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2 days ago
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Katie Gaudreau Spots Double Rainbows Days Before Her Rescheduled Wedding After Brothers' Deaths
Katie Gaudreau, the sister of late hockey players Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau, spotted a serendipitous sign just days before her wedding. 'Full double rainbows right above our house,' Katie posted via her Instagram Story on Tuesday, July 8, sharing a photo of the occurrence. Katie's mother, Jane Gaudreau, also posted a picture of the rainbows on social media. 'I knew John and Matty would be watching over us this week! 🌈🌈,' Jane shared via her Instagram Story. 'Happy Wedding Week Katie & Devin! ❤️👰🏻❤️🤵🏻.' Katie Gaudreau Shows Off Save the Date — and Huge Engagement Ring — For Rescheduled Wedding Katie and her fiancé, Devin Joyce, are set to get married in Philadelphia on Friday, July 11. The couple was forced to reschedule their wedding last year after Johnny, 31, and Matthew, 29, were struck and killed by an alleged drunk driver while riding their bicycles in Oldmans Township, New Jersey, on August 29, the night before the original ceremony. Johnny, a former star for the NHL's Columbus Blue Jackets and Calgary Flames, and Matthew, who played collegiate hockey with his brother at Boston College, will still have their presences felt on Katie's big day. In September 2024, Katie revealed she had etched 'J+M' into her silver wedding band, which she showed off in exclusive engagement photos shared with Us Weekly in June. In the lead-up to walking down the aisle, Katie said she has been 'feeling every emotion imaginable' while working with her team to plan the wedding. 'Sadness, exhaustion, nervousness, guilt, stress, love, and happiness,' she shared via Instagram in May. 'For months they have been working so hard behind the scenes making sure everything is running smoothly and that my family and I don't have to worry about any of the big decisions.' Katie Gaudreau Says Brother Matthew's Son Tripp Looks 'More and More' Like Him Every Day Katie added, 'I am so incredibly lucky to have you all in my corner and helping me through this process. I can't wait for you to all see the incredible job they have done to help make this day special.' In March, Katie and Devin celebrated their ninth anniversary of dating, which Katie honored with a melancholic post via social media. 'I couldn't be more grateful to have you by my side,' she wrote. 'This past year has tested us in ways we never could have imagined, but our love has always come out stronger. You've shown up in ways that mean more than I can put into words, and I know I wouldn't have gotten through it without you.' Katie continued, 'Since high school I've been waiting for the day I get to call you my husband….even though I call you my husband now I can't wait for July 11th to officially be your wife. No matter what life throws our way, I'll always be up for singing off-key and dancing terribly with you — whether it's in a bar or our little kitchen — forever and more.'
Yahoo
2 days ago
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Katie Gaudreau Marries Fiance Devin Joyce Nearly 1 Year After Brothers Johnny and Matt's Deaths
Katie Gaudreau and her fiancé, Devin Joyce, are married. Gaudreau and Joyce tied the knot on Friday, July 11, according to Instagram photos. "The bride," Katie's sister-in-law Madeline Gaudreau wrote via her Instagram Story, sharing a pic of the bride's strapless lace gown. Katie's wedding took place nearly one year after her older brothers, Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau, were struck and killed in a fatal biking accident. They were 31 and 21, respectively. How the Gaudreau Family Reacted to the Birth of Late Johnny Gaudreau's Son Carter The ceremony was filled with emotional tributes to Johnny and Matt, starting with a family friend's outfit. Jamie Hill wore a pair of black socks embroidered with 'JG' and 'MG' letters, also carrying a picture of the late brothers in his lapel pocket. Katie and Joyce were initially due to get married in August 2024. The day before the planned ceremony, the late Columbus Blue Jackets hockey star and Matthew were hit by a car during a bike ride and killed on the scene. (Johnny and Matthew are survived by their parents, two sisters and their respective wives and children.) Katie and Joyce subsequently rescheduled their nuptials, planning to honor her brothers when they finally walked down the aisle. 'I am making the most special video for our wedding featuring the boys and their best dance moves and I found these amazing videos in Kristen's wedding video,' Katie wrote via Instagram in April, referring to her older sister. "I hope one day my future children have a bond exactly like us four. On the lookout for all videos anyone has of them busting it down on the dance floor, kitchen, country concerts, or them just being them. 🤍.' Katie and Joyce have been together for nine years, navigating ups and downs along the way. Meredith Gaudreau Celebrates Baby Shower With Columbus Blue Jackets WAGs 'Nine (official) years full of love and laughter, and I couldn't be more grateful to have you by my side. This past year has tested us in ways we never could have imagined, but our love has always come out stronger,' Katie wrote via Instagram in March. 'You've shown up in ways that mean more than I can put into words, and I know I wouldn't have gotten through it without you.' She added at the time, 'Since high school, I've been waiting for the day I get to call you my husband … even though I call you my husband now. I can't wait for July 11th to officially be your wife. No matter what life throws our way, I'll always be up for singing off-key and dancing terribly with you — whether it's in a bar or our little kitchen — forever and more.' Katie further noted that grieving her brothers' unexpected deaths taught her 'to celebrate [their] love every day, every minute.'
