ellen degeneres and portia de rossiEllen DeGeneres and Portia De Rossi have married in an intimate ceremony in Los Angeles.

The couple of three and half years exchanged personalised vows last night in front of 19 guests in the grounds of the home.

Both women wore Zac Posen outfits for the ceremony - Ellen a white pant suit and Portia a backless light pink dress - and exchanged Neil Lane rings. The garden was decorated with pale pink and red roses by florist Mark’s Garden.

An onlooker told Us Weekly that before the ceremony, “Ellen and Portia came out and posed for pictures with Ellen’s mom and their two dogs.

“They were hugging and kissing, and looked ecstatic. Ellen was helping Portia with the train of her dress, which looked like a Cinderella tutu.

“The whole afternoon seemed light-hearted. [They] were both laughing [as they walked] all over the lawn together holding hands and posing.”

The couple announced their plans to marry in May after the Californian Supreme Court overturned the previous gay marriage ban.

The women began dating in December 2004 and in 2005, Ellen said she hoped they would “be together the rest of our lives”: “I never would have thought my life would have turned out this way. To have money. Or to have a gorgeous girlfriend. I just feel so lucky with everything in my life right now.”