Actor Mark Wahlberg and his fiancee and long-time partner Rhea Durham were married at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 1 in an intimate 40 minute ceremony witnessed by 20 guests at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Beverly Hills.
The bride wore her hair loose and wavy and was dressed in a white strapless Marchesa dress with silver embroidery and Neil Lane diamond bracelet and earrings. The groom was dressed in a black suit and silver tie. The couple’s daughter Ella served as their flower girl, carrying a basket. The flowers were pink and purple roses.
They have been a couple since 2001 and have three children, Ella, 5, Michael, 3, and Brendan, 10-months. According to the actor, “It’s like we’re married anyway, but I finally feel like we’re ready to take the step and we’ll have success.”
Wahlberg, 38, was known as Marky Mark and became famous in his 1991 debut as a rap musician with the band Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. The accomplished actor has several upcoming film premieres; The Lovely Bones is scheduled to release on December 11, 2009 and Date Night is slated to premiere in April 2010.
Durham is a model who has appeared on the covers of several major fashion magazines, including French Vogue, Italian Marie Claire, ELLE and walked the runway in the 2001 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.
In a recent interview Dunham said she has dipped her toes back into modeling recently but is more focused on her children than her career at this point. She said, “I love the traditions of family and home. Babies, kids, holidays–that’s what I’m good at.”
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