‘SNL’ star Seth Meyers marries longtime girlfriend Alexi Ashe
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(Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)Long weekend update: Seth Meyers has married Alexi Ashe!
The “Saturday Night Live” head writer and “Weekend Update” anchor, 39, who is poised to take over “Late Night” from Jimmy Fallon in 2014, wed his longtime girlfriend in an intimate ceremony on Sunday on Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts, his rep told People.
The bride walked down the aisle in a cap-sleeve lace dress, and Meyers wore a dark-colored suit, according to Us Weekly.
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Ashe’s parents reportedly own a house on Martha’s Vineyard, and the couple have been frequent vacationers to the New England island this summer and in previous years, Yahoo omg reported.
At their star-studded affair, the bride and groom were joined by about 150 guests including Olivia Munn, Allison Williams, Ali Larter, Rashida Jones, Tony Shaloub, Nick Jones, Jack McBrayer and Meyer’s “SNL” buddies Lorne Michaels, Amy Poehler, Fred Armisen, Taran Killam, Andy Samberg, Jason Sudeikis, Kristen Wiig, Will Forte and Kenan Thompson, according to several reports.
Meyers met Ashe, a human-rights lawyer, at another wedding a few years ago, and the couple announced their engagement in July.
“I tied [the engagement ring] in a bow around our dog’s collar,” the funnyman told People. But his now-wife came home a little later than expected.
“I just had to sit there looking at the dog. I was like, ‘The dog’s going to eat the ring!’ ”
They got the nuptial ball rolling quick, even though Meyers was busy promoting his Hulu series “The Awesomes” over the summer.
On Saturday, the couple hosted an outdoor rehearsal dinner at Beetlebung Farm House. Guests sat at tables that boasted freshly grown produce and flowers.
Congrats to the Mr. and Mrs.!
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