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NBA Star Kevin Love and model Kate Bock married Saturday, June 25th, in a glamorous wedding at the New York City Public Library in front of their families and closest friends.
“We thought it was chic, timeless and elegant,” she shares with PEOPLE.
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For the ceremony, the bride stunned in a custom, “traditional and elegant” Ralph Lauren gown paired with Ralph Lauren shoes, jewelry and a matching cathedral-length veil. Bock’s glam team included makeup artist Lisa Aharon and hairstylist Adam Maclay.
The groom also dressed in custom Ralph Lauren.
“Kevin has a great sense of style and makes a tuxedo look so good,” Bock shares. “It was really fun picking out the fabrics and colors for his looks and choosing different details from references we had pulled. Seeing him do his fitting really made the day suddenly feel real!
The couple bucked tradition on their big day, arriving to their wedding venue together.
“Kevin and I didn’t feel it was important to keep things separate,” Bock tells PEOPLE. “We planned the wedding together, got ready together and rode over to the Library together.”
After their ceremony and reception, guests headed over to the after-party at the Bryant Park Hotel’s Célon Lounge.
In January 2021, Love — who plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers — and theSports IllustratedSwimsuit cover modelannounced their engagement on Instagramalongside romantic black-and-white photos from Love’s proposal.
“Well, this was the best birthday surprise I could have ever imagined. I couldn’t be happier to have been asked to be a Love. Heart bursting all day & night,” Bock wrote in her post at the time, sharing a close look at herdiamond engagement ring.
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In February, Bock told PEOPLE she and Love were in sync when it came to wedding planning.
“I’m very lucky that we’re both aligned with our style and aesthetic when it comes to home decor or weddings or style,” she shared. “Luckily there haven’t been too many disagreements on it. We’re really excited to bring our dream party that we can throw for all of our friends and family together. We both grew up in different states, and then different countries, and then lived in many different states kind of following our careers. We have people all over the world, so I think we’re just really excited to have all of our people in one place.”
Love shared a similar sentiment, telling PEOPLE in April that he and Bock “both feel like [throughout] this whole process, we’ve just been super excited to get married.”
“We always say, besides the ceremony and getting through that, it’s going to be about us. We want to make it about our life and all of our friends within that,” heshared. “So we’re going to kind of celebrate just all those relationships and getting those people together. That’s how it should be.”
The couple met in 2016 after a photoshoot in New York with the same photographer, who introduced them. In December 2020, Love and Bock welcomedArchitectural Digestinto their New York apartment.
In lieu of wedding gifts, the couple requested donations be made to theKevin Love Fund, which focuses on breaking the stigma around mental health.
source: people.com
