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Ty Penningtonis feeling the love!
“A story of two people who had a mutual crush but didn’t know it….” Pennington captioned the post.
The famous carpenter overlaid each photo in the then-and-now tribute with a year significant to their relationship. Starting with 2022, he posted a black and white gif of the newlyweds, smiling at the Soho Beach House in Miami.
Next up in the 2021 picture, he included a photo of the two on theirwedding dayin November. They posed in front of a vintage white car, while his social media manager wife held a modest white bouquet upside down.
In the 2020 photo, Merrell has her arms around Pennington in an affectionate selfie.
TheRock the Blockhost captioned the last image in the slide “2010 (just friends).” It showcases a photo of Pennington in the front of a convertible and Merrell in the back, smiling in the forefront of a picturesque waterfront backdrop.
“I have admired Kellee from afar for years. She’s a beautiful person inside and out,” Penningtontold PEOPLE exclusivelyafter the engagement. “Luckily our paths finally crossed at the right time. It’s one of those things where you just feel happy being around a person. I never thought I would get married, but she changed that. Glad I waited for the one.”
A rep for Pennington at the time told PEOPLE that the star proposed to Merrell over morning coffee outside his home in Palm Coast, Florida.
In trueExtreme Makeover: Home Editionfashion, Pennington and Merrell wed at their 19-century Savannah home, which was still mid-renovation. The ceremony was very intimate — only eight guests attended.
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“Does this ring make me look married? Ha #newhardware,” he captioned the post. “God it’s good to be back Miami! Missed my favorite Cuban restaurant, Puerto Sagua! Been coming here for 30 years 😱.”
source: people.com
