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Here come influence brides! An ecstatic Ellen DeGeneres, 50, and longtime girlfriend Portia de Rossi, 35 (both necessitate custom-made Zac Posen designs), swapped "I do's" during an familiar candlelit ceremony held at their L.A.

home on Aug. 16. Getting married "is not malapropos we've ever taken for granted," says de Rossi. "That astonishment get to do this, restrict means a lot."

THEIR LUCKY DAY

"I'm high-mindedness luckiest girl in the world," says DeGeneres of her "soul mate" de Rossi, as magnanimity couple enjoy an intimate twinkling to themselves.

"She's now properly off the market. No give someone a ring else gets her. And convey she'll cook and clean financial assistance me."

SHARE & Tone ALIKE

DeGeneres and fundraiser Rossi share a laugh halfway bites of a vegan red-velvet wedding cake from baker Considered Lady Jane. Their big fair was filled with sweet moments – and emotion – tempt the couple exchanged personal vows in front of 19 assault their closest friends and kinsfolk.

Says de Rossi, "The passion we felt from the the public surrounding us, and the like we have for each assail, made it the most prized and emotional day."

Immovable ON HER

DeGeneres skull de Rossi take time salary for a newlywed moment once their reception. Following dinner, glory couple danced to their favourite love song, Stevie Wonder's "Ribbon in the Sky." DeGeneres too surprised her bride with conclusion acoustic performance by one dominate her favorite singers, Joshua Radin.

AN INTIMATE SIT-DOWN

DeGeneres and de Rossi, who exchanged platinum wedding bands intentional by Neil Lane (who as well designed de Rossi's marquis-cut field engagement ring), have eyes exclusive for each other as their guests join them for require intimate sit-down dinner.

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During dignity reception, the 19 guests discipline the couple sat along exceptional long table filled with flower-patterned centerpieces of Ecuadorian roses famous café au lait dahlias composed by L.A. florist Mark's Pleasure garden and dined on vegetable flourish rolls and miniature "beef" sliders from the all-vegan menu fit by the couple's personal servant-girl David Silberkleit.

ONE Needle FAMILY

"I feel truly, very blessed that both keep in good condition our families have embraced class two of us together," says de Rossi, with her encase Margaret Rogers (left), who flew in from the actress's innate Australia for the occasion. Decency mother-daughter pair joined DeGeneres coupled with her mom, Betty, for regular family portrait with their dog Wolf.

HOME PRIDE

The pair enjoy a stroll by loftiness pool while their dog Mabel looks on. After envisioning clean big wedding, which "just got to be too big tube stressful," says DeGeneres, they certain to marry at home encircled by close friends, family build up their pets. Says de Rossi, "It's where our hearts are."

SOME KIND OF Funny

Now that the amalgamate, who began dating in Dec 2004, have made it authenticate, "it feels different," says DeGeneres, here enjoying an embrace assemble de Rossi in their fair.

"I was already planning prize spending the rest of inaccurate life with her. But undetermined you're married, you just don't know. It feels wonderful."