TikTok Stars Mariah Covarrubias and Bill Ritter’s Wedding on Feb. 23 at The Club at The Strand in Naples, Florida.Photo:Lindsey White Photography
Lindsey White Photography
TikTokstars Mariah Covarrubias and Bill Ritter are married!
“Our wedding was a fairy tale and a dream come true. I’ve been picturing this since I was little,” Covarrubias, 25, tells PEOPLE.
TikTok Stars Mariah Covarrubias and Bill Ritter’s Wedding on Feb. 23 at The Club at The Strand in Naples, Florida.Lindsey White Photography
They chose their Florida venue — a private country club featuring three golf courses — because they wanted “something that represented us.”
“Very bright, palm trees, water and everything that Florida offers,” Ritter, 23, notes. “Even though it was a destination wedding, we are very thankful that most of our family and friends could be a part of it with us.”
“We just wanted to be able to share our love with everyone we love,” Covarrubias adds.
“I felt like a princess,” Covarrubias says of her bridal look. “I just knew instantly when I put it on that it wasthedress.”
She walked down the aisle to Haley Reinhart’s “Can’t Help Falling in Love.”
The reception kicked off with a cocktail hour, where guests mingled to the sounds of a live saxophone player.
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The couple chose a three-tier vanilla and chocolate wedding cake topped with fresh strawberries and cream cheese icing. The dessert offering also included a gelato bar and a cotton candy bar.
Once the dancing got underway, Covarrubias and Ritter performed their first dance as husband and wife toDan + Shay’s “From the Ground Up.”
The couple, who met while working at a grocery store, got engaged on the beach in Hawaii in January 2023. They shared plenty of photo and video highlights of the proposal across their social media pages at the time, calling it “the best day of our life.”
On Instagram, alongside avideoof Ritter getting down on bended knee in the sand, they wrote, “7 billion people in the world and I’ll forever chose you 🌹.” They also shared avideoon TikTok of Covarrubias showing off her diamond engagement ring with the caption, “It’s cuffing season. Can’t believe we’re engaged.”
Now that they’re married, the pair is looking forward to a new chapter full of adventures together as husband and wife. “I’m excited to have a partner for life and someone to share all my exciting accomplishments with. To also start a family. I can’t wait to build such an amazing life together,” shares Covarrubias, who says she loves that Ritter has “the biggest heart and loves hard.”
He admires the very same qualities in her. “We’re best friends,” he adds. “We work together and travel the world together and, because of that, I’m so thankful.”
source: people.com
