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Lily Collins is officially married!
After one year of engagement, the “Emily in Paris” star revealed Tuesday that she and writer/director Charlie McDowell tied the knot with a sweet wedding photo.
“I’ve never wanted to be someone’s someone more than I do yours, and now I get to be your wife. On September 4th, 2021 we officially became each other’s forever. I love you beyond @charliemcdowell,” Collins wrote alongside a photo of the two kissing.
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McDowell also shared a series of wedding photos, featuring the two in a romantic Colorado ceremony surrounded by trees. In one pic, the duo is seen kissing beside a fairytale-like waterfall in Dunton Hot Springs.
“I married the most generous, thoughtful, and beautiful person I’ve ever known. I love you,” he wrote.
Celebrities took to the comments to congratulate the newlyweds, with “Modern Family” actress Sarah Hyland writing “YASSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!”
“Congrats,” Eiza González commented alongside heart and balloon emojis.
“Congratulations!!!” Natalia Bryant added.
“How beautiful!!!” wrote tennis superstar Maria Sharapova.
“What a beautiful picture ! So happy for y’all!” Reese Witherspoon commented on McDowell’s post.
Collins announced her engagement to McDowell, the son of actors Mary Steenburgen and Malcolm McDowell, with a pair of Instagram posts last September. Reports of the couple dating first surfaced that summer
“I’ve been waiting my lifetime for you and I can’t wait to spend our lifetime together…” she captioned a series of pictures, one with McDowell down on one knee.
In October, Collins reflected on the proposal, which happened while the pair were on a desert road trip, in an interview with USA TODAY in October.
“I am just completely over the moon and so excited,” she said at the time. “I am so excited to be his fiancée, and it was a magical experience that I’ll just never forget.”
“I just keep referencing it as this deep knowing feeling where I feel I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be, with the person I’m supposed to be with, feeling the way I’m supposed to feel,” she continued. “It’s just that knowing feeling that takes over your whole body, and just being uncontrollably happy. My cheeks just kept hurting, and I feel very grateful.”
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Love is in the air! We’re rounding up all the celebrity engagements and marriages of this year. Scroll through to read more about your favorite stars falling in love.
“The Carrie Diaries” star AnnaSophia Robb revealed in an Instagram post on Sept. 7 that she and her boyfriend, Trevor Paul, are engaged. “I want to be with you everywhere!. And now I get to. We got engaged!!! YAHHHHOOOOOOO!”
Mark Ronson confirmed on Sept. 4 that he married actress Grace Gummer, the daughter of Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep. “To my truest love…out of nowhere, you made 45 hands down the greatest year of my life. And i’m sure it took me 45 years to become the man worthy of your love,” Ronson wrote, adding “yes, we got married.”
“One Tree Hill” alum Sophia Bush, pictured here, announced on Aug. 10 that she got engaged to boyfriend Grant Hughes. “So it turns out that being your favorite person’s favorite person is the actual best feeling on planet Earth,” she wrote alongside a photo of the proposal on Instagram.
On July 26, Issa Rae shared wedding photos, posing with longtime boyfriend Louis Diame. “I took a few flicks with Somebody’s Husband,” she quipped in her Instagram caption alongside photos from the big day.
HGTV star Ty Pennington, pictured here in 2014, got engaged to his girlfriend, Kellee Merrell, he revealed on Instagram July 28.
“It’s the ‘yes’ for me…” he wrote alongisde a picture of Merrell’s hand showing off a beautiful engagement ring. In June, the “Trading Spaces” alum shared a sweet birthday message to his girlfiend. “Thank you …Universe …for creating this amazing human… who somehow tolerates me …even tho I’m beginning to look like papa smurf after a Willie Nelson concert,” he quipped.
“Glee” star Jenna Ushkowitz and partner David Stanley tied the knot July 24, in a beautiful outdoor ceremony at a historic home in Los Angeles, California, according to Brides magazine. “We were elated and so grateful that we didn’t have to push our wedding and that we got to have the day of our dreams,” the actress told the publication. “It was such a gift that we were able to share it with our friends and family.”
The 35-year-old took to Instagram to share a glimpse at their “magical day.” The beautiful bride kept it simple, but stunning, in a strapless wedding dress, mid-length veil, and wore her hair in loose waves. “Mr and Mrs Stanley 7.24.21 ✨ The MOST magical day getting to marry this is man,” she wrote on social media.
