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Miss Maine USA Juliana Morehouse is Married! Inside the Pageant Star's Charleston Wedding: See the Photos
Morehouse and her partner Taylor Reed Locklear tied the knot on April 29: "Becoming husband and wife has been one of the most mystical, impactful experiences of our lives," Morehouse tells PEOPLE
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Miss Maine USA Juliana Morehouse is married!
The pageant contestant, 23, who is pursuing her master's degree in theology, wed her long-time partner Taylor Reed Locklear in a "romantic" ceremony in Charleston, South Carolina on April 29.
The couple exchanged vows in front of 350 family and friends at the historic St. Philip's Church, where they also got engaged a year earlier.
"My favorite moment on our wedding day was when I walked down the aisle. For me, time stopped," Morehouse tells PEOPLE exclusively.
"As I draped the blusher of my veil over my face, I held onto my dad's arm. The doors to our church sanctuary opened, and Highland Cathedral began to play. While the bagpipes and the trumpet echoed throughout the church, the moment felt very regal."
The pair's love story began when Morehouse was a high school senior and Locklear had just graduated from the Citadel Military College of South Carolina. They ran into each other at Morehouse's family's annual Christmas party.
The next day Locklear asked Morehouse out to dinner, and the rest was history. "Since that first dinner, Taylor has always been a constant in my life," she says. "He never lets a day go by without telling me he loves me, and that is a gift I will never take for granted."
The pageant star walked down the aisle on the arm of her father in a custom lace gown featuring a ruffled skirt created by Israeli designer Pnina Tornai, whose designs have been featured on Sex and the City and Say Yes to the Dress. Morehouse carried a bouquet of pink and white flowers and her stunning veil featured a long train that trailed behind her… READ MORE