After nearly six years together,Katie Stevens and Paul DiGiovannistill love surprising one another.
So on their wedding day atSaddle Woods Farmon Saturday, theBold Typeactress, 26, and her musician beau, 31, had plenty of special moments planned for each other.
The first came during the couple’s emotional first look. “Paul’s mom passed away when he was 15, so I just wanted him to feel like she was with us on that day,” Stevens told PEOPLE ahead of the wedding. “His aunt has her wedding dress, so she gave me a piece of it.”
Stevens worked withBJ Gray of Grayscaleover the last few months to incorporate a piece of the dress into DiGiovanni’s suit. Covered with a patch, the touching memento remained a secret until the big day.
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“It was incredible,” says DiGiovanni about the gesture. “During our first look, Katie took out a pair of scissors and pulled a piece of thread on a patch to reveal it to me.”
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“The most emotional part and favorite for me was walking down the aisle towards Paul. My dad is my best friend, so that was already emotional, but then I was walking between a sea of people who were all beaming with love, happiness and pride for us,” says Stevens. “At the end of it all, I got to be with Paul!”
Adds DiGiovanni: “Seeing Katie walk through the doors with her dad was the most emotional part of the day. She looked like an angel.”
Celebrating their new union with 250 of their closest family and friends, the couple also surprised their guests — includingSarah Hyland and Wells Adams, Dan + Shay, Stevens’ entireBold Typecast and more — with a Boys Like Girls reunion.
“Katie had a list of demands about how many songs,” joked DiGiovanni before the wedding. Added Stevens, who first saw DiGiovanni perform with his band long before they dated: “He was going to play another song, and I was like ‘Youhaveto play ‘The Great Escape!'”
And after more than five years together, “I’m just so excited to call him my husband,” adds Stevens, who changed into aGalia Lahavgown later in the night. “Being husband and wife means we’re always going to be there to love, support and protect each other. I’m so grateful to have Paul to do that with!”
source: people.com