“Ginny & Georgia” actress Brianne Howey is officially a married woman. The 31-year-old wed fiancé Matt Ziering on July 24 in Palos Verdes, California, according to People. “It was the most beautiful feeling to be surrounded by so many people we love,” Howey told the publication. “The night was more magical than I could have ever imagined.”
“Vanderpump Rules” star Scheana Shay told People that her boyfriend, Brock Davies, popped the question with a 12.74-carat engagement ring. “I knew it was coming soon, but I didn’t know how or when. I was so surprised!” Shay said on July 23. “There’s no date set, but our dream would be to get married in Bali.”
During a July 19 episode of her podcast “Anna Faris is Unqualified,” Faris, 44, accidentally let it slip that she and her fiancé Michael Barrett tied the knot, referring to Barrett, 51, as her spouse. Later in the interview, Faris clarified to a caller that Barrett is “now my husband,” before apologizing to him for spilling the personal news.
“Yes, we eloped… I’m sorry. I didn’t know. I’m sorry, honey. I just blurted that out, but it just feels (like) I can’t say fiancé anymore,” she said. “It was great. It was at a local courthouse up in Washington state. It was great.”
Radio personality and “American Idol” mentor Bobby Bones tied the knot with Caitlin Parker on July 17 at their Nashville home, he told People. In an Instagram post of photos exclusive to the magazine, Bones dubbed the evening the “greatest night of my life.”
Emma Bunton, aka Baby Spice, surprised fans July 13 when she revealed she tied the knot with fiance Jade Jones. The former Spice Girl shared a loving photo of the two on their big day on Instagram. “Mr and Mrs Jones!” she captioned the photo, in which she’s seen wearing a short white wedding dress and flower crown.
Of course, Baby Spice received congratulatory messages from her Spice Girl bandmates. “Congratulations, love u both so much!! X,” wrote Victoria Beckham, aka Posh Spice. “Yeahhhhhh! Congratulations love you all sooooooo much,” commented Mel C, aka Sporty Spice. And Scary Spice, Mel B, added, “Yipppeee.”
The two have been in a relationship for 21 years and share sons Tate, 10, and Beau, 13.
Don Cheadle revealed on a June 30 episode of the “Ellen DeGeneres Show,” hosted by Wanda Sykes, that he and longtime girlfriend Bridgid Coulter tied the knot earlier this year.
Ronnie Ortiz-Magro announced in a June 21 Instagram post that’s he’s engaged to girlfriend Saffire Matos. He popped the question beach-side with letters spelling out “marry me” in the sand and “#SheSaidYes,” he wrote.
“I love you,” the “Jersey Shore” star captioned a picture of himself holding his fiancée’s blinged-out hand. “Thank you for sticking by my side through thick and thin! Til death do us part!” Matos shared the same photo on her Instagram account, writing, “I got engaged to my best friend.”
Frankie Grande announced in a June 9 Instagram post that he and his boyfriend, Hale Leon, got engaged. “He said YES! WE’RE ENGAGED! I am so happy my best friend said he wanted to spend the rest of his life with me! Playing games and making me laugh forever! Speaking of games… I proposed IN VIRTUAL REALITY! HE FREAKED OUT!” Grande wrote.
5 Seconds of Summer frontman Luke Hemmings revealed June 8 that he “proposed to my best friend earlier this year,” he wrote in an Instagram post with his fiance, former “X-Factor” winner Sierra Deaton. “It was fun keeping this a secret for so long, but my heart is nearly bursting at the seams. can’t wait for forever,” Deaton wrote on her own account.
Country music singer Jimmie Allen got married to his “forever” Alexis Gale in May. Days after the official ceremony, Allen posted two photos from the wedding on his Instagram on May 30.
“My Forever 🖤 I love you,” he wrote on one post. On the other he wrote, “Mr & Mrs Allen.”
The couple welcomed a baby girl, Naomi Allen, in March 2020, making them a family of four including Allen’s first child from a previous relationship, Aadyn Allen, 6.
“2 Broke Girls” alum Kat Dennings announced her engagement to Andrew W.K. on Instagram May 13 following a whirlwind romance after meeting in Los Angeles early 2021. The couple went Instagram official weeks before their engagement announcement.
“Parks and Recreation” actress Aubrey Plaza subtly announced her marriage to her longtime boyfriend, director and screenwriter Jeff Baena. In an Instagram post May 7, Plaza addressed Baena as more than just a boyfriend writing, “So proud of my darling husband @jeffbaena for dreaming up another film that takes us to italia to cause some more trouble.” Her publicist confirmed the marriage.
