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Ellen and Portia are tying the knot

While you were busy ogling Olympic beach volleyball players, Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi were finalizing their wedding plans. That's right, kids: Ellen and Portia are getting married this weekend.

The New York Post reported that the ceremony would be small, around 20 of Portia and Ellen's closest friends and family, and that Portia would wear a form-fitting dress by Zac Posen. (I'll bet Ellen wears a pantsuit.)

Days after the California Supreme Court's decision to legalize same-sex marriages in May, Ellen announced on her show that she and Portia would wed.

"Planning a wedding is very stressful," she told a reporter at the Daytime Emmy Awards. "It's crazy. My gardener is now invited."

"I think someday people will look back on this like women not having the right to vote and segregation and anything else that seems ridiculous that we don't all have the same rights," she concluded.

Well said. Best wishes, you two love birds.

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  • Robin Jay's picture

    Hurray!!  

    Hurray!!

     

    changetheirhue's picture

    oh my! I'm so happy for

    oh my! I'm so happy for them!
    Megan's picture

    YEAH!

    they are great together! i'm really excited for them!
    ClaireUK's picture

    I'm so happy for them! I

    I'm so happy for them! I wish them all the happiness in the world!
    Thea's picture

    So their gardener is one of

    So their gardener is one of their closest 20 friends and family?

    Anyway, this is awesome news. Best wishes to them.

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    Kaytiana's picture

    YAY!!!  Congrats to

    YAY!!!

     Congrats to them, such great news!!

    chilaxing's picture

    YIPEE

    When I read the news on Yahoo I was watching a past episode of Ellen's talk show. So happy that they are finally doing the deed.

    fallon ash's picture

    Good for them!

    "While you were busy ogling Olympic beach volleyball players, Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi were finalizing their wedding plans."

    Seriously, were you reading my mind?? A while ago I was bored and I went, 'I should go be a bad feminist and look at that beach volley post again...' and I did and then I went back to the main page and this post was up. Hmm.

    Anyway, this is great news! All the best to them!!

     

    Lacey's picture

    So cute!

    So cute!
    missb's picture

    that's fantastic!!! cant

    that's fantastic!!!

    cant wait to see the pics....i wonder if they will show any telecast of the wedding?

    roc's picture

    Oh No!

    What?!! Ellen and Portia are going to selfishly threaten the sanctity of heterosexual marriage? Their one wedding is going to cause a domino divorce effect on countless straight couples! HELP!!!! Heh

    Congrats to them! One thing I'll give Ellen, even when she takes heat for not inviting many other lesbians on her show, she unapologetically lives her life openly and honestly at this point, which is in and of itself a rather powerful political statement.

    molly7's picture

    Congrats to them both!

    "I think someday people will look back on this like women not having the right to vote and segregation and anything else that seems ridiculous that we don't all have the same rights," she concluded.

    I loved this comment. I look forward to that day. 

    Brutal_Romance's picture

    me too

    i for one always believed in that, as hopeless as it might look nowadays, and for many countries where homosexuality is still illegal.

    it does trully give me hope.

     

    and congrats for the happy couple, hope we get to see some pics though.

     

    Aeriana Eve's picture

    and they didn't tell me!?

    I'm shocked! Gosh they're quick! I look forward to mentioning their wedding to my homophobic family- and then quoting Ellen. She's just fabulous, isn't she? (Aren't they?)
    Angie5x5's picture

    Timing of Ellen and Portia's wedding


    They probably wanted to get married before the November election, when it might become illegal again, which will be a legal nightmare.
    naima's picture

    congrats!

    im happy to hear it, congrats to both of you! wish you happy together forever and ever!!!!
    lilrobie's picture

       makes me feel all

     

     makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside!!!! way to go ellen and portia!!!!

    be free in your decisions

    crayon face's picture

    yey! :D

    But portia i swear if you get married to ellen were over! ok maybe not... i suppose i could find the time to be your bit on the side :D 

     Good luck ellen and portia!!!

    " i *Heart* Oy oy lady"

    Rockstar's picture

    great!!!

    yayyyy

    congratulations to the happy couple!

    Jess M's picture

    Great for them

    I think they make a beautiful couple. I wish them the best of luck.
    Midnight Sun's picture

    So happy

    Oh I'm so happy for them. They both deserve happiness... I was starting to think i would have to wait until ellen's show aired with the pics to find out when the wedding was, but here it is!.
    Congrats to Ellen and Portia and I wish nothing but happiness to them 

     

     

     

    And then it hit me, you're out of rum - Ellen Degeneres

    7Up's picture

    Wow

    Wow, that was sudden, I wouldn't even have caught it with the Olympics filling my head!

    Anyone know the day?

    Congrats to our groundbreaking lesbian super power poster girl Ellen and her very fabulous and wonderfully genuine fiance Portia.

    dame_elphaba's picture

    EEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    EEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! squeals of joy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so excited for them!!

    Good luck Ellen and Portia! We love you!

    pussywillow's picture

    the end of the world is nigh....

    Well the happy couple doesn't need to tell us the actual date because, as the religious right has kindly been warning us for years, the minute two women marry there will be a clap of thunder and the sky will fall in.

