Ellen Degeneres, 50, and Portia di Rossi, 35, were married in a small ceremony over the weekend at their Beverly Hills estate. The lovely couple may have pared down their guest list to just 19 close friends and family, but they don’t mind sharing the details and photos with the public. Ellen and Portia’s wedding album and an exclusive interview will be featured in People Magazine’s upcoming issue, out Friday in the US. I believe it’s the first time a same sex marriage will be on the cover of People:
Saturday evening was full of love, laughter, and a few tears for Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi, who exchanged personal wedding vows in front of their closest family and friends at their home in L.A.
In an exclusive interview and photos, DeGeneres, 50, and de Rossi, 35, share the most romantic moments of the night with PEOPLE.
“What can I say? I’m the luckiest girl in the world,” says DeGeneres. “She’s officially off the market. No one else gets her. And now she’ll cook and clean for me.”
Amid candles and flowers by Mark’s Garden, both brides, wearing designs by Zac Posen, sat on floor pillows along with author Wayne Dyer, who officiated the ceremony.
After exchanging Neil Lane rings, the couple and their guests sat down for an all-vegan menu prepared by their personal chef David Silberkleit while Sweet Lady Jane created a vegan red velvet cake for the celebration.
“The love we felt from the people surrounding us, and the love we have for each other, made this the most beautiful and emotional day,” says de Rossi. “And one that we’ll never forget.”
[From People.com]
You can see from the photo on the cover that Portia’s dress had a white bodice and a pale pink tulle skirt. It looks prettier than it did in the blurry faraway photos that were out earlier. Her dress also goes well with Ellen’s suit, as the v-neck looks similar to the vest that Ellen is wearing. I can’t wait to see these photos and am glad to see People covering the event.
I really like these two and it makes me smile to see how happy they were at their wedding. It’s about time same sex couples were granted the same marriage rights as heterosexual couples. Now if only the other 48 states in the US would follow suit.
Mmmmmmmm, red velvet cake is my favorite!
CB – here in NY 1/2 the legislature (we have two houses) passed a gay marriage amendment last year. It was a huge moment and people were thrilled that they seem to at least be getting closer to truly providing equal rights to all people.
Look how happy they are! I had to click on over to the People website, and there’s another picture of the dress, it looks incredible. I might have to buy a People this week.
Thanks for the tip Syko. Portia’s dress looks dreamy………
Gay marriage is legal in Delaware as well. I’ve several gay friends who’ve wed and I was blessed to attend those weddings. Grats to Ellen and Portia!
Seven, I’m not sure exactly what you’re reffering to, but California and Massachusetts are the only STATES to legalize gay marriage. Perhaps it’s only legal in areas of Delaware? Or it could be civil unions you’re thinking of as well. Either way, I’m glad to see civil rights are slowly creeping across the country. We still have a long way to go, however. Eleven states (as if it’s any of their business) are urging California to make gay marriage illegal again. We’ll be voting on it in November.
NH allows same-sex civil unions. I went to a ceremony last month. What a blast!
Wow, they look so happy. I wish them the best! 🙂
I am very happy for them, but at the same time I really do not know how I feel about gay marriage. Civil unions are fine with me, but to change the definition of marriage is disturbing to me. ALL people have the right to marry. Any woman can marry any man, and vice versa. This whole equality thing gets blown way out of proportion. If someone wants to marry than find someone of the opposite sex and marry them, we all have that right. A woman and a woman, and also a man and a man, cannot procreate. They can adopt surely, but can not procreate without outside help, and that is the whole point. Please don’t get all crazy on me, I am not saying two people of the same sex who love each other shouldn’t be together and committed, just don’t call it the same thing as a man and a woman, it is NOT the same.
That being said, I really like Ellen, I think Portia is beautiful, and I truly am happy for them.
Now for the berating.
No berating from me, michelle. Maybe just see marriage as an organic entity, something’s that expanded and grown to encompass love in all its frail, hopeful human forms.
I like that, Geronimo. Very well said.
Sweet. Sounds small and cozy. Nice and serene. Good for them.
I never had red velvet cake, I should try it sometime.
Congrats to the couple!! Portia’s dress is amazing!
