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Robert Pattinson and FKA Twigs were plagued with breakup rumors and added to those were the apparent reunion rumors between Robert and Kristen at the recently held Met Gala. The way the two exes met, many believe that Twigs might have gotten jealous and insecure again; however, there are reasons why she should not be insecure about Kristen.

Her engagement. FKA Twigs is already engaged to Robert Pattinson, which in every way commits him to her. The two have been engaged for a while and the next step for them to look forward to would be the wedding.

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Robert’s relationship with Kristen is over already. Kristen Stewart ended up cheating on Robert with her “Snow White and The Huntsman” director Rupert Sanders and it did not end well at all. After all that has happened, why exactly would Robert go back to Kristen?

Involvement with others. Since last year, Kristen has been busy dating the likes of Alicia Cargile and SoKo. If a reunion were to happen between her and Robert, it would have happened. However, she has clearly moved on with her personal life and is only focusing on her movies.

Moving on. The recently held Met Gala is evidence that there is nothing going on or neither there ever will be anything between the two exes. According to reports, both the exes embraced and were happy to see each other. Apart from this, Kristen has also been vocal about how good Robert and FKA Twigs look together.

In other news, Hollywood Life reported that at the Met Gala held recently Kristen Stewart found it a bit difficult to see her ex Robert Pattinson with his fiancée FKA Twigs. According to the outlet’s source, much like any other ex, it was like a bitter pill for her to swallow when she spotted both of them.

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The Hollywood Reporter added that because of a news recently reported, FKA Twigs and Seattle-based perfumer “House of Matriarch” were really annoyed. According to the outlet, it was reported that the singer and the perfumer were going to introduce a new fragrance together, which led to both getting annoyed and the report was trashed later.

I’ve mentioned my fiancé (still weird to say) and the fact that I’m getting married this fall (crikey) quite a bit, but I’ve kept pretty quiet about the other parties involved, aka, the wedding party. Now my fiancé and I landed on the five fabulous friends we want standing up there with us pretty quickly, but once we locked them down, we sort of forgot about them. This is not because we don’t love these people, but rather because over the last six months, we’ve discovered we’re not terribly wedding savvy.

Some couples fall into the whole wedding planning routine like they were born doing it. We are not one of those couples. We’re both pretty busy people in our normal, not wedding-related lives, so remembering to look up calligraphers for escort cards often does not make it onto our to-do lists. But more importantly, we simply don’t jive with a lot of the more traditional traditions that appear in and around most weddings.

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Many couples today are choosing to do away with a lot of those tired, often sexist wedding traditions, and I’m right there with them. As a former bridesmaid, I’ve been through them all, and thus am more determined than ever not to subject my ‘maids to the same tortures. Here’s how the plan is going so far.

1. No matching dresses

Originally, bridesmaids and groomsmen wore matching attire because it was an echo back to the Roman tradition in which 10 witnesses would dress like the bride and groom to confuse evil spirits. That sounded pretty absurd to me, so I decided to break the tradition by having my maids pick whatever dresses they wanted to wear, no matter the color, style, shape or texture. This is sort of an homage to the mix-and-match bridesmaid dress trend, but I’m taking it one step further because I sincerely don’t care whether or not their dresses go well together.

2. No walking down the aisle paired off

Ah yes, another tradition steeped in misogyny. Heaven forbid any woman walks down the aisle by her lonesome. Both times I aisle walked as a bridesmaid, I was paired with married guys who were trying desperately not to look like they weren’t touching me more than they needed to while arm-in-arm. Good times. My fiancé and I aren’t entirely decided on this issue yet, but it’s likely everyone will just walk down solo, or to save time, we’ll pair up maids with each other and grooms with each other.

