Dancing with the Stars’Cheryl Burkeand actorMatthew Lawrenceare officially married, and PEOPLE has the exclusive first photo of the newlyweds on their special day!
Burke, 35, and Lawrence, 39, were married Thursday evening at the Fairmont Grand del Mar in San Diego, California, PEOPLE exclusively revealed.
Burke is breathtaking as she looks over her bare shoulder in her simply striking Romona Keveza gown which features a six-foot train.
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“Matt brings out the best in me,” Burke, 35, told PEOPLE days before the nuptials. “He enjoys every moment and that helps me appreciate life even more.”
Burke’s bridal party included matron of honorLeah Reminias well as her sister Nicole andDancing’sKym Johnson Herjavec. Lawrence’s two best men were his brothers, actor Joey Lawrence and musician Andy Lawrence.
The couple’s “I dos” capped off a relationship that began nearly 13 years ago, when they met during the 2006Dancing with the Starsseason.
“There was an attraction right away,” said Burke. “But we were both really young.”
Matt Lawrence and Cheryl Burke at her bridal shower.Kendall Johnson
The couple broke things off after a year, but reunited almost nine years later, in 2017.
“It felt like the [time passed] didn’t happen,” said Burke. “I just felt so comfortable.”
Lawrenceproposed in May 2018at the Montage Laguna Beach — with a very special ring, using the exact diamond that her late father gave her mother.
As for what’s next for the happy couple? “I want to have kids,” Burke said. “[When we got back together] it was like, ‘Let’s not waste any time. Time’s a tickin’!’ “
source: people.com