Michelle, are you saying infertile opposite sex couples should be banned from marriage as well? After all, they can’t procreate 🙄
furthermore, michelle, whats the point of treating marriage as if it is this stable entity, and hasnt undergone any evolution since recorded time and since humans have participated in the practice. marriage is a much more fluid, evolving organism that has been under a constant process of change since its inception, as all human-made institutions are always being modified. the history of marriage, which is a huge topic when all marriage customs all over the world are included, does not necessarily rest on procreation as its reason to exist. instead of seeing same-sex marriages as an affront to the institution or something that is fundamentally contrary to it, lets be thankful that we have institutions that evolve along with and respond to societal and attitude changes.
Well said Geronimo, Bros & Shannon.
I really love Portia’s dress, but dislike Ellen’s suit. Oh well. Nothing’s perfect.
I understand what you are saying, and I appreciate the way you stated that. I used to be alright with the idea of gay marriage, and then I got into a Bible dispute with my best friend. When looking it up it IS a sin to have sexual relations with someone of the same sex. Now that certainly does not mean I think gay people will go to hell, so again please do not misinterpret. I stood on the side of the argument that it was biblically ok and found in nature and all of that. She said it was a sin, and not in nature and all of that. As much as I hated to admit it, it is a sin. Jesus died for all sins the same, so a lie is the same as greed is the same as the next thing, you understand. Now I finally told her that maybe the act of sex might be sinful, just as sinful as the premarital sex I had, but that the love a gay man has in his heart for his boyfriend, or a gay woman in her heart for her girlfriend is NOT sinful, and no one can persuade me otherwise. I think she found out that being gay is in fact found in nature. This is my point, I really don’t believe being gay is bad, it is a sin, but we are ALL sinners, even the most righteous of people. Jesus came to earth for the sinners. Now I know there are many on this site that are not religious, but I am. Please don’t knock me because of my views, you won’t change them; only make me pray for you ☺. I won’t knock any of you for your heathen ways, lol, j/k. There is such thing as the sanctity of marriage and I believe in that sanctity. It is between a man and a woman. In my opinion the union of man and man or woman and woman is fine, and the rights should be the same, but it should called something different. This is my opinion, which technically isn’t worth one red cent, but I am entitled to it, and heck, isn’t that what gossip site comments sections are for? Now for the real berating.
Michelle, it takes alot of guts to stand up for what you truly believe in when you know you will be attacked, kudos to you. 😉
I do have to comment on something you wrote;
“Please don’t knock me because of my views, you won’t change them; only make me pray for you ☺.”
That made me giggle, you sound just like my Mother in law. 😛
Marriage is a legal piece of paper that gave man ownership of his wife.
It should go the way of slavery.
Thank you Daisy. Though, I am sure I sound like some 65 year old lady who goes to church in rain, sleet, snow, whatever. I only wish I could find faith like that.
Michelle; Not a bible thumper at all, it was sweet and to the point.
your opinions and faith are up to you michelle, and i dont think its wise to berate someone for subscribing to a particular worldview-there are many of them in the world, and christianity is but one of them. where I have the problem is when people would like to use their definition, christian, jewish, muslim, or otherwise-of marriage as the one that should apply to everyone as the only right one. I don’t want other people’s religious definitions of marriage applying to me or anyone who doesnt subscribe to the same religion. even within the christian faith there are many different points of view on same sex marriage, demonstrating the variety of viewpoints and the many possibilities of interpretation and adherence to doctrine.
I’ll have to check out the People website to see this dress properly 😀 …
Michelle, thank you for an interesting balanced post (just as an aside, whilst your offer to pray for us is sweet and I know intended with the greatest of respect, it is best not to say that directly to those who may not share your beliefs as it can make them feel uncomfortable. Best just to pray and know you’re trying to help divine providence 😉 )
There are two issues with the concept of gay marriage.
The first is civil marriage. This is a binding contract to recognise a partnership for the purposes of taxation, inheritance and other legal matters. I really cannot see what legal impediemnt there should be to that save for the amendment of any part of a constitution that mentions marriage between a man and woman. It is THIS marriage that gives full protection to the other half, in cases of illness or death etc. I would hazard a guess that the vast majority of couples would settle for this.
The second is a church marriage – which is possibly what you and your friend are thinking of Michelle. That is a whole different arguement and does depend on the approach of the denomination to which one belongs. There are many gay people who are of a strong faith, except on this one aspect, and their struggle within the various religions will be long and tough.
Personally I really cannot see why the occasionally contradictory teachings of multiple faiths should impact on what is an equality issue. Others will naturally disagree, but I’m up for a cogent discussion.
