South Carolina Republican Sen. Tim Scott, 58, has finally exited the market.
The long-single senator married his fiancée, interior designer Mindy Noce, 47, on Saturday during a fabulous party in Charleston.
Their wedding comes months after critics said they only got engaged in January, just before the New Hampshire primary, because he was seeking to serve as Donald Trump’s vice president at the time.
Scott dropped out of the presidential race last year before the Iowa primary and has been a strong ally of the MAGA movement.
But despite the adversity, Scott and his blushing bride, a mother of three, made it official Saturday at a party in Charleston that featured local small businesses and was packed with family and friends who danced the night away.
A source told DailyMail.com that the loved-up couple tied the knot with pastor Greg Surratt in Mt. Pleasant at his home chapel at Seacoast Church.
The long-single senator married his fiancée, interior designer Mindy Noce, 47, on Saturday during a fabulous party in Charleston.
The couple was married by Pastor Greg Surratt in Mt. Pleasant at his home chapel at Seacoast Church.
The wedding party included Scott’s brother Ben and Mindy’s best friend Joni, and the reception featured local Charleston small businesses Creech’s Florist, Rian Fuller Photography, and local cuisine from Hall’s Chophouse.
The newlyweds kicked off their marriage by dancing to Johnny Rivers’ Swayin’ to the Music (Slow Dancing) in front of a star-studded crowd of politicians, DailyMail.com can reveal.
Sens. John Thune, R-S.D., Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., James Lankford, R-Okla., and John Barrasso, R-Wyo., along with former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and former Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., and former Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam rounded out the crowd.
Noce recently spoke about her “heaven-sent” love story with the Republican senator and how she deals with critics.
Scott proposed to Noce, an interior designer and mother of three, in January, just before the New Hampshire primary.
Noce, a designer from the Charleston area, has three adult children with her ex-husband. Scott has never been married and is thrilled to become a stepfather.
The wedding party featured local small businesses and was packed with family and friends who danced the night away.
A source told DailyMail.com that the loving couple tied the knot with pastor Greg Surratt in Mt. Pleasant at his home chapel at Seacoast Church.
During an interview with Fox News in June, Noce revealed how mutual friends tried to set them up on a date to play pickleball, before going to Bible study together.
She thought their bond was “heaven sent.”
Fox News host Ainsley Earhardt then asked Noce how he knew Scott was “the one.”
“God shows you the way,” Noce replied.
She added that she ignores critics who say they got married because he was a presidential candidate and are “upset because he’s a black man.”
Fox & Friends host Ainsley Earhardt grilled the couple about the criticism they’ve received, particularly from ABC’s The View, which suggested the senator only got engaged to be a vice presidential candidate.
“They’re ridiculous, period. They’re not just comments about me, they’re paid to put people down,” Scott responded.
She added that she “goes into prayer” when negativity about her relationship arises.
Scott said he had been “praying for years” to find a wife and knew she was the one from their first conversation.
“She laughs and understands the love of the country and the Lord,” he explained. “She is attractive, family-oriented, dedicated to the country. It’s good business.”
The couple went on to detail the romantic nature of Scott’s proposal on “one of the coldest days in January.”
Hall’s Chophouse provided the food for the wedding party on Saturday night.
Senator Tim Scott with Mindy Noce in a photo posted to Scott’s Facebook profile on February 15, 2024 with the caption ‘My Valentine Forever’
They took a walk along the beach, admiring the beautiful sunset when Scott asked Noce to take off her gloves.
“I said no,” Noce replied… “until I saw him receive the ring.”
“I got down on one knee and felt a surge of emotions hit me like a ton of bricks. I really want to spend the rest of my life with this woman. What a blessing!” Scott enthused.
‘I’m a good listener, I take pride in that. I will pray and do a lot of prayers, being a prayer warrior for him, supporting him, listening to him and loving him is my role.
“He is devoted to his lord and savior, to his family. He is devoted to his friends and to his country.”
Scott and Noce will be married on August 3 at Seacrest Church in Charleston.
The Republican senator recently gushed about becoming a stepfather once the couple ties the knot.
Scott, 58, proposed to Noce, 47, in January, just before the New Hampshire primary. The couple will marry on August 3 in Charleston, South Carolina.
Vice presidential candidate Tim Scott will become a stepfather on Aug. 3 when he marries Mindy Noce, an interior designer and mother of three.
He had been notoriously secretive about his love life before meeting Noce, even admitting that he was a virgin for years.
Scott and Noce will be married on August 3 at Seacrest Church in Charleston.
He had been notoriously secretive about his love life before meeting Noce, even admitting that he was a virgin for years.
Scott ended months of speculation about his love life by bringing his girlfriend on stage after the Republican presidential debate in Miami last November.
He posed for photos with the mother of three behind her debate lectern and briefly held her hand in an emotional moment after a tense night in the Republican Party primaries.
At the time, Senator Scott’s team confirmed to DailyMail.com that the couple had been dating for “several months” after some keen observers spotted Noce smiling for the cameras.