Comedian and actress Kim Coles has tied the knot.
The former Living Single star married boyfriend Reggie Mckiver recently in the Dominican Republic.
“[My heart] was open just enough for Reggie to come though and I’m so glad he did,” Coles told PEOPLE. “I’m 53 and Reggie is 41 but I’m not a cougar. I can’t run that fast. I’m a meerkat or a prairie dog. It’s about the right energy. It wasn’t like I was trolling for younger men. It’s about energy. We’re ageless. Just two people on the same plane.”
Although they were planning on just a small group of friends and family, Coles accidentally invited a few more along when she mentioned during a tour that she would be getting married that week.
“Me with my big mouth announced I was getting married!” Coles said. “People asked where and I was like, you cant come, it’s a private wedding. We had to move the wedding from one beach to a whole other beach, but all the people from the tour showed up — 45 people in their bathing suits and towels — but they were very respectful,” Coles said.
The wedding was true to Coles’ low-key image, including the dress. “It was light and breezy and perfect for the beach. It was something I couldzhuzz up … that wasn’t over the top,” she said. “I knew I was going to be carrying it thousands of miles away, and I knew I didn’t want to carry it in a separate garment bag. I folded that dress and put it in my suitcase and then just hung it up and in the humidity it steamed itself!”
But in August, they’re planning on a second, much bigger celebration. “It couldn’t be any better,” she said. “Now we’ll have bridesmaids and groomsmen. It’ll be a whole other thing. We got to have our own private thing and now we get to have the big extravaganza.”
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