Trump’s VP prospect Tim Scott sets summer wedding date after GOP convention

Scott has since become one of a handful of people Trump has discussed privately as potential running mates, according to advisers to Trump who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe the process. Trump is not expected to make a final decision for weeks or months.

The wedding is scheduled for a time when much of the country is on vacation or distracted by the Summer Olympics. Democrats are planning their nominating convention in Chicago from Aug. 19-22, about a month after Republicans gather in Milwaukee from July 15-18.

Noce, a Charleston-area interior designer and mother of three who was previously married, was introduced to Scott at church in South Carolina more than a year ago. Scott was previously engaged more than two decades ago but never married.

“In our first conversation that went about an hour and a half or two, we ended up deciding to do a Bible study together,” Scott said in January about his courtship with Noce. Scott said he had approached her parents about two weeks before Christmas to ask for their blessing.

Scott ran against Trump for the Republican nomination last year, dropping out Nov. 13 after he failed to gain traction in Iowa. He endorsed Trump in January, before the New Hampshire primary.

Trump celebrated the engagement news at the time, calling it “the biggest story out there” and repeatedly congratulating Scott in public at his events.

“We never thought this would happen,” Trump joked at the time. “What’s going on?”