As for the found in nature business…. I’m sorry, but if the development of husbandry, pottery, architecture, metalwork and planned landscapes over the past 5 millenia hasn’t put paid to that arguement, the development of the internal combustion engine, telephony, television. Portland Cement, plastics, internet, satellite should really have anyone using that ould chestnut think long and hard about what they say. 😉
I have an Aunt who believes that all gay people will go to hell because they are sinning. I have lots of gay friends and I want them all to be happy. She doesnt understand this and I explained to her that I’m not gay and I’m not “going to hell” for being friends with them. I then explained that there is so much hate in this world how can you tell 2 people they cant love each other. Way to go Ellen and Portia. I want that dress!!!
Congs to them, Ellen seems like an nice person. I don’t think it will last long as marriages go these days. I am basing this on the fact that they have been having ‘pre- marital’ problems for a while now. Neither of them does anything for me really.
Michelle, you do have a point there. I am of the view that if you are a priest and you wish to get married and have kids, then create your own faith in which priests get married and don’t disturb your friends.
Same here. Marriage is not a just piece of paper. It exists even in societies where there is no reading and writing. In no part of the world has it ever been defined to include a union between the people of the same sex.
Nothing against gay people but I strongly agree with those who say that the majority of them are not really gay, just people who want attention or who want to break the norm. Some are too repulsed by the norm that they supress any attraction to people of the opposite sex. After all scientifically there is no gay gene.
My other quarrel with them is that they are so aggressive and the most self centred people you will ever come across (mind you there are those who are really nice), probably as a result of being treated unfairly for a long time.
We have this girl at work, who always brings every thing down to her being gay. It gets old after a while. I am always telling her to stop letting it define her. Its no big deal, be gay and happy. When most people come out as gay, they lose their identities completely. They start being defined by their sexuality which to me is the root of all prejudices and paranoia.
I have probably over generalised, I know gay people who are not like that, but those are the minority.
@Lola – this was a great quote you gave, here – “When most people come out as gay, they lose their identities completely. They start being defined by their sexuality which to me is the root of all prejudices and paranoia.”
That does seem to happen, a lot, doesn’t it? Good point you made. Not EVERY time, not every case, but often, it’s true. That will slowly, oveer time, subside, though, and soon being gay will not be this big controversial deal anymore. The rest of your post ideas I so totally do not agree with, Lola, but those 2 sentences did make sense to me.
Time, the passage of time, changes all human perceptions and mellows everything down.
Well – I haven’t said congratulations to them here yet!
Congratulations, Portia & Ellen! And I’m going to be the one who says I actually think that these two WILL stay married, period. I get the feeling they’re a very solid lifetime loving partnership. I’m placing my bets on them not ever getting divorced.
Thanks Snowblood. Hopefully passage of time will help. Recently John Barrowman said the reason he has been denied a chance to on TOPGEAR is because he is gay. This is regardless of the fact that two gay celebrities have been on the show. That kind of paranoia is what I am talking about.
Then again, some psychologists believe some people become gay to court controversy. That is what gives them a kick.
How much do you wanna bet? I will come and collect 🙂 I am rarely wrong on these things you know. Ellen is older and looks grounded but Portia seems like she is a girl down the journey of discovery devoid of any independent personality. They will definitely last longer than Mariah and Nick Cannon. lol.
You’ll come and collect? NO!! 😆 No offense, Lola, bella, but I’m a BADette and you’re a Hater, we can’t let each other know where we live! There’s a WAR on!! 😆 I’m just playin’, 😀
No, Portia’s no girl down a journey of discovery, she’s always been a lesbian, and she’s not a girl anymore anyway – she’s 35 years old. I’m dead serious, I think these two will definitely stay married.
😆 Fair 😀 I am a Brangelina hater for Life 😉 I will not collect, but will be here to say I told you so.
Portia’s journey of discovery is not of her sexuality but of her love. She seems to flow with the wind. Along the way she will probably find another love.
what a waste of humanity some people are, makes me so sad. 😥
rockin’ dress, i am so glad they are still good, next to hugh and holly they are my fav couple.
Freedom, acceptance, tolerance and love. Why shouldn’t 2 people who are in love get married even if they are the same sex? They are happy to be together. Just because marriage used to be only for hetrosexual couples doesn’t make that the only or the right decision.
