Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi Said “I Do”

By Sarah Vasques
17:36, August 17th 2008
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Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi Said “I Do”

They finally got to do it! Successful talk show host Ellen DeGeneres and her long time girlfriend, actress Portia de Rossi have tied the knot.

The big event took place this week-end at their lush Los Angeles home. The ceremony was intimate, including close family members of the brides (?). As People reported, 19 people attended the wedding. Among the guests, there were Ellen DeGeneres’ mother Betty and de Rossi’s mom, Margaret Rogers. The latter flew from Australia to be present at her daughter’s wedding ceremony. There were no other celebrities present at the event.

Both 50-year old Ellen DeGeneres and 35-year old de Rossi wore Zac Posen and the rings they exchanged were signed by Neil Lane. The pair exchanged handwritten vows. The flower adornments were provided by the LA florist Mark’s Garden, according to reports by People.

The happy event was confirmed by a spokesperson. “Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi were married tonight in an intimate ceremony at their home in Los Angeles.”

The two women have been dating since December 2004. Their wedding plans were disclosed in May, just after California Supreme Court ruled that the ban on gay marriage was unconstitutional. During a taping of her talk show, she revealed that she was finally getting married and joked that she would tell the name of the lucky guy latter. The news was received with cheerful applause at the time.

Soon, Portia de Rossi was spotted sporting a pink diamond ring on her finger. The 3-carat marquise-cut diamond ring set on a pink pave band made its debut on the finger of the “Ally McBeal” star in June, when the couple attended the Daytime Emmy Awards. At that moment, Ellen DeGeneres was winning her forth statue in a row at the Outstanding Talk Show Host category. Media reported that the star joked that their wedding cake would be adorned with her Emmy trophies.

“Planning a wedding is very stressful. It is crazy. My gardener is now invited,” DeGeneres said at the time on the red carpet preceding the event.

DeGeneres and de Rossi bought together a lush 8,500-square-foot Cabrillo Drive home last year. There were rumors that the couple was intending to completely gate off their end of the street, making their home an even more ultra-private abode, but the decision hang on the results of a public hearing, as E!Online reported.

The successful TV talk show host explained that the two of them were very happy together. “She’s taught me lessons about myself, and I feel like I've taught her. We've both changed and grown, and we just feel like, 'Oh, okay, this is completion,” DeGeneres said the last year.

*Picture taken at 19th Annual GLAAD Media Awards



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