New York Post
2 days ago
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- New York Post
Johnny Gaudreau's sister reveals ‘anxiety' over getting married 11 months after brothers were killed on eve of wedding
Katie Gaudreau, the sister of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau, married Devin Joyce on Friday, 11 months after their wedding was originally canceled following the death of her two brothers, who were struck and killed by an alleged drunk driver while biking the night before the ceremony. In an interview with People, Katie Gaudreau opened up about the 'anxiety' she dealt with while planning the wedding, changing the venue from its original location because 'two essential pieces of our day' — the Gaudreau brothers were going to be Joyce's groomsmen — wouldn't be there and settling on a place that'd allow people to stay overnight. 'I wanted a space where we could all be together the night before — somewhere we could sleep over, wake up together, and just be, without having to leave or be separated,' Gaudreau told the outlet. 'I was having a lot of anxiety about everyone leaving the venue after the reception and something happening, so I wanted a space where we would all be together.' 5 Katie Gaudreau (c.) with brothers Johnny (r.) and Matthew (l.) at Matthew's wedding. Instagram / @kgaudreau13 5 Katie Gaudreau and Devin Joyce. Devin Joyce/Instagram 5 Katie Gaudreau and Devin Joyce pictured in a social media snap during their rehearsal on Thursday. cvpek3/kgaudreau13/Instagram Last August, Johnny — a Blue Jackets star before his death — and Matthew Gaudreau were struck by Sean Higgins in Oldmans Township, N.J., with Higgins admitting to a trooper at the scene that he had 'five to six beers' prior to the crash. Since then, tributes have poured in from around the hockey community, such as with the NHL honoring Johnny Gaudreau during the Stadium Series game — hosted by Columbus — last season and Team USA giving him a locker in the team's dressing room during the 4 Nations Face-Off. And Katie Gaudreau wed her childhood sweetheart Friday with a 200-person ceremony at St. Mary's Church in Gloucester City, N.J., followed by the reception at The Bellevue Hotel. 5 L-R Devin Joyce, Johnny Gaudreau, wife Meredith Gaudreau, and Katie Gaudreau. Instagram / @kgaudreau13 5 Katie Gaudreau at her bridal shower on July 22, 2024. kgaudreau13/Instagram 'It's hard to put into words how much has shifted and how much I've carried in my heart since last August,' Gaudreau told People. 'Back then, we were preparing with so much love and excitement. I remember the way John and Matty lit up — how genuinely happy they were to celebrate Devin and me. Their joy was radiant, effortless and contagious.' Gaudreau told the outlet that her brothers were honored in small ways throughout the ceremony, including with her father Guy Gaudreau and Joyce donning custom suits with pictures of the brothers lining the inside. Her bouquet also featured 21 standard roses and 13 spray rose blooms in a nod to the numbers that Matthew and Johnny wore, respectively, while playing hockey. 'Their love didn't leave,' she said, acknowledging that she felt and honored 'both the sorrow of their absence and the beauty of their presence' at her wedding.
