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Hilary Duff has married her hockey player beau Mike Comrie this weekend in Santa Barbara, California.
The singer, 22, tied the knot in an intimate evening ceremony at the San Ysidro Ranch, where John F. Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline spent their honeymoon.
The couple are said to have chosen the beautiful estate for 'its sense of Old Hollywood glamour and romantic style.'
Hitched: Hilary Duff has married Mike Comrie in an intimate sunset ceremony at the San Ysidro Ranch in Santa Barbara
After getting engaged in Hawaii with a $1 million (£641,000) ring, the wedding of Hilary and Edmonton Oilers player Mike was always going to be an extravagant affair.
Hilary enlisted celebrity wedding planner Mindy Weiss, whose previous clients include Jessica Simpson, Gwen Stefani and Adam Sandler, to help plan the ceremony, which reportedly took place at sunset in front of 100 family and friends.
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ShareThe bride wore a Vera Wang gown and her hair swept up with a long veil. She was escorted down the aisle by her mother, Susan Duff, who wore Badgley Mischka.
'Old Hollywood': Guests are seen arriving at the ranch, where John F. Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline spent their honeymoon
In March, the former Disney star revealed details of her gown: 'I want it to be girlie and kind of on the bigger side but not too overwhelming because I’m so small,' she said. 'I mean, people would be like, "Whoa, cupcake!"'
Sister Haylie was maid of honour with four other bridesmaids. Mike, 29, wrapped his arm affectionately around his bride's waist as they stood before the minister surrounded by hundreds of white flowers.
Speculation mounted in recent days that the nuptials were imminent after Comrie was spotted out with friends at what appeared to be a bachelor party at Los Angeles nightclub Trousdale.
Glamour: The ceremony was orchestrated by celebrity planner Mindy Weiss, who looked after Gwen Stefani, Jessica Simpson and Adam Sandler's weddings
Tight security: Guards were seen checking guest vehicles as they drove into the exclusive property ahead of the intimate ceremony
The couple were pictured together last weekend at the Teen Choice Awards looking very much in love. Hilary showed off her toned body in a figure-hugging Herve Leger bandage dress.
It has been noted that, in addition to the couple's dance lessons, Duff has been heading to the gym for pre-wedding workouts almost every day in recent weeks.
Pre-wedding workout: Hilary has been hitting the gym hard prior to getting married. Her trainer says 'she looks fantastic'
Her personal trainer Harley Pasternak told People magazine: 'The key is to have amazing shoulders, amazing arms, posture is really important.'
'But it’s also important to have a really tight midsection, because the way a wedding dress hugs your midsection, you really want it lean and tight.'
Pasternak revealed details of Hilary's wedding day program: 'Instead of a five-minute cardio warm-up and a five-minute cardio cool-down, maybe we extend those cardio phases to 15 minutes before and after our workout,' he says.
'She looks toned and tight. I’m really proud of her, she looks fantastic.'
The man and wife are all set to begin their married life together, having already purchased a $3.85 million (£2.45 mil) mansion back in June.
The sprawling 5,260 square-foot estate boasts five bedrooms, six and a half bathrooms and a pool.
Located in the gated Summit community in Beverly Hills, the couple will have Britney Spears and Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale as neighbours.
The Lizzie McGuire actress began dating Comrie began dating in 2007 after meeting on a group holiday.
'We were all on the same plane and it was kind of, I guess, maybe a bit of a fluke,' the athlete told Hockey Night in Canada in October.
In love: The couple, pictured last weekend at the Teen Choice Awards, got engaged in Hawaii after Mike, 29, proposed with a $1 million ring
'It was one of those things where we were all in a group … we spent the weekend all hanging out.'
After suffering a very public break-up with Good Charlotte singer Joel Madden in 2006 (now engaged to Nicole Richie), Duff is clearly infatuated with her new husband, who proposed on a romantic Hawaiian break in February.
'I've never met anyone who can say a bad word about him,' she said last year. 'He's generous, caring and sunny. We just laugh our heads off.'
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Marital home: The couple purchased this $3.85 million mansion in June. Their neighbours in the gated community include Britney Spears and Gwen Stefani
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