“The Real” co-host Jeannie Mai and “Put On” rapper Jeezy tied the knot a year after getting engaged. The couple’s intimate “mini-mony” included only “immediate family and a few close friends” who tested negative for COVID-19. Mai posted a photo of herself on Instagram walking down the steps in her wedding dress and bouquet in hand. “You will forever be my ‘I Do.’ 🤍Mrs. Jeannie Mai Jenkins,” she wrote.
Actress Bella Thorne, 23, and Italian pop star beau Benjamin Mascolo are engaged, the couple announced March 20 on Instagram. “She said YES,” Mascolo, 27, wrote with ring and heart emojis. He posted several photos of the couple with her ring finger front and center, wearing a pear-shaped engagement ring circled with diamonds. The two traded “I love yous” in a video shared to their Instagram Stories.
Jenni “JWoww” Farley and wrestler Zack Clayton Carpinello got engaged Feb. 27, the “Jersey Shore” alum announced on March 9.
“I said yes on the top of the Empire State Building,” she captioned an Instagram post featuring photos of the two kissing while overlooking New York City.
Farley shares two young children, Greyson and Meilani, with ex Roger Matthews, to whom she was married from 2015 to 2019.
Nicolas Cage, 57, tied the knot for a fifth time to 26-year-old Riko Shibata in Las Vegas on Feb. 16, the actor’s representative Shannon Barr confirmed to USA TODAY in March.
“It’s true, and we are very happy,” Cage said in a statement.
The newlyweds exchanged traditional Catholic and Shinto vows during their intimate ceremony at Las Vegas’ Wynn Hotel. Shibata wore a handmade Japanese bridal kimono from her native country while Cage opted for a Tom Ford tuxedo. The wedding ceremony was followed by a small reception attended by Cage’s ex-wife Alice Kim and their 15-year-old son Kal-El. Cage also shares son Weston, 30, with actress Christina Fulton.
Hannah Berner from Bravo’s “Summer House” is hearing wedding bells ring as she prepares to tie the knot with new fiancé Des Bishop. In an Instagram post Wednesday featuring the couple (and a flashy new accessory on Berner’s ring finger), she revealed the engagement and wrote, “Thanks for the engagement shoot mom! Love you @desbishop.”
Television host Ross Mathews is preparing to tie the knot. Mathews announced his engagement on Twitter Feb. 23: “I am so proud to announce that after over a year together – navigating a pandemic, quarantine and opposite coasts – the smartest, funniest and kindest man I’ve ever met said, ‘Yes!’ Dr. García, I love you. A lifetime of adventure awaits.”
Ricki Lake is engaged! The “Hairspray” actress announced the good news on Feb. 21 with an Instagram post, which included a photo of her and boyfriend Ross Burningham. “Friends, I’m so so so excited to share some good news! I’m engaged! 💍 ♥️ This is Ross. He is my person. He is wonderful,” she wrote. “I love him very much and I am so grateful I get to love and be loved so deeply by this stellar human. Our next chapter is sure to be a good one.”
Paris Hilton announced her engagement to boyfriend Carter Reum on Feb. 17, sharing a photo montage following his proposal.
“My love & I have been together since our first date, and for my birthday, he arranged a special trip to tropical paradise,” Hilton wrote on Instagram. “We walked to dinner along the beach, Carter led us to a cabana adorned with flowers and dropped to one knee. 💍 I said yes, yes to forever ❤️ There’s no one I’d rather spend forever with.”
Tiffany Trump, daughter of President Donald Trump, is engaged! In an Instagram post on Jan. 19, her father’s final full day in office, she revealed she is engaged to business executive Michael Boulos. “It has been an honor to celebrate many milestones, historic occasions and create memories with my family here at the White House, none more special than my engagement to my amazing fiancé Michael!” she wrote. “Feeling blessed and excited for the next chapter!”
Joel Kinnaman and Kelly Gale are engaged! The American-Swedish actor shared the news on Instagram on Jan. 18. “She said no. Jus kiddin…” he wrote. The Swedish model also shared photos from the proposal. “Yours forever❤️” she wrote in a picture that showed off her engagement ring.
After surviving 2020, “Hunger Games” star Alexander Ludwig revealed in a Jan. 3 post to Instagram that he and Lauren Dear tied the knot near Park City, Utah. “We decided to elope. It has been such a crazy year but it certainly put things into perspective. Life is too short,” he wrote. “And i didnt want to spend another day without calling this beautiful woman my wife.”
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Lily Collins marries director Charlie McDowell: ‘We officially became each other’s forever’
