date
Oct 5, 2013
Our Love Story
We met at the Airport we both worked at (XNA) I was a supervisor at the time and Bernie transferred here from the Grand Rapids MI airport (Thank goodness they laid him off so he would move to AR and meet me) :) I thought he was cute right away and a very nice quiet guy. I was one of the first to jump at the chance to show him around AR so we started hanging out as friends and friends turned into love after being friends for some time. He then asked me to be his girlfriend Aug 27, 2010.
The Proposal
It was one rainy day (Sep 15, 2012) sitting on the couch, Bernie says hey Terra ive been wanting to check out this State park in Oklahoma called Natural Falls State Park we should go today and check it out and i said ok in the rain? He said well yes it will be pretty they have a waterfall and hiking trails. So i said ok lets do it hiking in the rain. :) So we get there it poured on us the whole drive once we pulled in the parking lot the rain completely stopped so we started to hike all these trails it was very pretty out there. We then got to a 70 foot big waterfall called Dripping Springs it was gorgeous! I started taking pictures of the waterfall and Bernie had dropped the ring and was running after it (I found out later) Thank goodness it didnt fall in the crevices in the wood! He then made a little speech and got on one knee and asked me to marry him, i was so surprised that i just began to cry and he asked again to which i said fast and loudly YES! He was shaking so bad he couldnt put the ring on my finger he just said here and handed me the ring and i put it on. And we were so excited!!! We then started calling all the family! We went straight to Popo's (My grandpa; my moms dad) and he got to be the first one to see the ring on my finger!
Wedding Location
Zion Reformed Church in Grandville MI
Bride's Hometown or City of Residence
Gentry AR
Groom's Hometown or City of Residence
Hometown Grandville MI City of Residence Gentry AR
Bride's Parents and City of Residence
Terrie and Leland Chavez of Gentry AR Ernie and Sandy Ocheltree of Rogers AR
Bride's Grandparents and City of Residence
Don and Ruth Hawkins of Gentry AR And the late Dorothy Hawkins (Deceased) And Ken and Dorothy Ocheltree of Rogers AR
Bride's Employment and Education
Gentry High School Class of 2003 Now employed at Delta Airlines since 2003
Groom's Parents and City of Residence
Bernard and Pattie Grooters of Grandville MI
Groom's Grandparents and City of Residence
Bernard and Betty Grooters Of Jenison MI Ron and Ina Bazan of Caledonia MI
Groom's Employment and Education
Calvin Christian High School in Grandville MI Class of 2006 Now employed at Cryovac Sealed Air in Rogers AR
Engagement Info September 15, 2012 Siloam Springs AR Wedding Info October 5, 2013 Zion Reformed Church Grandville MI Grandville MI About Terra Gentry AR Hometown Gentry AR Residence Delta Airlines Occupation About Bernard Grandville MI Hometown Gentry AR Residence Cryovac Sealed Air Occupation Terra's Parents Terrie and Leland Chavez and Ernie and Sandy Ocheltree Bernard 's Parents Bernard and Pattie Grooters Jeweler David Tutera