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Wedding Bells for 'Step Up' stars Channing Tatum & Jenna Dewan
by Natalie James - July 13, 2009 - comments
The young Hollywood stars Tatum and Dewan first met in 2005 on the set of Disney teen flick “Step Up” and began dating shortly after the filming had finished
California, July 13: Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan, the stars of 2006 dance/romance film “Step Up” wed in Malibu on Saturday, according to several tabloid reports.
The young Hollywood stars Tatum and Dewan first met in 2005 on the set of Disney teen flick “Step Up” and began dating shortly after the filming had finished. The couple then got engaged in early September 2008 in Maui, Hawaii and finally walked down the aisle on the afternoon of July 11, 2009.
Couple walk down the aisle
NBCDFW.com reports that the couple exchanged vows in front of 200 guests at the Church Estates Vineyards in Malibu, the same place Black Eyed Pea Fergie and Josh Duhamel chose for their nuptials last year in January.
A report from theinsider.com says that Tatum, 29, and Dewan, 28, said their I do’s in a quickie 15 minute wedding ceremony attended by the couple’s several fellow stars such as “Step Up” producer Adam Shankman, Emmanuelle Chriqui from “Entourage,” who served as maid of honor, and Haylee Duff, who was a bridesmaid.
According to a JustJared report, Tatum’s sister, Paige, was also a bridesmaid. The bridesmaids all wore light pink dresses, Extra reports. A report from People says that the bride wore a sweetheart strapless Reem Acra gown with a long vial and the groom was dressed in Giorgio Armani.
Joyful couple
"They're a really cool couple," Neil Lane, who worked closely with the newlyweds in designing their rings, told People. "They complement each other and are playful and sweet. They laugh together and they're clearly really in love.”
Tatum proposed Dewan last September in Maui with a Neil Lane engagement ring. "We're both so happy," Dewan told People at the time. "It's great."
"They love each other so much. We couldn't be happier with Channing. He is an amazing guy," Dewan's father, Darryl, told Us Magazine in March.
Tatum, whose film credits include "Fighting," "Stop-Loss," "She's The Man" and "Coach Carter," will costar as Sergeant Duke in the upcoming "G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra" opposite Marlon Wayans and Dennis Quaid. The film is due for release sometime this year. Dewan will play Molly in 2010’s “The Jerk Theory”.