After getting engaged in February, the couple began discussing the idea of having a small and private ceremony leading into an elegant party in order to avoid the stress of the more formal wedding rituals — and when the coronavirus pandemic hit, the decision became clear.

"It felt like fate," she says. "It was just me and Struthers. We didn't invite any family — we wanted the day to be completely about us and our love for each other. It was so incredible."