Derek HoughandHayley Erbertare officially husband and wife!
TheDancing with the Starsalums tied the knot in Monterey County, California, on Saturday in front of 106 guests.
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The extravaganza, which Erbert, 28, planned with the help ofSimply Troy Lifestyle + Events, kicked off on Thursday with a welcome party at a beautiful cliffside estate in Carmel. “It’s one of the most breathtaking places,” says Hough. “It’s like a fairytale.”
Derek Hough and Hayley Erbert.Anée Atelier
The following day, the couple held a garden rehearsal dinner with family and the wedding party, which Hough, 38, described as “a big love fest,” where family members delivered speeches for the happy couple.
For her walk down the aisle, a special rendition of Richard Walters “Unconditional” (which Walters rewrote and recorded specially for the couple) played as Erbert made her entrance. “He’s definitely going to cry. I know that for a fact,” Erbert says. “Honestly, both of us. We’re going to be a mess!”
Derek Hough and Hayley Erbert.Hayley Erbert Instagram
Plenty of the couple’s famous friends includingJulianne Hough,Jenna Johnson,Freida Pinto,Amy Purdy,Maria Menounos,Shawn Johnson,Nina Dobrev,Shaun White,Robert and Kym HerjavecandAlfonso Ribeirowere in attendance to help celebrate the pair’s big day.
“When we were thinking about location we asked ourselves, ‘What’s important to us?'” explains Hough. “Nature was the first thing. We want to be around trees and plants and Northern California kind of spoke out to us. We just want people to experience this place that we love, this nature, but also, it just feels incredibly romantic.”
Derek Hough and Hayley Erbert.Timothy Norris/FilmMagic
“It’s so beautiful, but I’ll say this. I think everybody’s expecting us to do a performance and a dance whole thing,” Hough told PEOPLE ahead of the wedding. “But that’s the thing, if we perform, we go on stage, we dance, we do things. So for us, it feels more special for us to not perform. To be on the floor with each other, to listen to music, and just be in the moment.”
Hough and Erbert each had six bridesmaids and groomsmen, with Hough’sDancing with the Starscostar Mark Ballas as his best man. Before the wedding, they embarked on an “epic” bachelor and bachelorette celebration.
“It was a six-day event, and it was full-blown. I mean, neon dance party, an escape room on a yacht, obstacle courses likeSurvivor. It was the most insanely epic thing,” Hough says.
Next, the couple will honeymoon in Italy: “We’ve never been. I mean, I’ve been for a competition, but that was it. We’ve never experienced it properly. So it’s really great because it’s a place that we’re going to be able to experience together for the first time,” says Hough. “And we’re hitting everywhere from Lake Como, Positano, Amalfi Coast, Rome, Tuscany, Florence. We’re hitting it all.”
As they look forward to forever, Hough is soaking in the act of sealing the deal and what it means to be a husband to Erbert.
Derek Hough and Hayley Erbert.Amanda Edwards/Getty
“It’s so interesting what a small sort of piece of metal can do to your whole persona and your whole outlook on everything, where all of a sudden it’s sort of like, oh, I have this promise that I carry with me all the time,” he says. “And to want to be a man to live up to that promise daily for that person and for yourself and for others, it’s a powerful thing. It’s a beautiful thing. So for me, I’m excited to continue to aspire to be that man each and every day for her, for our animals and for our future family.”
For Erbert, getting to dance through life together is a dream come true.
“We went to Disney a couple of weeks ago, and there was the cutest little old couple, and they were swing dancing. There was a band playing, and I was like, that’s so sweet. I want to do that when we’re older,” she says. “That’s what I look forward to is dancing until the end of time together and loving each other until the end of time.”
Adds Hough: “Let’s keep this beautiful adventure going.”
PEOPLE and BRIDES are teaming up to share all the biggest moments from Derek Hough and Hayley Erbert’s dream wedding day. Stay tuned toPeople.comandBrides.comfor all the exclusive photos and details.
source: people.com
