Giants’ QB Eli Manning marries college sweetheart Abby McGrew

New York Giants’ quarterback Eli Manning tied the holy knot with his longtime girlfriend Abby McGrew during a sunset ceremony Saturday in Mexico. The nuptials lasted about 16 minutes.

The pair exchanged vows in an intimate ceremony at the One & Only Palmilla resort on Mexico's Baja Peninsula, with only close family members attending the ceremony under heavy security.

The couple, who got engaged during a date in Hoboken last March, performed their nuptials in a dream-like scenery, standing on a platform in the sand as waves crashed over rocks behind them at the One&Only Palmilla in Cabo San Lucas, a place where the couple vacationed several times.

Manning, the MVP quarterback for the Super Bowl champion Giants, and his groomsmen wore khaki suits and white roses in their lapels, while McGrew, clutching a bouquet, in a white gown with gold embroidering with a large bow and short train in the back.

Manning donned a tie with blue and white stripes, while his groomsmen kept their collars open. And, McGrew’s six bridesmaids wore Badgley Mischka champagne-colored strapless dresses.

McGrew's sisters shared maid-of-honor duties, while Manning's brothers Cooper and Peyton shared best man duties. The wedding march was played by a trio - a guitarist, violinist and cellist.

"Welcome to one of the most beautiful weddings I have ever presided over," the minister said, opening the ceremony.

About 60 loved ones including relatives and close friends attended the ceremony. Famous football star and brother Peyton, older brother, Cooper, parents, Olivia and Archie Manning, who also had an illustrious career in football, flew to Mexico to be by the couple’s side during the most important day of their lives.

The 27-year-old Manning, who met the 24-year-old McGrew when they were students at University of Mississippi, proposed to her in March 2007 in Hoboken, NJ, where he lives.

Born on January 3, 1981 in New Orleans, Louisiana, Manning is n American football quarterback for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He was the MVP of Super Bowl XLII on February 3, 2008, in which he led the Giants to an upset victory over the New England Patriots.

Abby works in the fashion world as an account executive for Pamela Roland, who designs evening wear and wedding dresses.