“Living Single” Kim Coles ties the knot in a sweet, intimate ceremony in the Dominican Republic. Coles first met her husband, Reggie McKiver, when he was assigned to be her security escort at a natural hair expo. Sparks flew when Mckiver (who also owns a health food store) took her hand to read her energy and ended up holding it “a little big longer than he should have,” Coles tells PEOPLE.
“[My heart] was open just enough for Reggie to come though and I’m so glad he did,” Coles continued. “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.”
After a long-distance courtship, the former SWAT cop surprised Coles when he popped the question (without a ring) at an Olive Garden. “I didn’t have a stitch of makeup on!” Coles says, while Mckiver jokes, “I was just going to ask for the eggplant parmesan!”. However, Coles didn’t remain without a sparkler for long. Her beau searched long and hard for his mother’s long-missing engagement ring, which he located at his sister’s house.
The duo wed in the presence of close friends, family and even a few uninvited guests. “Me with my big mouth announced I was getting married [at a comedy show a week prior]! People asked where and I was like, you can’t 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 reveals.
If you ask us, it sounds like Coles had a lot of love and support on her big day… even if it was from a few randoms who wandered in…
Coles made her own announcement via Instagram: “On Wednesday 6/17/2015, two best friends got married! We will have official pictures soon, but take this as our own announcement that “We’s Married Now!” We would like to send our love and thanks to those in attendance and REMIND you to keep everything hush-hush until we say so! Please respect our privacy, photos & announcements until further notice! #happykimandreggie”
Congrats to Coles and her man!
