Republican South Carolina Senator Tim Scott, 58, is finally off the market.
The longtime single senator wed his interior designer fiancée Mindy Noce, 47, on Saturday during a fabulous Charleston bash.
Their wedding comes months after critics said they only got engaged in January just before the New Hampshire primary because he was gunning for Donald Trump‘s vice president slot at the time.
Scott dropped out of the presidential race last year before the Iowa caucuses and has been a strong ally of the MAGA movement.
But despite the adversity, the Scott and his blushing bride, the mother-of-three, made it official Saturday in a Charleston bash featuring local small businesses and filled with family and friends who danced the night away.
A source told DailyMail.com that the loved up pair were married by Pastor Greg Surratt in Mt. Pleasant at their home chapel at Seacoast Church.
The longtime single senator wed his interior designer fiancée Mindy Noce, 47, on Saturday during a fabulous Charleston bash
The pair were married by Pastor Greg Surratt in Mt. Pleasant at their 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 started off their marriage by dancing to Swayin’ to the Music (Slow Dancing) by Johnny Rivers in front of a crowd full of political stars, 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 Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy and former Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., and former Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam rounded out the crowd.
Noce recently opened up about her ‘heaven-sent’ love story with the Republican senator and how she deals with the critics.
Noce, a Charleston-area designer, has three grown children with her ex-husband. Scott has never been married and is thrilled about becoming a stepfather.
The wedding bash featured local small businesses and filled with family and friends who danced the night away
A source told DailyMail.com that the loved up pair were married by Pastor Greg Surratt in Mt. Pleasant at their home chapel at Seacoast Church
During a Fox News interview in June, Noce revealed how mutual friends tried to set them up on a pickleball date, before they went on a Bible study together.
She thought their bond was ‘heaven sent.’
Fox News host Ainsley Earhardt then asked Noce how she knew Scott was ‘the one.’
‘God shows you the path,’ Noce responded.
She added that she ignores critics who say they got married because he was a presidential nominee and are ‘upset he is a black man.’
Fox & Friends host Ainsley Earhardt questioned the couple about the criticism they’ve received – particularly from ABC’s The View, who suggested the senator only got engaged to be in the running for vice president.
‘They are ridiculous period. It is not just comments about me, they get paid to tear people down,’ Scott replied.
He added he ‘goes into prayer’ when the negativity about their relationship surfaces.
Scott said that he had been ‘praying for years’ to find a wife. And he knew she was the one from their first conversation.
‘She laughs and understands love of country and love [of] the Lord,’ he explained. She’s ‘attractive, family, devoted to the country. It’s a pretty good deal.’
The pair 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 bash on Saturday evening
Senator Tim Scott with Mindy Noce in a photo posted to Scott’s Facebook profile on February 15, 2024 with the caption ‘My forever Valentine’
They took a stroll 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 get the ring.’
‘I went to my knee, I felt this wave of emotion hit me like a ton of bricks. I really want to spend the rest of my life with this woman. And what a blessing,’ Scott gushed.
‘I’m a good listener, I pride myself on that. I’ll pray and do a lot of prayer, being a prayer warrior for him, supporting him, being a listener and loving on him is my role.
‘He is devoted to his lord and savior, to his family. He is devoted to his friends and his country.’
Scott and Noce are set to get married on August 3 at the Seacrest Church in Charleston.
The GOP senator recently gushed about becoming a stepfather once the pair weds.
Scott, 58, proposed to Noce, 47, in January just before the New Hampshire primary. The pair is getting married on August 3 in Charleston, South Carolina
VP-hopeful Tim Scott will become a stepfather on August third when he weds Mindy Noce, an interior designer and mother of three
He had been notoriously quiet about his love life before meeting Noce, and even admitted he was a virgin for years.
Scott and Noce are set to get married on August 3 at the Seacrest Church in Charleston
He had been notoriously quiet about his love life before meeting Noce, and even admitted 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 his debate lectern and briefly held her hand in a touching moment after a tense night in the GOP primary.
At the time, Sen. Scott’s team confirmed to DailyMail.com that the pair had been dating for ‘several months’ after eagled-eyed views spotted Noce smiling for the cameras.
