Natalie Portman and her groom Benjamin Millepied celebrated their wedding last weekend in rustic, simple elegance with plenty of individual touches.

People provides these juicy details, which reveal the influence of Portman’s Jewish heritage and Millepied’s native France.

The couple held their Jewish marriage ceremony on a bluff in Big Sur on California’s central coast.  Portman wore a rather nontraditional, white tea-length dress with sheer sleeves and an asymmetrical hem, designed by her friends at Rodarte; she chose ballet flats instead of a shoe with a heel.   Millepied wore a midnight blue tuxedo.  Their chuppah – a canopy representing the home that the bridal couple are creating together – was constructed of twigs rather than the traditional cloth and poles.  Wildflowers were a repeating theme; the decor included only flowers that native to the Big Sur area, and guests received a packet of wildflower seeds as a favor.   The bride also wore wildflowers in her hair.

The reception, held at a private residence, featured a vegan meal and in lieu of wedding cake, French macarons for dessert.

I have to say that this sounds like exactly the kind of wedding I would expect from Natalie Portman… absolutely lovely, personal and nearly absent of Hollywood glam.   Mazel tov!

Photo:  Us Weekly

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After two years, they’ve said “I do”!  Actress Natalie Portman married her choreographer-dancer-model sweetheart Benjamin Millepied on Saturday, August 4.

The couple exchanged vows in a Jewish wedding ceremony at a private residence in Big Sur, California.  They met on the set of Portman’s movie Black Swan in 2009, and became engaged in 2010.   They have one child together, a son named Aleph (14 mo).

In February, Portman and Millepied raised rumors that they had been secretly married when they were spotted at the Oscars wearing what appeared to be wedding bands.  The designer of the rings, Jamie Wolf, revealed that she had in fact made the rings, but would not confirm that they were wedding rings.  The couple made no statement at that time.

Since winning an Academy Award for her performance in Black Swan, Portman has been quietly enjoying motherhood (and evidently planning her wedding).  However, she’s recently been at work on two films with director Terrence Malik:  Knight of Cups and Lawless.   Millepied has been keeping himself busy modeling for Yves St Laurent.

Congratulations to them!

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Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied may have secretly tied the knot as the two were wearing what appeared to be wedding bands on their ring fingers at the 84th Annual Academy Awards on Sunday.

Jamie Wolf, a jeweler and friend of professional ballet dancer Millepied, released a statement that she designed the couple’s rings but does not state that they are in fact, wedding rings.

“We did make the rings [they're] wearing, but we do not know the significance behind them,” the rep who works exclusively with Wolf said to RumorFix.

“All the articles online are blown up. There is no truth behind the confirmation. [Natalie Portman] never mentioned anything, we know nothing of the sort, she absolutely never mentioned what the significance of the rings are.”

But People (among other online outlets) have said Wolf released a statement and is using the term “wedding rings,” – attributing that phrase to the designer, although not quoting an entire sentence from the designer using that term.

What we do get is how the rings are made of recycled platinum and certified conflict-free diamonds, which speak to the social-conscience of vegan Portman.

“We wanted everything about the ring to speak to things that are important to Natalie,” Wolf told the magazine.

But E!Online seems to have cleared up how the assumption came about.

“I designed the rings worn by Benjamin Millepied and Natalie Portman,” she told E! News. “The style of the rings by definition are wedding rings. However, we cannot confirm a marriage between Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied.

“I can neither confirm nor deny the marriage of Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied, as that is not information I am privy to. I designed rings for the couple and cannot attatch meaning to those items.”

E! also reveals no marriage license for the couple has been found as of yet.

Reps for Portman are not commenting.

Portman, 30, and Millepied, 34, met on the film set of Black Swan. Natalie went on to win the Best Actress Oscar at the 2011 ceremony.

The couple announced their engagement in December of 2010 and she delivered their first child; a son, Aleph, in June of 2011.

Below are a couple of close-ups of the rings the two are sporting. (Read the article)

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Leaping across the city skyline, Benjamin Millepied‘s first ad for YSL men’s fragrance L’Homme Libre drops online.

The professional ballet dancer and fiancé to Natalie Portman was chosen to represent the bergamot, leather, patchouli and pink pepper based scent and the ads were shot by photographer Patrick Demarchlier.

Millepied, 34, with piercing blue eyes matching the sky, appears to be mid pirouette on a rooftop.

‘I’m happy and proud to have been chosen by Yves Saint Laurent, one of the world’s most prestigious brands,” the French-born dancer said.

“I admire the world of this House, its elegance and modernity. Monsieur Saint Laurent was a fashion genius, a lover of the Arts, he also knew how to use his talent to serve the art of dancing.”

Millepied has modeled for Club Monaco and the Gap before. With his current ad, he joins his fiancée, Portman, who models for Miss Dior Cherie, in the world of high profile ads for couture fashion houses.

The couple just welcomed their first child into the world last month. Aleph Portman-Millepied, born June 14th.

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