3. Absolutely no matching T-shirts during the bachelorette party

Yeah, yeah, I’m doing one semi-traditional thing with my maids because it’s fun and can be interpreted any which way you want. However, one thing we absolutely will not be doing is going out on the town in ridiculous T-shirts that say something like “Ally’s last stand.” I was forced to wear one such T-shirt at a bachelorette in Nashville, and let’s just say we weren’t the only ones in matching attire. Saturday night on the Nashville strip is like a freaking color war of bachelorette parties without the fun relay races.

4. No posed group photos

Of course I want pictures of all my ‘maids getting ready and hugging and dancing at my wedding — I just don’t want any that look ridiculously unnatural and staged. You know which ones I’m talking about. The ones where the photographer positions the wedding party like they’re a flying V with the bride and groom at the center? When in the natural world would you ever find yourself standing together like that? Those posed shots end up taking hours to pull off, and several more hours for everyone to unscrew their smiles. Wouldn’t it be more fun to say, I don’t know, hang out and have a good time while the photographer takes candid shots of everyone?

5. No maid of honor

All my maids are equal in my eyes. There will likely be maids of dishonor at the reception though (wink wink, nudge nudge).

6. No traditional bridal shower duties

We’re having a co-ed party during which no one will have to ooh and aah for two hours while I open kitchenware gifts. Sure, there will be games, but nothing bridal or couple trivia-related. Unless it’s couple-style Cards Against Humanity.

7. No day-of assistance (except maybe emotional)

The last thing I want my maids to worry about on the big day is having to escort me to the bathroom. What am I, an infant? That’s why I got a less bulky dress with easy access to the under area. Rather than feeling like they’re on the clock, I just want them to live it up with me (and maybe start fielding Champagne if it looks like I might fall over).

Remember, this is just one bride’s opinion. If you enjoy the traditions and what they stand for, by all means. However, if you too are ready to air these rituals out, there are so many ways to go alternative. You just have to think outside the wedding favor box (see what I did there?).

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The best way to usher in spring? A wardrobe full of new dresses. Every day this week, we’ll be spotlighting a dress that we adore (and that we’ll most likely scoop up for ourselves), along with styling ideas and tips, so that you can have your chicest season yet.

Though little black dresses get all the fanfare, we are particularly taken with little white dresses (or LWDs) when the weather warms up. Whether worn with sun-kissed skin at the beach or sneakers at the flower market, there is a certain effortlessness that exudes from a breezy cotton frock.

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Case in point: This embroidered Dôen dress ($280;shopdoen.com). Crafted from crinkled gauze and accented with flowing tassels, this number is meant to be worn loose and free. It almost resembles a dress that is found in a far-flung market, so we’ve styled it as such with a gold-plated horn and leather necklace, embellished pom-pom clutch, hand-crocheted rafia wedge sandals, and chic oversized shades. Shop the look, below.

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There have been incessant rumors surrounding Robert Pattinson and FKA Twigs’ wedding. And the latest report claimed that there will be no more wedding for the couple.

FKA Twigs seemed to be taunting Robert Pattinson when she recently stripped for another man as she became the new face of Calvin Klein’s ad campaign. Australia News Network even hinted that Twigs’ latest sexy stunt could be the reason for the cancellation of the wedding.

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So, did Robert Pattinson really get jealous because of FKA Twigs’ sexy Calvin Klein ad? Fortunately, he didn’t. Twigs’ stripping was intended only for the company’s commercial campaign, “I Create In #MyCalvins.”

In the video, Pattinson’s 28-year-old fiancée and dancer Kaner Flex stripped to her undergarment while flaunting their artistic dance moves, with her latest single “Good to Love” playing in the background. And aside from being a star in the short commercial, she also directed the video and choreographed the dance routines, along with Aaron Sillis, Daily Mail reported.

“When I first started thinking of concepts for a Calvin Klein advert, it dawned on me that Calvin Klein is such an iconic brand and that I really wanted to combine artistically what I do with the striking imagery Calvin Klein has always maintained,” the British songstress said, as per Us Weekly. “I guess it’s kind of tongue in cheek, fun, sexy but still with the emotional ignition and openness that I always aim to achieve when I direct.”

