Christian Paul knew he wished to attend till he was a married man to kiss his love Tai Reeder for the primary time — however his future spouse had different plans.

“Tai was fairly uncomfortable with the concept we might have our first kiss in entrance of 200 individuals, so to honor her desire, I made a decision I would go in for our first kiss throughout certainly one of our weekly ‘thriller date nights’ the Thursday earlier than our wedding ceremony,” explains the newlywed, 23, to PEOPLE.

“We have been beneath a bridge rehearsing our first dance to ‘Let’s Keep Collectively’ by Al Inexperienced. It was such a candy second!”

And with the primary kiss out of the way in which, the pop-turned-Christian artist married Reeder in an open discipline on Saturday, June 10 simply exterior of Jacksonville, Florida, in entrance of shut household and associates and the couple’s pastor Justin McKitterick.

“It was of utmost significance to us that the gospel of Jesus Christ was offered and defined at our wedding ceremony ceremony,” says Paul of the sacred ceremony, which included the singing of one of many couple’s favourite hymns, “My Price Is Not in What I Personal.”

“Our marriage isn’t about us, however moderately in regards to the gospel being placed on show by our efforts to honor God in our blossoming romance.”

In fact, very similar to life itself, the marriage itself took an surprising flip when Paul discovered that he would have the prospect to play Nashville’s CMA Fest the morning after the marriage. Subsequently, the couple made the choice to maneuver the ceremony from the afternoon to the morning.

“We moved our wedding ceremony to 9:30 a.m. so we might catch a night flight out to Nashville,” laughs Paul, an Alabama native who met his now-wife on social media after discovering a video of Reeder singing a worship music.

“Tai was adamant that it could be a enjoyable journey and a candy technique to begin our marriage – and as is commonly true, she was proper.”

As soon as the ceremony was completed and Reeder had her dazzling wedding ceremony ring from Pickett Brothers Jewelers on her finger, visitors have been invited right into a fantastically adorned barn to partake in a lightweight lunch meal consisting of a number of the couple’s favorites, together with rooster salad on croissants, fruit skewers and salad.

And whereas the couple didn’t write their very own vows for the precise ceremony, Paul did write a particular tune referred to as “Tai’s Tune (I Do)” crammed with vows that he sang to her on the reception.

“The refrain says this ‘I’ll love you with all my life, joyfully sacrifice by grace and charm alone, our home will develop into a house,'” recites Paul, who scored successful along with his 2019 music “When Love Do not Love You Again.”

And it is that dwelling that Paul and Reeder will now share in Nashville.

“He beloved the Lord greater than he beloved me, and that is how I knew he would love me the way in which I wanted and desired to be beloved,” Reeder, 23, who’s presently honeymooning together with her new husband on the shores of Lake Atitlan in Guatemala, tells PEOPLE. “And he is humorous!”

“It is laborious to pinpoint one factor I am most excited for in terms of our marriage. I am simply excited I get to develop outdated with my husband.”

Provides Paul, “Tai is a girl of matchless, God-given, exterior magnificence. She is completely gorgeous.”

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