Daily Mail
3 days ago
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- Daily Mail
Johnny Gaudreau's sister opens up on wedding anxiety as she ties the knot one year after ex-NHL star and brother died on eve of her ceremony
Nearly one year on from an unthinkable and devastating family tragedy, Katie Gaudreau got the wedding she should've had last August were it not for a drunk driver. 11 months after the sudden and tragic deaths of NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew, Katie got married to high school sweetheart Devin Joyce in a ceremony in New Jersey. At the end of last August, Johnny and Matthew were riding their bikes the day before Katie was set to be married when they were struck and killed at the ages of 31 and 29 respectively. Both brothers were set to serve as groomsmen in the wedding. Now, Katie and Devin tied the knot at St. Mary's Church in Gloucester City, New Jersey before crossing the Delaware River for a reception at The Bellevue Hotel in Philadelphia. After the wedding, Katie exclusively opened up to People Magazine about pre-marriage anxiety and how she was able to manage her grief over the loss of her brothers. 'It's hard to put into words how much has shifted and how much I've carried in my heart since last August,' she told the outlet. 'Back then, we were preparing with so much love and excitement. I remember the way John and Matty lit up — how genuinely happy they were to celebrate Devin and me. Their joy was radiant, effortless and contagious.' Katie said she was trying 'so hard to return to that emotional space, to honor the moment as [Johnny and Matthew] would have,' but knew that things would be different without her brothers. 'And I know, deep in my heart, that they would have wanted us to feel love — not just their love — but all of it: the kind that surrounds us, uplifts us and reminds us that we are not alone in any of this,' she explains. 'So today, I hold both the sorrow of their absence and the beauty of their presence. Their love didn't leave.' Devin told the outlet, '[We knew] this wedding would be completely different from what we planned last year — we're missing two of the most important people who should be here with us. It wouldn't be the same, but it would still be a celebration of love — ours and theirs.' Initially, the couple planned to host the reception in Philadelphia at The Lucy - a wedding venue in Center City. However, after re-scheduling due to her brothers' untimely deaths, she couldn't hold the ceremony there. 'I needed something different,' she told the outlet. 'The Lucy was never going to be what my dream wedding was because I was missing two essential pieces of our day.' Instead, the couple picked The Bellevue - which had an attached hotel. After the horrific events of the year prior, that became an important element for Katie. 'I wanted a space where we could all be together the night before — somewhere we could sleep over, wake up together, and just be, without having to leave or be separated,' Katie said, adding, 'I was having a lot of anxiety about everyone leaving the venue after the reception and something happening, so I wanted a space where we would all be together.' To help with the healing, over a dozen vendors donated their services for the ceremony and reception out of the kindness of their hearts. 'This past year has brought the kind of grief that changes you. Many days, the ache of missing them was so deep, it felt hard to breathe. But alongside that pain, there has also been immense and unwavering love,' Katie says. 'It is this love that has carried us through love from our tight-knit community, the hockey family, and from people across the country and even around the world.' She adds, 'It's impossible to describe what it means to feel that kind of support when your world has been shattered. But we felt it. And we still do. Our family will carry that love with us forever.'