“I wanted to make something that could feel artistically futuristic, tense, crucial, loaded, emotionally complicated but ultimately still include the seductive, free and young feel of Calvin Klein,” she added.

Meanwhile, this has not been the first time that Robert Pattinson and FKA Twigs’ wedding was reportedly called off. In fact, the couple’s marriage may not push through because they were allegedly having issues with each other’s demands, as previously reported.

Based on the reports, FKA Twigs has given the former “Twilight” actor an “ultimatum” to set the date of their wedding within the year or their relationship will end. Robert Pattinson, on the other hand, was demanding the presence of his ex-girlfriend Kristen Stewart at the wedding.

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For some people, the law may not be the most pleasant thing – some might only really think about it when they’re in trouble. But the law also has the power to bring profound happiness.

Jayne Kacer, associate dean for student affairs and administration at Chapman’s Dale E. Fowler School of Law, is proving what a positive force the law can be through perhaps its most joyous deployment – marriage. Kacer recently wrapped up officiating her seventh wedding, all of which have had Fowler alumni on at least one side of the aisle.

Ordained before the first wedding she officiated in 2010, Kacer has performed the rites at all seven of her weddings for free. It’s not remotely about financial gain for her, it’s a labor of love – and seeing the impact she’s able to have as her former students enter an exciting new chapter of their lives is a richer bounty than she could ever hope for.

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“To have them ask to be part of one of the most important days of their lives, that’s incredibly rewarding,” Kacer said. “It’s very special – it’s also very nerve-racking, because I do know them, and it’s personal. It’s not just a job where I go and do someone’s wedding. I know these people, I’ve spent three years with them. In many instances, I’ve met their future spouses well in advance of their wedding. … I want their special day to be perfect. I want their ceremony to be everything they dream of and hope for.”

To help the ceremony be everything the betrothed could hope for, Kacer often works ahead of time with couples to find out anything about them that she may not already know. Things like how they met and what they value in one another are important to consider when preparing the vows.

Some couples prepare their own vows, some look online or revise samples that Kacer provides – others, like Lauren Shaw and Kevin Grochow, grace Kacer with the chance to pen the most important part of their big day. The couple, both Fowler alumni, met at law school and thought it would be appropriate to weave a Supreme Court ruling (specifically Obergefell v. Hodges, the recent decision on same-sex marriage) into the language of their vows. They left the exact wording up to Kacer, and the result was splendid enough to bring Shaw to tears.

As it turns out, the legal ingredients for a proper wedding aren’t too demanding, Kacer explained. For the most part, the California Family Code simply demands that the couple vow that they’re entering the relationship with the intent to stay married, Kacer says. The code doesn’t ask for specific vows or really anything else – meaning marriage can be highly customizable.

Kacer works with this legal flexibility to tailor weddings to whatever the couple should want – do they want a parent to give them away or not and other such elements. In one case, Kacer was officiating a wedding where the bride was Jewish and the husband a Christian. The ceremony mixed in elements of both religions, including the traditional Jewish breaking of the glass.

Now with seven officiated weddings to her name, Kacer says that everything began thanks to her position as associate dean of students. In that role, she spends three years working with students and getting to know them and then compounds that relationship through student events where she often meets her students’ intended. Once she officiated her first wedding, word of mouth took care of the rest.

Performing marriages is an unusual – yet oddly natural – evolution of Kacer’s role as associate dean of students. For example, several times through alumna Kandis Burns’ time at Fowler, Kacer counseled her on the wait for marriage equality. Years later – surprise, surprise – Kacer found herself officiating the marriage of Leah Summers and Burns, her wife (now Burns-Summers.) For many of these alumni, law school may be but a memory, but the bonds they forged with Kacer are still quite real.

