Steven Krueger’s Heartwarming Bond With Candice King’s Kids and Wedding Countdown
Okay, so it turns out Steven Krueger isn’t just nailing those Yellowjackets plot twists—he’s also acing stepdad duties. In a late-May People Magazine feature, the 39-year-old actor opened up about his “amazing” connection with fiancée Candice King’s two kids, Theodore (12) and Caroline (7), from her marriage to musician Joe King. Krueger—who and Candice got engaged in December 2022 after four years together—described spontaneous board-game nights, ice-cream runs and even shared bedtime readings as his favorite ways to unplug from the set and plug into family life.
Krueger confessed to People that the kids had zero hesitation welcoming him into their routines. “They picked out my tie for their school concert and unofficially christened me ‘Coach Stevie’,” he joked. Over at E! Online’s summer junket, he teased that Theodore will be his ring-bearer and Caroline’s already eyeing flower-girl duties, debate-style, over whether to scatter rose petals or confetti.
Insiders tell Hello Magazine that the couple now has their sights set on a spring 2025 “intimate, backyard meets barn” ceremony in Nashville—a nod to Candice’s hometown roots and her days playing music with Joe King. While they haven’t locked in a date, Event planners say the shortlist includes May weekends, when Tennessee’s wildflowers are in full bloom. And yes, the kids will have creative control over cake flavors (strawberry swirl vs. old-fashioned chocolate fudge—tough call).
Between shooting Season 2 of Yellowjackets and running lines for a new indie film, Krueger says balancing on-set intensity with school-dropoff duties feels like a double booking—but he wouldn’t trade it. He’s even mastered morning traffic on L.A.’s 101 Freeway for preschool carpool. Candice, meanwhile, has been updating her Instagram Stories with candid snapshots: hair-braiding tutorials, family-style kitchen dance-offs, and sneak peeks at the custom wedding invitation mockups that feature hand-drawn sketches of the soon-to-be step-family.
If you thought Hollywood sweethearts were all red-carpet glitz, this duo is rewriting the script with low-key weekend bike rides and backyard movie nights. With all this “family first” energy, their upcoming nuptials feel less like celebrity spectacle and more like your cool best-friend’s epic block party. Anyway, that’s the scoop. You do you.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and People Magazine, E! Online, Hello Magazine
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