Texas couple reveals they waited for their first kiss until wedding

A Texas couple waited until their wedding day to share their first kiss after first meeting in 2019, making their big day all the more nerve-racking.

A Texas couple waited almost two years before sharing their first kiss, saving it for their wedding day, which they claim made the gesture “even more special.”

Keylin Akuchie told SWNS she first met her now-husband Eleazer Akuchie at the Christ For The Nations Institute in 2019 and immediately developed a crush on him, though it took Akuchie three years to ask her out on a date.

Owing to their shared religious values, Keylin and Eleazer established “strong physical boundaries,” according to the bride, New York Post reported.

The Texas couple had their first kiss on their wedding day. Picture: Keylin Akuchie/SWNS

“I had never kissed anyone before — I wanted the first person I kissed to be the one I married,” explained Eleazer Akuchie, 25, to SWNS.

“We really wanted to know each other and connect emotionally and spiritually before any physical stuff.”

Keylin, 24, and her husband claimed while everyone was generally accepting of their decision, they did get a few “raised eyebrows.”

“I think everyone thought our choice was weird,” she recalled, claiming the most common question they got was, “What if they’re a bad kisser?”

But their pre-wedding vow was no cakewalk, according to the couple.

They struggled with the temptation to lock lips on many occasions but would find other outlets for their yearning energy, such as going out with friends to distract themselves or engaging in strenuous hobbies together including rock climbing and hiking. If all else failed, they turned to prayer.

The pair became engaged after a year of dating. Picture: Keylin Akuchie/SWNS

“Waiting meant a lot to me because it’s not something that is bad, it’s just something I wanted,” gushed Eleazer. “There are times I wanted to kiss her, but more for her than for me.”

Even though they agreed to refrain from having sex or kissing, Keylin maintained that not all forms of physical intimacy had been eschewed. Permitted acts included forehead and cheek kisses as well as holding hands and hugs.

Keylin and Eleazer became engaged after a year of dating. It was at this time the couple decided since they had waited this long, “what was six more months?”

The blushing bride and groom admitted to first-kiss jitters on their big day in June 2023.

“The day of our wedding, I remember walking down the aisle and thinking everyone would see me kiss him — what if we miss our lips?,” laughed Keylin, calling the moment “nerve-racking.”

The happy couple tied the knot in June 2023 while suffering from some first kiss jitters. Picture: Daylilies Photography/SWNS

The pair met in 2019. Picture: Keylin Akuchie/SWNS

Her husband admitted that the long-awaited kiss was “weird at first,” but it was “nice”.

The happy couple announced they have since shared “a million-bazillion kisses a day.”

“Now we get to enjoy the physical aspects of marriage and it’s even more special to have waited,” rued Keylin, who, with her partner, thinks their relationship is proof that chastity builds a strong bond.

“Physical intimacy can be like a Band-Aid covering up issues,” said Eleazer.

“But not having that encouraged us to mature emotionally towards each other.”

This story originally appeared on the New York Post and reproduced with permission