“For me, it’s incredibly gratifying that after someone has graduated and they’re on the threshold of one of the most important days of their life, they ask you to be a part of it – even though for them, law school is over.”

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A “Supreme” set of vows

What follows is an excerpt of the vows Jayne Kacer prepared for the marriage of Lauren Shaw and Kevin Grochow this pastin November. The wedding was the latest of seven weddings for Fowler alumni for whichKacer has officiated. Both alumni, Shaw and Grochow met at Fowler and requested that Kacer weave in language from the majority opinion by Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy for Obergefell v. Hodges into their wedding vows. It only seemed fitting for a pair thatwho met at law school. The result? Better than you could imagine!

Given how Kevin and Lauren first met and the nature of their chosen profession, I looked to the law for inspiration when looking for something to say about marriage.

A noted legal dictionary defines marriage as the legal union of a couple as spouses. The basic elements are (1) the parties’ legal ability to marry each other, (2) mutual consent of the parties, and (3) a marriage contract as required by law.

While this is marriage reduced to a law school Contracts outline, it does little to capture the essence of marriage.

A far more eloquent and true description of marriage is found in the United States Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, the case in which the Court found that marriage is a fundamental right that must be granted to all, regardless of sexual orientation.

Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote:

“No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice, and family. In forming a marital union, two people become something greater than they once were.”

Lauren, are you ready to become something greater than you are now, to accept the responsibilities of marriage, and to be a loving, faithful and helpful wife to Kevin in all the days of your life?

Kevin, are you ready to become something greater than you are now, to accept the responsibilities of marriage, and to be a loving, faithful and helpful husband to Lauren in all the days of your life?

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A whopping 40 to 50 percent of all marriages in North America WILL end in divorce this year. South Asians in the US number around 3.5

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million and the divorce rate is estimated at anything from 1 to 15 per cent of all marriages, this isn’t a statistic to be proud about, because it points to a malaise that exists within the community. But that isn’t what cultural chauvinists among us want you to believe, they flaunt this low divorce rate as testament to our strong values, culture and tradition. It is a statistic often used to flaunt our perceived moral superiority over the debauched west. But talk to front line social workers, thinkers and councillors and what you hear are some horror stories that could break your heart.

High tolerance for mental and physical abuse

Domestic violence is a scourge afflicting our community not just in India but right here in Canada. Newlywed brides are often harassed over issues like dowry but very few would actually call out their husbands or the in-laws, such crime is rarely reported. Despite the fact that South Asians living in the West tend to be educated or atleast living in advanced countries that eschew violence against women, the fact that it still happens should be cause for concern. Seventy per cent of Indian marriages in North America are arranged and 87 per cent of all South Asians are foreign-born. This may in part explain why the hold of culture and tradition holds back thousands of men and women, mostly women from seeking liberation from a stifling or abusive relationship. They are often forced to endure mental and physical abuse for the sake of their children or the family name.

Caucasians have no qualms walking out of bad marriages

Caucasians and other mainstream Canadians for example for most part have few qualms about walking out of a marriage that isn’t working. They are unwilling to tolerate an uncouth and abusive partner for too long. For the average Canadian couple, if they are unhappy in a relationship they may at first seek counselling or a temporary separation before calling it quits. Among South Asians any such talk is swiftly dismissed outright. Counselling? Problem? What problem? As for separation, many imported brides have neither the means or the guts to walk out. The man is likely to live his own life and have mistresses and the woman ofcourse is expected to put up a front for society.

What keeps bad marriages going is the absolute fear of losing status within the family and in the community. Then there is shame in being seen as a failure and the stigma children of divorced parents could face. It could adversely impact their childrens’ marriage prospects.

But even though there are possibly thousands of unhappily married South Asian couples living under the same roof trapped in sham marriages, there are a few enlightened ones who aren’t willing to accept the status quo. These are often second-generation South Asians or the educated in India who seek divorce or separation when things go bad in their marriage. This sort of separation is mostly possible when the woman is not only educated but gainfully employed and has the confidence of being able to provide not only for themselves but for their children if necessary. When husbands know that their wives are not economically dependent on them or vice-versa, there is a healthy respect and partners know they can’t take each other for granted.

