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Yvette Nicole Brown Confident a Community Movie Will Happen
Yvette Nicole Brown has finally found her happily ever after.
The Community actress, 53, married Anthony Davis in front of 200 of their closest friends—including her costars Joel McHale, Ken Jeong, Danny Pudi, Jim Rash and Gillian Jacobs—and family at the Maybourne Beverly Hill Dec. 13.
As for how the actress summed up the ceremony, to People she referred to it as, "intimate, classy and fun.”
And it also featured a sweet surprise as Yvette’s brother arranged for her father, who has Alzheimer’s and is in a care facility, to attend. But while her and Anthony’s late mothers and his late father was with them in spirit, she was grateful to have her siblings on her special day—including walking her down the aisle.
So my brother and his sister stood in," Yvette noted to the outlet in an interview published Dec. 15. "So it was nice to walk down the aisle toward family and with family, even if it's not the family we wish we had in those roles."
The nuptials marked the first time their families came together. And ahead of the moment, recalled thinking, “The melding of these families is what I'm super, super excited about.”
For the occasion, Yvette wore a mermaid gown designed by Ines Di Santo while the groom wore a custom suit by Vinny’s Custom Clothes. After previously becoming emotional when she had to try on a wedding dress for a role, Yvette said that the moment she put on a dress for her very own ceremony was extra special.
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"I cried when I saw myself in the wedding dress, and the wardrobe woman thought I was crying because I looked so beautiful," she said. "First of all, I'm not that kind of chick to cry because I look beautiful … I was crying because I was like, 'This may be the only time I'm in a wedding dress.' And to realize that all these years later I was wrong and that I get to have my bridal moment as well, and my happy ending as well, it's amazing."
As for the guests list, Leslie Odom Jr. serenaded the couple while they took the dance floor, and there was also a surprise performance by Deniece Williams.
Yvette and Anthony—who were friends in their 20s—began their relationship after reconnecting in 2021 and got engaged in 2023.
With their history, Yvette had no hesitation when it came to marrying Anthony.
"I had no nerves when it came to marrying this man,” she said. "He is the one for me. Absolutely."
Finding love later in life has been inspirational for the Drake and Josh alum, who wanted to reflect the beauty of the moment in her ceremony.
"I'm not someone who really likes a lot of attention, and I realized there's a way that I could have a wedding where I made it more about other people, in the sense that because I am of a certain age and I never thought it would happen for me, my wedding can be an inspirational moment," Yvette explained. "I feel like it's important to make sure that the way God has blessed me, that I remind people that He is still in the blessing business, and can totally bless them as well."
"Instead of 'everybody come and look at me,' it's like, 'everybody come and look at love,” she continued. “Everybody come and look at what God can do. Everybody come and look at the fact that miracles can still happen.'"
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Emily Osment & Jack Anthony
The Hannah Montana alum married the singer-songwriter "four days ago," she revealed during an Oct. 16 appearance on CBS Mornings, with her brother Haley Joel Osment serving as one of the groomsmen.
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Jason Duggar & Maddie Grace
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Lana Del Rey & Jeremy Dufrene
Forget being a Brooklyn baby—the "Blue Jeans" singer became a bayou bride when she married the alligator guide at his workplace, the Airboat Tours by Arthur docks in Louisiana, on Sept. 26.
For the swampside ceremony, Lana wore a custom CINQ gown, which she paired with a "something blue" ribbon in her hair.
Torrey DeVitto & Jared LaPine
The Pretty Little Liars alum had a pretty little wedding with the director in September ahead of the birth of their first baby together.
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Jana Duggar & Stephen Wissmann
The former 19 Kids and Counting star tied the knot with the musician—one of 13 siblings and a member of The Wissmann Family gospel band—at a 500-guest wedding in Arkansas Aug. 15.
Despite knowing Stephen—whose sister Hannah is married to her brother Jeremiah—for years, Jana kept their romance out of the public eye until her nuptials.
