Weddings can really bring family and friends together and during the process of planning one, so much excitement is felt throughout that many can hardly wait for the big day to come. General Hospital’s Kate Mansi (Kristina) recently tied the knot with producer Matt McInnis — and boy, did they have a major surprise in store for their guests.
It all started with the big date… Last month, Mansi posted a series of black and white pics with McInnis and stated, “Is it July yet? Can’t wait to marry you.”
Given the couple got engaged on July 3, 2024, her family and friends didn’t think otherwise and planned to attend their wedding this coming July. However, People got the exclusive scoop on what really went down when everyone showed up for what they thought had been an engagement party for the couple. When their 115 guests arrived at the Rebird restaurant in Los Angeles on May 31, they were stunned to learn that the couple was not getting married in July, as they had teased, but that they were about to witness their nuptials right then and there.
“Our biggest goal — and hurdle — was to maintain the surprise,” Mansi told the magazine. “We wanted that eruption of joy, that moment where love just takes over the room.”
And that it did.
In thinking back to falling for McInnis, Mansi recalled watching how he treated people around him at work — everyone received the same “warmth, respect and infectious energy he’s known for.” She went on to express how she once told him during a quiet moment to “buckle up, this is gonna go fast.” Of his bride, McInnis shared just how much she “inspires” him and how she “makes everyone around her better by nurturing qualities in them which even they may not see at first.” Not to mention, how she loves with her “whole heart.”