    But golly, imagine if it doesn't? Imagine if we all wake up safe and happy on Monday morning and ... the world goes on? What WILL the homophobes do then?

    Ellen, Portia, all blessings be upon you for this wonderful union.

    Love Pussy xx

    janneke's picture

    If that were true...

    ... that would have happened years ago. Remember it's been legal for two people of the same sex to get married for years in various countries around the world:

    Netherlands 2001,
    Belgium 2003,
    Spain and Canada 2005,
    South Africa 2006,
    Norway 2008.

    Makes one proud to be Dutch :-)

    silentnomore's picture

    i love love

    i am so happy for them.  i'm excited for all of us because soon all of this prejudice will be over and we can just be married folks!  ellen and portia have done so much activism just by being open about who they are.   

     

    "what kind of rat bastard psychotic would play that song right now at this minute?"

    d's picture

    FINALLY!

    CONGRATS! they are so cute together! wish them the best!!!
    4sakenshadowxsoldierlette's picture

    Awwww :)

    most adorable couple ever :) *swoon* 

     

    ~*~"That's what we all dream about isn't it? Someone who looks so deeply into our soul that...they'd find something worth dying for."---Gabrielle~*~

    Caroline's picture

    Where's my invite?

    Congrats to them! They're such a great couple.
    Lacey's picture

    It must have gotten lost in

    It must have gotten lost in transit, along with mine!
    smartie's picture

    Awesome!

    Terrific, I'm really happy for both of them as they are my idols and great ambassadors to women and lesbians everywhere.

    I wish them all the best.

    *don't judge*

    Munchkin_licker's picture

    Aww! congrats to them :)

    Aww! congrats to them :)
    Stop The Violence's picture

    So Happy.....

    HAZZAH!!!!! I'm so happy for them. Congrats!

    Cullen's picture

    so flippin cute

    this makes me so happy. they're so cute together and definitely deserve any and all happiness.

    as regards to the ballot measure in CA in November, hopefully it will have been legal long enough for all the fundamentalist chicken littles to see that the sky hasn't fallen in yet, and it won't pass. At least that's what happened in MA.

    and besides, they're just so cute! who'd want to nullify or prevent that?

    freaky_rain's picture

    So Happy

    im sooo happy for them!!

    Congratulations!!

    Jessi's picture

    I have a friend....

    That I chat with in Cali who "claims" she went or is going  to their wedding. I dont know if I believe her or not. But non-the-less I am happy for them as well.
    SportyAllison's picture

    YES!

    I actually was waiting for an AfterEllen post on this so I could share my joy! I am taking this as a sign that I might someday be married (gotta get and keep a girlfriend first...) because they are getting married on my birthday weekend! Actually, my birthday is on Monday, but it still feels really nice. I love when other people can celebrate during the same time as I am. I hope they are extremely happy together and never forget that it is not so much a political statement as it is a brilliant commitment and statement of their love for one another. Congrats, Ellen and Portia!

    Are you feelin' what I'm flingin'?

    fee's picture

    Yay!

    I was just wondering the other day when they would get married!
    I'm so happy for them. That's just great. Congrats Ellen & Portia!

    Bad juju? Is that a voodoo-thing?"
    "Close...but with a 'j'." 
    - Malinda Lo & Sarah Pecora, 'the Lo-down'
    zelkova serrata's picture

    Woohoo!

    I heard about it this morning! I'm so happy for them. :) Here's to hoping the best for these ladies, and making America realize it's OKAY TO BE GAY (and married).
    Julia's picture

    Congrats to them. They're

    Congrats to them. They're such a cute couple.
    www.lauriebell.ca's picture

    Link to article about E&P wedding, gay marriage and the election

    You may be interested to read @ http://www.lauriebell.ca 
    BLoNDDyKe's picture

    Congrats Congrats!

    yahooo i'm so damn happy for them, i love them wish them all the good & long life ;D
    Heather's picture

    I'm very happy for these

    I'm very happy for these two! Let California Ring!

     

    Love, Peace, Joy, and Abundance,

    Heather

    Acie's picture

    :D

    They are so amazingly gorgeous together !!!

     

    Love Them !!!

    wendi's picture

    it about time

    I am very happy for both, hope that they have a happy and long life together
    Rachel452's picture

    Here's a link that tells

    Here's a link that tells all about the ceremony and has some pics too!! They look so beautiful and happy!

     

    http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,24194767-5001021,00.html

    oriana2110's picture

    <3 Ellen&Portia together

    Wow, Congrats to them!!!! Best wishes, lots of happiness!
    No1duckie's picture

    CONGRATS

    I would like to say congrats to the newlyweds.  My wife and I were married on 8-10-08 after 10 years together so I know how important it is to be a legal couple.
    DeeVanderbeek's picture

    Hooray for them and us all!

    Hooray! Girl-girl is the new "black." It's exciting to see stars bold enough to talk about their alternative relationships in public. Fans of Ellen will love the dangerous, true girl-girl-girl romance written about by a Harvard Grad, his crazy wife and real Romanian dancers in: "Caribbean Dreams: TRUE STORY of an Ivy League Couple who Bought a STRIP CLUB in the Caribbean"  www.caribbeanstripclub.com