On Saturday the 16th of June, the Estill County Backstreet Boy married longtime girlfriend Kristin Willits, Richardson's brother Tim confirmed yesterday.
The wedding was at Estill County's Cathedral Domain, the church camp that Richardson's late father, Jerald, used to manage.
It was a ``beautiful, simple ceremony,'' Tim Richardson said, adding that it was free of paparazzi and circling helicopters.
Both of Richardson's brothers had special roles on Kevin's wedding day: Tim, a local minister, performed the ceremony; Jerald Jr. was the best man.
Among the guests were cousin Brian Littrell, who also announced his engagement earlier this year, and the three other Backstreet Boys: Howie Dorough, Nick Carter and A.J. McLean.
With an estimated 150 to 200 guests, it was an affair for mostly family and friends. The couple are expected to have a more public celebration later this year in Los Angeles.
Richardson, 27, had been dating Willits, a dancer, for ``seven years, off and on,'' he told MTV in February.
Fans, who took the news of both Richardson's and Littrell's engagements hard, were coming to grips with yesterday's new announcement.
``Really?!?'' said Clare Boyd, 13, a freshman at Lafayette. ``Oh, every time I think about that I want to cry.''
Why?
``Because I was gonna marry Brian. ...''
But, Kevin's the one who got married.
``I know, but I was gonna marry Brian, and then if Brian didn't work out I was gonna marry Kevin,'' she said, only partly joking. ``But I guess Nick's still single, so. ...''
Calming herself down (``I just get all fluttery when I think about this''), Boyd came to this conclusion: ``Well, I'm happy for him, I guess. ... I think all the girls are disappointed, but the true fans are going to be happy for him.''
Through the grapevine, she has heard ``that Kristin Willits is really nice.''
Tim Richardson can verify that.
``They're two good people,'' he said. ``Remove all the glamour and the fact that he's a Backstreet Boy, that they're in the entertainment industry, they're just two people who love each other.
``You want them to have a solid, committed marriage. That's the most important thing to them right now,'' he said. ``Because when all the fame is gone, they will have each other.''
