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• People magazine has confirmed that Ellen DeGeneres and longtime girlfriend Portia de Rossi were married on August 16, 2008.People: Ellen and Portia Marry According to published reports, an intimate ceremony attended by 19 guests was held at their home in Los Angeles.People: Ellen and Portia Marry Among the guests were DeGeneres' mother, Betty, and de Rossi's mother, Margaret Rogers, who flew in from Australia. The couple exchanged rings that were designed by Neil Lane.People: Ellen and Portia Marry DeGeneres and de Rossi have been dating since December 2004. DeGeneres announced their engagement on her talk show in May 2008.Usmagazine: Ellen DeGeneres and Fiancee Portia de Rossi to Wed This Weekend (August 14, 2008)

• Fast Facts

  1. Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi were married August 16, 2008People: Ellen and Portia Marry
  2. DeGeneres and de Rossi have been dating since December 2004
  3. The wedding was held at their home in CaliforniaPeople: Ellen and Portia Marry
  4. DeGeneres is 50-years-old and de Rossi is 35-years-old
  5. California legalized same-sex marriage in June 2008
  6. Massachusetts became the first U.S. state to legalize gay marriage in May 2004
  7. First nation to legalize same-sex marriage was the Netherlands in 2001

• Quotes

  "It's something that we've wanted to do and we want it to be legal and we are very, very excited."—Ellen DeGeneresUsmagazine: Ellen DeGeneres and Fiancee Portia de Rossi to Wed This Weekend (August 14, 2008)

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