Congrats to E&P ;o)
Civil Union (vows before God) have been since the dawn of man (Adam & Eve).
“Marriage” (paper license) is a man made institution.
Adam & Eve most certainly did not go down to the court house and get a license before getting married.
I dont believe the government has any right to ban any kind of marriage, when civil unions are permitted, when truthfully the only REAL difference is that piece of paper. The “rights of marriage” are simply a side effect of said paper.
And people can argue homosexuality is not natural and not genetic with me til their blue in the face, but no one has explained to me why itws also prevalent in nature. And if God had such a prob with it, im sure He would not have created gay animals!
Congrats to them 2. I see a long and happy marriage.
Lola and Snowblood getting along? Did hell just freeze over? ; )
….Anyways congratulations to the happy couple.
and I think they will last…
I like you, too, Steph, I think we just got off on the wrong foot. It happens so easily when people first start getting to know each other’s style just by internet interaction. It’s so easy to misread a person’s personality at first take, you know how it is. 😀
agreed Snowblood…I like you too. 🙂
Wha?!?! Snowy & Lola? Agreeing?!
Peace, love & happiness!!
Steph & Snowy, too. Wow!
“Nothing against gay people, but….” Then you go into some long ass tirade about why you find us gay people aggressive and attention whores.
Nothing against people like you Lola, but I can’t stand your kind. Not everyone believes in the same religion, if I want to get married to another woman, I should be able to. People who are in love should have the right. And people like you are what makes it harder for us.
Look guys, “marriage” came about for the reason of property ownership. Didn’t have anything to do with the Bible (that was after). Didn’t even have anything to do with love, some people even married their cousins to “keep it all in the family”. If gay people want to have the same options that straight people have then that is a human rights issue. You cannot discriminate towards that in this country because there is separation of church and state. If only our politicians didn’t cave in to the fundamentalists.
And, Lola, girl please….It would take all the candy and purses in the world to make me give up dick so that I could become gay and get me some “attention”.
Ellen looks good for 50. She seems like a cool person. There’s going to be a lot of pressure on them as a couple, I think. I hope they can make it through that and stay grounded.
Michelle: I hope you don’t eat shellfish. Or cut your hair.
@ Trillion – “Michelle: I hope you don’t eat shellfish. Or cut your hair. ”
Oh, SNAP! Michelle, it WAS a sweetly worded and gentle post you made, but – still and all, realy – if one wants to follow the bible hook, line, sinker and everything in between, then one must adhere to ALL the archaic, oddball commandments, old AND new testament. No? The ten commandments are from the old testament, not the new. But, christians follow both books of the bible, right?
You can’t ignore what you think doesn’t fit your modern agenda, and embrace what fits with your christian themed religion-du-jour. It’s all or nothing, even Jesus himself loathed lukewarm motherfukkers.
well, i guess hell didnt freeze over for me, since i thought lola’s post was utter drivel, full of mischaracterizations, generalizations, and prejudice: “they are the most agressive and self-centered people you will ever come across” tempered with the prejudice mantra “not all of them..” or “one of my best friends is gay.” WTF? agressive and self-centered? as opposed to all the docile and unself-centered heteros out there? that just reached a new level of idiocy. all the gays just want attention? there are a million easier ways of getting attention in life than turning off or on one sexual identity or another. people dont choose to be gay simply for attention-who would willingly sign up for a lifetime of disadvantage, hate, prejudice, bias, and negativity from the heteronormative rest of the world? please, that argument is so freaking moronic. sorry to go off on you lola, but this is way worse than your usual blind hatred of brad and angelina.
@ bros – “hell didnt freeze over for me, since i thought lola’s post was utter drivel, full of mischaracterizations.. ”
Indeed – and it was. I was zeroing in on the two sentences I liked & could understand from it all, as I like to try to find whatever common ground I can with those whose opinions generally differ so greatly from mine, and you know – I liked those two sentences of Lola’s. Yeah, the rest of it was comPLETELy unagreeable to moi, but I was just tryna be nice for a bleedin’ change, and have an afternoon of temporary armistice around here, that’s just how I roll, en temps du temps.
