Ellen DeGeneres Wedding

Ellen DeGeneres and her fiancé Portia de Rossi married on August 17, 2008. Defying the trend for lavish celebrity weddings, the couple held a small ceremony with friends and family at their home in Beverly Hills.¹

DeGeneres announced her wedding plans on air during a May, 2008 episode of her talk show, the Ellen DeGeneres Show.² It was later reported that the wedding was scheduled for the weekend of August 16-17, 2008.³

Fast Facts

1. Date: August 16, 2008³
2. Location: DeGeneres and de Rossi's home in Beverly Hills³
3. Spokesperson described the wedding as an, "intimate ceremony"⁴
4. 19 guests in total, including family and close friends⁴
5. First met in 2000⁵
6. Began relationship in 2004 at VH1's Big in '04 awards⁵
7. DeGeneres announced engagement in May 2008 on The Ellen DeGeneres Show³
8. On May 15, 2008, California Supreme Court overturned ban on gay marriage

Nuptial Accoutrements

Ellen wore an all-white outfit, including pants, dress shirt and vest, while Portia wore a backless light pink dress.³ People Magazine reports that both of their outfits were designed by Zac Posen, their wedding rings by Neil Lane and floral arrangements provided by Mark's Garden, a florist shop based in Los Angeles.⁴

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