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3 days ago
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Katie Gaudreau Reveals All the Touching Ways She Honored Late Brothers Johnny and Matthew at Her Wedding (Exclusive)
Katie Gaudreau married her high school sweetheart, Devin Joyce, on Friday, July 11, nearly one year after canceling her original wedding following a family tragedy Katie's two brothers, Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau, were struck and killed by an alleged drunk driver while biking in New Jersey on the eve of her wedding on Aug. 29, 2024 To make sure her brothers were with her and Devin in spirit when they tied the knot, the couple found several touching ways to honor them during their ceremony and receptionKatie Gaudreau is sharing all the touching ways she honored her late brothers, Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau, on her emotional wedding day. The two hockey players were struck and killed while biking in New Jersey on Aug. 29, 2024, the night before the couple was originally set to wed. NHL star Johnny, 31, and high school coach Matthew, 29, were to serve as groomsmen. In the wake of the tragedy, Katie and her now-husband, Devin Joyce, postponed their wedding. More than a year later, on Friday, July 11, the couple tied the knot in a ceremony at St. Mary's Church in their hometown of Gloucester City, N.J., followed by a reception at The Bellevue Hotel in Philadelphia. Katie tells PEOPLE that while it was difficult to navigate the myriad emotions tied to their rescheduled wedding amid such a tremendous loss, she and Devin knew that Johnny and Matthew would have wanted them to embrace the moment and all the love surrounding them. "I know, deep in my heart, that they would want us to feel love — not just their love — but all of it: the kind that surrounds us, uplifts us and reminds us that we are not alone in any of this," she says. Over the past year, the pair — along with their families — have "coped by staying connected to John and Matty not just through memory, but through action." "We've honored the boys in ways that reflect who they were and the joy they brought into the world. We've kept their legacies alive through tributes and doing good in their name," Katie explains. "Every single event or tribute that we do in their honor feels like a thread that still ties us to them. It's not the same as having them here, but it's a way of continuing the legacy of their love and light." That sentiment was reflected throughout their wedding celebration. Katie and Devin included a number of sweet tributes to her brothers so that they would be with them in spirit. The bride says she was inspired by one of her favorite musical artists, Taylor Swift, whom she described as the "queen of hidden meaning." "She leaves us little Easter eggs that feel like quiet whispers only meant for the people who really know. That idea stuck with me as we planned our wedding," she explains. "I wanted to include both big and small tributes — some visible to everyone and some only Devin and I would understand." Along with a Martina Liana strapless bridal gown, Katie wore a custom veil, made by Sara Gabriel, featuring the messages "Love you – Matty' and 'Love ya – John" in her brothers' handwriting. "It's their words, their hands, a piece of them woven into mine to walk me down the aisle and keep me safe, one on each side," she tells PEOPLE. Her "something blue" was a handkerchief, embroidered with the initials "JG" and "MG" alongside two doves. Last year, at her rehearsal dinner, Katie's mom, Jane Gaudreau, gave her a memory locket with Katie's late grandmother's picture tucked inside. She attached it to her bouquet. Jane did the same with her mother-of-the-bride blooms, and added a picture of her two sons. Devin and Katie's father, Guy Gaudreau — who walked his daughter down the aisle — both sported custom suits by J.F. Bedard from Glorius Custom that had photos of Johnny and Matthew inside the jacket lining. In addition, they, along with the groomsmen and Devin's dad, wore socks embroidered with 13 and 21, Johnny and Matthew's jersey numbers. Katie also gave a nod to the jersey numbers with the bouquets. Hers featured 21 standard roses and 13 spray rose blooms, while the bridesmaids' bouquets had the reverse, 13 standard roses and 21 spray roses. Last year, Katie and Devin had intended to play her favorite song, "Mr. Brightside" by The Killers, at the reception. But she says it no longer felt right as her brothers wouldn't be there to dance along with them. Instead, they put together a video montage, showing Johnny and Matthew "dancing, laughing, lighting up every room they ever entered." The video appeared on a screen behind the band when "Mr. Brightside" was played so the brothers would "still be part of the moment, the party, the joy." Katie tells PEOPLE she was set against the idea of having a memory table, explaining, "In my heart, a memory table is for people who might be forgotten, whose absence needs explaining. But there's no one at this wedding who will forget that they're not with us." As an alternative, the couple had their wedding planner, Paige of Kyle Michelle Weddings & Events, design an escort board (used to direct guests to their designated tables) that was made by White Glove Rentals. It featured photos of Johnny and Matthew, "entirely woven into the experience, just like they would have been if they were physically there."Katie notes, "These details may be small, but they carry so much meaning. Each one reminds us that John and Matty are not just remembered — they are present in the most heartfelt, joyful and beautiful ways." Thinking about what her brothers would have hoped and wished for her on her big day, Katie says they would have wanted her wedding to be "absolutely perfect" and for their sister to "feel all the love" surrounding her and Devin. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. "They would tell me that they are here with me — maybe not in the way I wish they could be, but they're celebrating alongside all of us. I know it to be true," she tells PEOPLE. "John and Matty always celebrated the people they loved with their whole hearts, and they would want this day to be about celebrating the love I've found and the life Devin and I are building together." "Most of all," she adds, "they'd want me to know that their love didn't end — it lives on in every celebration, milestone and moment of happiness in my life, especially my wedding day." Read the original article on People