Re-thinking traditional Indian marriages

A couple of years ago Geetha Ravindra published a highly popular book titled Shaadi Remix: Transforming the Traditional Indian marriage. The book delves into the breakdown of Indian marriage within a rapidly changing culture, explaining why the conventional criteria used to arrange marriages no longer ensure lasting, healthy relationships. It is replete with stories of how real Indian couples navigate a twenty-first-century world, provides guidance on alternative methods of choosing partners.

The book now adorns many bookshelves of young South Asians contemplating marriage and with good reason- the traditional Indian marriage is getting harder to maintain. While online sites like Shaadi.com continues to be popular among the youth, also getting increasingly popular is another site called Secondshaadi.com.

In fact Secondshaadi.com seems poised to grow twice as fast as Shaadi.com in the years to come.

A match-maker once told me that many of her male clients holding top jobs in the field of medicine or engineering are self-confessed failures at finding partners. They are reluctant to take their parents help in lining up a partner from India and have never really dated a girl here in Canada. Since dating is still more or less socially unacceptable among Indians, not surprisingly they’ve not had any experience in that department and besides their cousins and relatives they’ve often never had friends belonging to the opposite sex. This may partly explain why in arranged marriages partners base their decision on caste, color looks and domesticity. All things that either fade away or are found to be totally irrelevant in the larger context of an enduring and happy marriage.

The question for South Asians should be this: If you could do it over again, would you marry the same person again? I suspect a good 40 to 50 per cent would be ready to upgrade or trade-in their non-performing or poorly performing partners for more compatible ones. The only difference between South Asians and other mainstream Canadians is that we would consider change partners in our next life while practical Canadians would be prepared to do so in this life itself.

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A reader, Jerry, has been planning for his wedding withPrincess, not knowing she is bisexual and was also sleeping with her room mate, Brenda. The day Jerry found out was the day the sail was blown off his feet.

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“My name is Jerry and as I am writing this, I am very angry and disappointed at a woman I loved with the whole of my heart and hoped to make my wife sometime this year.

I met Princess about two years ago and it was a kind of love at first sight as we fell in love almost immediately. I thought the passion would die off but instead, it get growing till I knew she was the kind of woman I wanted to spend my life with.

The only thing that seem untoward with Princess has been her closeness to Brenda, whom she said has been her childhood friend. They lived together and did a lot of things together, including taking their bath.

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I did not see anything wrong at first but later, I became apprehensive but Princess would tell me I should not worry as they are like sisters.

I also noticed that Brenda was not very happy when Princess introduced me to her. In fact, she behaved like a jealous lover whose girlfriend has been taken over by another man.

We had our introduction last year and we had fixed May this year for our wedding but I am not sure I will be able to go through with because of what I witnessed on February 14, the day recognised all over the world as Valentine’s Day.

Early that morning, I had planned to give Princess a huge surprise and had spent a fortune buying up some expensive gifts.

I wanted to wake her up with the gifts, so I drove to her house as early as 6am and without calling her that I was coming I had never done. When I got close to house, I parked my car outside and climbed the stairs to the self-contained apartment she occupied with Brenda, being very careful not to make any noise.

When I got to the door of the flat, I heard some noises which without being told, came from lovers having sex.

But curiously, I did not hear a male’s voice but that of two females. I distinctly heard the voice of my fiancée because she is a very vocal lover when it came to sex. I was confused. I tried the door handle but it was locked from the inside.

I managed to prise the window open and was met with the most bizarre sight I have ever seen. There was my fiancée lay spread-eagle on the bed, with Brenda using a kind of dildo tied to her waist, ramming into her.

