Steven Krueger and Candice King’s family-first elopement reshapes a Nashville wedding plan
steven krueger and Candice King turned a planned big Nashville wedding into a smaller celebration after learning they were expecting a baby boy. The couple chose a February 28, 2025, elopement-style weekend in Nashville with only their immediate families, keeping the focus on a private moment instead of the original larger event.
A sudden change in plans
The shift in plans came after the pair had initially been preparing for a bigger wedding with friends and family in the fall of 2026. Once the pregnancy news arrived, the couple decided to move forward with a more intimate gathering and save the larger celebration for later.
Steven Krueger explained that the new direction reflected how the couple had already been handling major life changes together. He said the couple had a pattern of adjusting plans when circumstances changed, and this wedding was another example of that approach. The February 28, 2025, event in Nashville was sent to a narrow guest list made up of immediate family members only.
What the couple kept at the center
Once the celebration became a smaller event, the planning narrowed quickly to what the groom described as the essential trio: photos, flowers, and food. Candice King selected The Chapel at High Point Farm for the ceremony, while Amelia’s Flower Truck was chosen for the floral arrangements.
For the reception, the couple booked Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse, a place they had already used for memorable family meals. That choice underscored the family-first tone of the day and matched the scale of the wedding they wanted.
Krueger said the couple was ecstatic with how the plan came together. The wedding stayed centered on a few specific choices that made the day feel personal without becoming complicated.
How steven krueger and Candice King arrived here
King and Krueger did not meet on set even though they worked in the same TV franchise. Their first real conversation came at a cast reunion dinner in 2023, after years of nearly crossing paths while living and working in Atlanta.
From there, the relationship moved quickly. The pair spent the next six months visiting one another every few weeks before King persuaded Krueger to move to Nashville. He later described that move as hard to resist, thanks to the promise of music and fall leaves.
What comes next
The couple’s bigger celebration is still expected sometime next year, but the immediate focus is on the small Nashville weekend and the new chapter surrounding their growing family. The timing of the shift made the event feel less like a formal reset and more like a deliberate choice to keep the moment close.
For steven krueger and King, the wedding became part of a story already shaped by unexpected turns, from the first reunion dinner to the move to Nashville and the change in ceremony plans. The next development now appears to be the larger celebration they have set aside for later, after this intimate beginning.