"I haven't always understood what the bigger picture is, but I know that God knows what is best for all of us," she told People, addressing the yearslong speculation surrounding her relationship status. "And so for me, it's getting married later."
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Jessica Szohr & Brad Richardson
Spotted: The Gossip Girl alum tying the knot with the former hockey player on Aug. 11 in a boho-chic Arizona ceremony. It was a star-studded affair, with Nina Dobrev serving as the Maid of Honor.
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Saoirse Ronan & Jack Lowden
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The Bachelor Nation star, who vied for Hannah Brown's heart on 2019 season of The Bachelorette, married the fitness trainer at a Tennessee wedding on July 20.
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Jana Kramer & Allan Russell
The One Tree Hill alum and the former soccer player wed in his native Scotland July 13 in front of 35 guests, including their newborn son Roman, as well as Jana's kids Jolie and Jace from her previous marriage to Mike Caussin and Allan's teenage son Troy from a past relationship.
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Eddie Murphy & Paige Butcher
The Coming to America star wed the model on July 8—five years after after their 2018 engagement—at a private ceremony on the Caribbean island of Anguilla.
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John Mulaney & Olivia Munn
The comedian and the Newsroom actress—who welcomed son Malcolm in 2021—tied the knot over the Fourth of July weekend, E! News confirmed.
Chase McNary & Ellie White
The former Bachelorette contestant and the hat designer tied the knot during a Colorado mountain wedding on July 6.
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Thomas Brodie-Sangster & Talulah Riley
The Pistol costars tied the knot in June in a ceremony north of London, The Sun reported, less than a year after annoucing their engagement.
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Olivia Culpo & Christian McCaffrey
The former Miss Universe said "I do" to the San Fransisco 49ers player on June 29 at her home state of Rhode Island.
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Jodi Balfour & Abbi Jacobson
The Ted Lasso alum married the Broad City co-creator at the Public Records restaurant and music venue in Brooklyn, New York, Cultured magazine reported June 5.
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Hassie Harrison & Ryan Bingham
The former Yellowstone actors announced in May 2024 that they'd exchanged vows after a year of dating—as Hassie noted to Vogue, "It’s true what they say—when you know, you just know.”
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Millie Bobby Brown & Jake Bongiovi
The Stranger Things actress and the son of singer Jon Bon Jovi said "I do" during a private May ceremony, multiple outlets reported.
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Taylor Kinney & Ashley Cruger
The Chicago Fire star tied the knot with the model in a private ceremony in Chicago on April 30 after two years together.
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Sandy Yawn & Leah Shafer
The Below Deck Captain married her fiancée after five years of dating in a May 11 ceremony which, naturally, took place on a yacht.
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Sheri Easterling & Jess Curtis
Addison Rae's mom announced on May 11 that she and the high school football coach have been married, "One whole week today."
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Nick Viall & Natalie Joy
The Bachelor alum and his girlfriend of about four years got married on April 27 in an elegant wedding ceremony on a Georgia farm owned by Natalie's family. The nuptials arrived two months after the couple welcomed their first child together, a daughter named River Rose Viall.
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Alex Cooper & Matt Kaplan
The Call Her Daddy host and the film producer tied the knot in an intimate Mexico ceremony on April 4 after four years of dating.
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Kimberly J. Brown & Daniel Kountz
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Don Lemon & Tim Malone
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Brock Purdy & Jenna Brandt
The San Francisco 49ers quarterback married his partner in Des Moines, Iowa March 9, almost a month after his team faced off against the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2024 Super Bowl.
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Shohei Ohtani
The Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher, who previously made headlines for his $700 million contract with the team, announced in February that he quietly got married. While he didn't name his wife, he did say she was someone "who is very special to me."
His spouse's identity was later revealed to be Mamiko Tanaka, a former professional basketball player.
Johnny & Morgan Galecki
The actor kicked off a new chapter in his life with a big bang, sharing in February that he and his now-wife Morgan privately got married and welcomed a baby girl.
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