This boyreallylikes his girl!
After meeting nearly six years ago,The Bold Typestar Katie Stevens said “I do” to Boys Like Girls guitarist and music producer Paul DiGiovanni on Saturday in front of 250 loved ones just outside of Nashville, PEOPLE confirms exclusively.
“Our first date was five-and-a-half years ago. After dating for a couple months, I knew [he was going to be] my husband,” the 26-year-old actress — who wore a form-fitting, long-sleevedFlora gownandL’Dezen jewelsfor her walk down the aisle — told PEOPLE ahead of her big day. “From the second that I met him up until now, he’s made me feel special and more than enough every single day.”
During the couple’s first look before their ceremony, Stevens had a touching surprise for DiGiovanni, 31, hidden inside his custom-madeBJ Gray of Grayscalesuit.
“Paul’s mom passed away when he was 15, so I just wanted him to feel like she was with us,” says Stevens. “His aunt gave me a piece of his mom’s wedding dress, and I had it sewn into Paul’s jacket on the inside and covered with a patch.”
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Paul DiGiovanni and Katie Stevens.Victoria Bonvicini
“Music is important to both of us. It’s what I do for a living, and Katie does a lot of it too, so that was a big thing for the wedding,” says DiGiovanni. “We took a lot of time picking out all the songs.”
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“Katie had a list of demands to Martin about how many songs,” jokes DiGiovanni, who shared his first dance with Stevens to Ben Rector’s “I Will Always Be Yours.” “He said, ‘I’m not going to do your full setlist! We have to pick a couple curated songs.'”
At the end of the night, the fun-loving couple will head to an afterparty to continue the celebrations with their loved ones.
Stevens says: “I’m going to be that bride at the bar in my wedding dress not really caring about anybody who’s looking at me!”
source: people.com