The shock at what I saw made me scream aloud and the two lesbian lovers quickly sprang apart, their eyes locking into mine. I had to practically run away from the scene.

Princess has been trying to get to me to explain but I doubt if I will ever want to see her again. But something in me tells me to forgive her and pretend as if I did not see anything but the man in me says no.

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Religious liberty and LGBT rights clashed Tuesday in the Florida Senate as lawmakers gave the first nod of approval to allowing religious groups to deny weddings to same-sex couples but put off a vote on anti-discrimination protections for sexual orientation and gender identity.

In the first hearing for the Pastor Protection Act (SB 110), the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the legislation by a 7-3 vote after an hour of debate. The bill would protect clergy and churches from prosecution and lawsuits if they turn away gay couples who want to marry.

It’s a concern for pastors who fear they could be sued, said bill sponsor Sen. Aaron Bean, R-Fernandina Beach. That was the issue raised by dozens of clergy and religious activists who came to Tallahassee to argue for the bill.

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“This is not about individual choice, it’s about divine design that we are forced to reinforce,” said Gilberto Rodriguez, senior pastor of Templo Elias in Lutz.

Opponents argued that the Pastor Protection Act is redundant because of the U.S. Constitution’s protection of religious rights. They worry that the bill could be the first step in eroding lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights.

LGBT rights activists are hoping a different bill will gain traction in the Legislature. Many came to Tallahassee for the first hearing of the Competitive Workforce Act (SB 120), which would add sexual orientation and gender identity to the state’s existing civil rights laws.

Lawmakers did not vote on the bill before the Judiciary Committee’s meeting was required to end. And attempts by Sen. Darren Soto, D-Orlando, to force a vote were rejected by Republicans on the Judiciary Committee.

But chairman Sen. Miguel Diaz de la Portilla, R-Miami, promised the Competitive Workforce Act will get a full hearing at the panel’s next meeting.

Sen. Joe Abruzzo, D-Wellington, said he trusts Diaz de la Portilla to put the bill up for a vote later in the legislative session.

“It truly is the most important bill for civil rights that will be taken up in the past 40 years,” said Abruzzo, the bill sponsor.

Still, a House committee has not yet agreed to hear the anti-discrimination measure, although the Pastor Protection Act will be considered in the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday.

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Former Sopranos star Jamie-Lynn Sigler tied the knot to her pro-baseball player fiancé Cutter DykstraSaturday in a low-key ceremony that’s totally different than what we’d expect from a mobster’s daughter. After the actress revealed her continuing struggle with multiple sclerosis, according to People, she relates walking down the aisle to “walking into a new life” — and in a stunning Oscar de la Renta gown, she sure looked great doing it!

The actress said “I do” in a gorgeous white strapless Oscar de la Renta gown that was equal parts gorgeous and classic. “I went shopping at a place in Long Island with my mom called The Wedding Salon. I walked in and the lady was like, ‘What are you looking for?’” she told People. “And I was like, ‘I don’t want sweetheart, I don’t want ball gown’ and that’s exactly what I’m wearing. I feel like a princess in it.”

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Unlike most celebs that call up their favorite designer for a one-of-a-kind creation, Sigler opted to share herwedding dress shopping experience with one person — her mom. “It’s everything. … I didn’t go through designers or anything, I wanted it more for my mom, I wanted her to have that fun experience with me. It’s just simple and strapless.”

The simple dress, which the actress accented with jewelry by Forevermark Diamonds, was perfect for the duo’s 150-guest Palm Springs nuptials. The ceremony was officiated by Sigler’s BFF Lance Bass, who in a way was returning the favor. Sigler officiated Bass’ nuptials a little over a year ago in December 2014. The wedding also became a total family affair when the couple’s 2-year-old son Beau walked down the aisle holding a sign that said, “Here comes my mommy.” Is that not the most adorable thing ever?!

