Indiana Touchette and Alexandra Kay.Photo: Curt Simshauser Photo/Cinema Studios
Viral sensationAlexandra Kayhas married her longtime love Indiana Touchette.
After meeting through friends over a decade ago, the 30-year-old singer married Touchette, 29, in an intimate ceremony atA Pocket Full of Sunshinein Mt. Vernon, Illinois on Saturday, Sept. 25 — capturing the “unique” wedding at dusk that they desired. Kay tells PEOPLE that the ceremony was “everything we could have ever hoped for,” as she raved about her husband.
“I have never met anyone like Indiana before. He is truly something special. When my music career started to take off and we had to spend so much time apart, it was a true test of our relationship,” says Kay of her now-husband, who works as a union laborer. “In these times I realize how loyal, trusting and dedicated Indiana is to our relationship and I knew he was the one.”
Alexandra Kay and Indiana Touchette.Curt Simshauser Photo/Cinema Studios
The wedding party.Curt Simshauser Photo/Cinema Studios
Indiana Touchette and Alexandra Kay.Curt Simshauser Photo/Cinema Studios
Kay’s wedding in the woods was filled with florals fromRenee’s Bokays, featuring a photo booth and yard games. Despite the “beautiful” scenery, the couple says their favorite moments were seeing each other for the first time and hearing each other’s vows, which they wrote themselves.
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The wedding setting.Curt Simshauser Photo/Cinema Studios
The pair also touched on sentimentality, incorporating members of their family and honoring those who couldn’t be there. They also created a candle-lit area in memoriam of their loved ones who have died, including Kay’s grandmother, whom she specifically honored while walking down the aisle.
Alexandra Kay’s grandmother’s watch.Curt Simshauser Photo/Cinema Studios
Alexandra Kay with her mom.Curt Simshauser Photo/Cinema Studios
Alexandra Kay.Curt Simshauser Photo/Cinema Studios
Though the couple celebrated their marriage this past weekend, they’ve been together for over nine years. Kay explains that they’ve been able to keep their relationship strong over the years through constant communication, whether it’s text messages or FaceTime. However, she says there’s never an issue if they go a while without speaking.
“We know if one isn’t answering there is a reason and we will talk when we can,” she adds. “Indy says, ‘Don’t ever be jealous or envious.’ You need to trust your partner and believe in each other.”
Kay — who’scurrently featuredon CMT’sViral to Verified— continues, “We have been together for nine years already and have been through so many incredible and challenging times. Marriage is a celebration of making it through it all and we can’t wait to see what the next 50 years will bring!”
However, the newlyweds are planning an “official honeymoon” in Santorini, Greece next year.
source: people.com
