Kelsey and Tyler West.Photo:@abbewhite.photography
@abbewhite.photography
“It was meant to be,” his now-wife, Kelsey West, 22, of Clearfield, Utah, tells PEOPLE. “Tyler and I were very shocked and surprised. I’m grateful that I had both of my moms in the room with me at the time that I was born.”
Tyler West and Kelsey Poll met when she was working as a bank teller inside a grocery store in August 2021. They were both students at Weber State University. When he deposited a check, they chatted, he finished grocery shopping, then came back and asked for her number.
“He is just the sweetest guy ever,” she says.
On Super Bowl Sunday this year, Tyler surprised Kelsey with a sunset beach proposal in Puerto Vallarta.
“I was excited to have my best friend around at all times,” Tyler tells PEOPLE.
Tyler West proposing to his now-wife Kelsey in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.Courtesy of Kelsey West
Courtesy of Kelsey West
Shortly after they got engaged, they went to dinner with both of their parents. Tyler’s mom, Mary Ann West, thought Kelsey’s mom, Stacy Poll, looked familiar.
“I’m like, ‘Where do I know her from?’” Mary Ann tells PEOPLE. She wondered if she met her performing at the community theater, the gym or at work — she’s a registered nurse atLakeview Hospitalin Bountiful, Utah. “I couldn’t quite put my finger on it,” says Mary Ann, 49.
Tyler West’s mother helped deliver his wife Kelsey (left) in 2001.Stacy Poll
Stacy Poll
“My heart dropped with excitement,” Stacy Poll, 47, tells PEOPLE. “It made so much sense.”
“She calmed my soul,” Stacy says.
Kelsey Poll West’s birth.Stacy Poll
Stacy texted Mary Ann, saying that she knew where she knew her from.
“I completely remembered that delivery — even though I’ve delivered thousands of babies over almost 30 years — but I remember her delivery,” says Mary Ann. “That was really special. It just made me love Kelsey and Stacy even more, and [I’m] just thrilled to have them part of our family.”
The couple wed on May 25. Kelsey’s connection to Tyler’s mother has deepened. “She really is another mom,” Kelsey says.
The two moms live about 10 minutes apart and are constantly talking and texting. “They’re besties now,” Tyler says. “The two of them are doing things without us.”
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The moms are planning hikes, date nights and adventures.
“If we weren’t sisters in life, this definitely brought us closer — we’ll be moms,” Stacy says. “She should have been my sister, but instead we were blessed to be mothers together.”
They envision years of sharing grandchildren and spending special occasions together.
“Seeing the video of me holding sweet little Kelsey and handing her to Stacy — it just brings it full circle,” Mary Ann says. “This whole family, we were meant to be.”
source: people.com