The bride and groom topped off their big day with a romantic candlelit reception that had blankets and pillows strewn about, and the two even made sure to have a romantic fire pit for making s’mores. “We just wanted everyone to be relaxed and have a great time,” Sigler said of her self-planned nuptials. “It’s laid-back, not fancy. That’s who we are as a couple so we wanted the wedding to represent us.” Even though we haven’t seen pictures of the reception yet, we have a feeling Sigler may want to look into turning wedding planninginto a full time gig.

The couple’s intimate nuptials boasted a few a-list guests including Sigler’s close friends Lea Michele and JoAnna Garcia Swisher. “Getting to see this amazing couple share such a beautiful moment among all of our friends and their families was so amazing,” Michele shared. “I couldn’t be happier for my friend Jamie on this wonderful day.”

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Jamie-Lynn Sigler got the “wonderland” wedding of her dreams.

The Sopranos alum married her fiancé of almost three years, pro baseball player Cutter Dykstra, in a candlelit, desert chic wedding in front of more than 150 guests at the Parker Palm Springs hotel in Palm Springs, California, on Saturday, PEOPLE exclusively confirms. “Jamie was glowing,” says a guest. “She looked breathtaking. She couldn’t be happier. You could feel the love.”

The festivities kicked off on Friday night with a welcome reception at the Palm Court Lawn where guests snacked on tray-passed hors d’oeuvres and s’mores around a fire pit.

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The Saturday ceremony – where Sigler wore an Oscar de la Renta dress and Forevermark Diamonds jewels and Dykstra wore a suit by Brooks Brothers – took place on the Croquet Lawn under a tree followed by dinner and dancing in the hotel’s ballroom. Singer Lance Bass, who is close friends with the actress,officiated the ceremony, during which the couple said their own vows and their 2-year-old son, Beau, walked down the aisle in a miniature tuxedo holding a baseball homeplate that said “Here comes my mommy.” The couple’s dog, Bean, also took part, leading Dykstra’s niece down the aisle.

“I just wanted it to feel like a wonderland with candlelight,” says Sigler, 34, who was escorted down the aisle by her father. “I’m excited about just seeing everyone have a great time because we put so much heart and love into this.”

Dinner included pan-seared sea bass, New York Strip steak and roasted vegetable napoleon. Guests were also treated to a lavish desserts table before toasting the couple with Ace of Spade champagne. Floral arrangements including peonies, roses and dahlias, were designed by Blooming Gypsy florist in San Diego.

At the reception, guests, which included Lea Michele and JoAnna Garcia Swisher, danced to ’80s cover band The Spazmatics.

“I am completely overwhelmed with emotion,” Swisher said of the wedding to PEOPLE. “Cutter and Jamie are one of the most incredible couples I know. Watching them make this commitment in front of so much love and their perfect son, Beau, is just the most amazing thing.”

Michele also shared her thoughts on the romantic nuptials to PEOPLE: “Getting to see this amazing couple share such a beautiful moment among all of our friends and their families was so amazing. I couldn’t be happier for my friend Jamie on this wonderful day.”

Planning everything herself along with her best friend, Sigler wanted the wedding to have a very cozy, “homemade” feel with twinkle lights, blankets, pillows and candles. At the end of the festivities, guests were given parcels that included Casamigos tequila and Alkaline H2O from Pressed Juicery.

Sigler and Dykstra, 26, who were first introduced by Swisher and her husband,got engaged in 2013. Their son Beau was born later that year. “Anytime I look at Cutter and Beau, I’m overwhelmed with emotion,” Sigler says. “My dad has said to me on several occasions that Cutter is exactly who he would want for me. It means everything that my dad feels that way about him.”

As for the wedding, “we just wanted everyone to be relaxed and have a great time. It’s laid-back, not fancy. That’s who we are as a couple so we wanted the wedding to represent us.”

“And our son gets to stay up late and eat as much cake and candy as he wants,” Sigler adds. “I think it’s so cool that I have that memory with him.”

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