But most of the time I could give two fukks about my enemy’s opinion, whether well-put or not! Maybe tomorrow I’ll be back to my old cynically pugnacious self. We shall see…
Bros,
I can’t believe you are shooting down my argument by doing exactly what I am talking about. Most gay people have a big fat chip on their shoulders and anyone who doesn’t agree with their little minds is a moron or whatever, just as you have demostrated. Obviously, there are exceptions. I am sure there are ways you would have made your point without resorting to insults.
I am the one to admit that I have made many generalisations and if you had read my post without first going ape shit and blue in the face, you would have caught that part.
There are many reasons why people are gay, I pointed out those that I could. You are entitled to your own opinion. I couldn’t careless. Just don’t think we are here to kiss you ass and say what you want to hear. Give your opinion like an adult and move on not need to resort to petty insults.
Too bad you don’t like what I have to say, but it is my experience with many gay people and my opinion, your vitriol hasn’t helped change it one bit.
You don’t have to feel sorry going off on me like that, after all, it just illustrated the point I was labouring to put across 😉 .
lola, there were no petty insults in my post. just calling you out on your lack of logic and ignorance.
An Atheist as I am, but didn’t ‘your God’ give us free will??
Ellen & Portia are not hurting anyone, let them be and move on. 😉
Who are you talking to Daisy? If you are talking to me then yes absolutely God did give us free will. You are welcomed to do anything you want. So can Ellen and Portia, and they did.
Hey Michelle, no, it wasn’t you, and I can’t remember who I was posting to, sorry 😳
I have multiple browsers open and might have posted on the wrong thread….
Daisy, check the Johny Cash thread.
Oh, Oxa…I am SO sorry you feel that way. I truly am. There is no sarcasm in my words here. There absolutely HAS to be hurt in your history for you to feel that way.
Marriage, for me, has been the most glorious completion of life. I have a PARTNER in this life…not a master. He holds me up. He is the father of my child. He takes care of me. He allows me to take care of him and entrusts me with all his vulnerabilities.
Marriage is not slavery. It isn’t even akin to slavery. It is a celebration of our human need to bond. It is a spiritual connection entered into willingly and TOGETHER.
Coupling and the compulsion to couple with another human being is an integral part of the human experience. Marriage takes that coupling instinct and makes it a choice we enter into deliberately…which makes it an honor instead of a bodily function.
Michelle…Honey, you are wonderful for sticking your neck out there. Too many who scream at the top of their lungs for tolerance will find nothing wrong with turning around and ripping people who disagree with them to shreds.
You said what you said with grace and kindness and class. Bravo.
All that said…I’m so happy to see Ellen happy. I just love her.
Michelle, are you suggesting that the only reason two people should marry is to procreate? I’m a woman married to a man – for 14 years – and we never plan on having children. Is that wrong too? Should only heterosexual, child bearing couples get married?
This union is as sick as the people who support it.
Why Reddcherry? How does it affect you personally? Has it changed the way you live your life? If you’re married, does it change the way you feel about your spouse or he / she about you? Do you not love each other anymore? Are your lives in ruins?
I think that any persons who are of legal adult age and are not related…..should be allowed to marry. Did you realize that on average, same sex couples have longer lasting relationships than opposite sex couples. The having a baby out of wedlock or to hold on to someone, doesn’t exist, that as a same sex couple you are dealing with hard times from the start and if you can make a go of it…..go for it….happiness is all that was ever wanted for mankind….if you don’t like it don’t read about it, don’t look at it, stick your head in the ground, because its going to happen more and more in the world….everyone has a right to be happy….after being in an opposite sex relationship which has now ended and seeing that the only thing that we had in common was the two children we have, i have all of the faith in those who get together and get to “know” one another for who you are, and are proud enough to show the world who that is….gay or straight….
lola – there is serious homophobia within the psychology community. it’s getting better, but it is certainly there, prompting psychologists to write all sorts of thesis/books that have no ground in real evidence.
there was one i read that actually said “gay people are self-centered because i always feel like lesbians are putting me down.” what? what do personal anecdotes have to do with real evidence?
also remember that psychologists deal with abnormal people – people with problems – so most of the gay people they have encountered are the crazy ones.
I am gay and me and wife got married and we love each other every much women and men can love more that a man and wife.I feel that no matter what any body can get married and it not all about the word marriage it is all about the love. If you know what love is then the word marriage would not mean anything to anybody as long you are in love with our mate 4 life. So for all the haters GO TO HELL………..THANK YOU AND ELLEN I LOVE THAT WEDDING PICS AND GOOD LUCK BOO.
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