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Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi have renewed their wedding vows.
The 65-year-old former talk show host and 50-year-old Ally McBeal actress were spotted in their new home while saying ‘I do’ over and over again in front of their friend Kris Jenner, who served as officiant.
It’s been 15 years since they were first married in their Los Angeles home.
Portia was sweetly dressed in her old wedding dress from when she walked down the aisle to Ellen in 2008. Ellen was much more casual in a blue jacket and khaki pants with sneakers.
Ellen was surprised by the renovation, thinking that she was simply attending Portia’s birthday celebration.
Yes, yes: Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi have renewed their wedding vows. The 65-year-old former talk show host and 50-year-old Ally McBeal actress were spotted in their new home while saying ‘I do’ over and over again.
So Romantic: Portia was seen kissing Ellen’s hand as she closed her eyes and Ellen watched.
Ellen shared the video on her Instagram page.
“Portia surprised me at her birthday party by renewing our vows,” the comedian wrote.
‘Thank you @KrisJenner for officiating and @BrandiCarlile for performing and Portia for being the best gift to me even on your birthday.
‘You can see the full video on my YouTube.’
In the video, Portia is seen walking through a sea of people in their wedding dresses until she finds herself in front of Ellen, who is gasped.
‘Oh Lord!’ she said she had no idea it was a renewal of wedding vows. Ellen thought they were just celebrating Portia’s birthday.
Hand in hand: Portia was sweetly dressed in her old wedding dress from when she walked down the aisle with Ellen in 2008. Ellen was much more casual in a blue jacket and khaki pants with sneakers
A beautiful bride: De Rossi smiled as she looked spectacular in the halter dress
At one point, Ellen and Portia were seen holding hands as they stared into each other’s eyes.
They also held long-stemmed white flowers.
The house was huge, with high wood-beamed ceilings, natural light-wood floors, bleached-wood cabinets, and modern black-and-white paintings.
Keeping Up With The Kardashians producer and Kardashian/Jenner manager Kris was also seen at the vow renewals while serving as officiant.
She read from a sheet of paper while supervising the ceremony.
Jenner wore a white coat and black leather pants as she adjusted her prescription glasses.
Kris and Ellen have been close friends for decades.
Jenner time: Keeping Up With The Kardashians producer and Kardashian/Jenner manager Kris was also seen at the vow renewals while serving as officiant.
In charge: She read from a sheet of paper while supervising the ceremony in a white coat.
Brandi Carlile sang The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face made famous by Roberta Flack.
Ellen and Portia married in an intimate ceremony on the grounds of their Los Angeles home in 2008.
Fewer than 20 of the couple’s family and friends gathered at sunset for the civil service ceremony, but the event drew a slew of press eager to see the couple.
As they posed for official photographers, the loving couple was clearly enjoying their big day.
Former comic book and sitcom star DeGeneres wore a loose-fitting white chiffon shirt, vest and white pants, while de Rossi wore a cream and pale pink halter-neck dress by designer Zac Posen.
Stunned: Ellen shared the video on her Instagram page. “Portia surprised me at her birthday party by renewing our vows,” the comedian wrote.
The entry: ‘Thank you @KrisJenner for officiating and @BrandiCarlile for performing, and to Portia for being the best gift to me, even on your birthday. ‘You can see the full video on my YouTube’
The couple have been dating since December 2004, and DeGeneres announced her plans to marry her lover on her talk show in May.
It came after the California Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples have the right to marry.
Announcing the upcoming nuptials, DeGeneres said, “It’s something we wanted to do and we want to make it legal and we’re very, very excited.”
She joked: ‘Planning a wedding is very stressful. It’s crazy. My gardener is now invited.
But she added: “I think one day people will look back on this as women not having the right to vote and segregation and whatever else seems ridiculous that we don’t all have the same rights.”
DeGeneres said at the time that she planned to fly Rossi’s family from Australia and that “incredible people” would sing at the ceremony.
She said she would show “a little bit” of the nuptials on her talk show, and joked that she would use her latest Daytime Emmy as a wedding cake topper.