John Stillwell - WPA Pool/Getty ImagesCongrats to Katherine Jenkins and her new husband!
The 34-year-old Welsh Mezzo Soprano singer and former Dancing With the Stars competitor has married Andrew Levitas, a New York artist, director and actor who once appeared on The Nanny and Party of Five.
The two exchanged vows at Hampton Court Palace in London on Saturday, BBC News reported. The bride wore a white V-neck, butterfly cap sleeve wedding ball gown with a sweeping train and her hair up, adorned with a cathedral-length veil. Her new hubby looked dashing in a black tux.
The ceremony took place as a Welsh flag, which shows a Y Ddraig Goch, or red dragon, amid a white and green backdrop, flew above. The couple obtained permission from Buckingham Palace to have it displayed, BBC News reported. The outlet said that a Welsh-themed breakfast was served at the wedding, including local cheeses and various meats, and that guests were entertained by a harpist.
Jenkins posted a message on Twitter thanking fans for their support.
Thank you for all your love & support. It's already been such a special day & wanted to share my happiness with you xxx
? Katherine Jenkins (@KathJenkins) September 27, 2014Jenkins has released more than a dozen albums and her records have hit No. 1 multiple times on the U.K. Classical charts. Her hits include a covers of "Time to Say Goodbye," made famous by Andrea Bocelli, Leonard Cohen's "Halleluljh" and Evanescence's "Bring Me to Life."
Jenkins competed on season 14 of Dancing With the Stars in 2012. She and partner Mark Ballas placed second, while NFL star Donald Driver won the Mirrorball Trophy.
Levitas is a painter and sculptor who has also worked as an actor, appearing on '90s TV shows such as The Nanny, playing Maggie's Jewish boyfriend Michael, and Party of Five, in which he portrayed Claudia's love interest, Cameron. He made his directorial debut this year with the movie Lullaby, which he also wrote. The drama stars celebs such as Garrett Hedlund, Amy Adams and Jennifer Hudson and was released in June.
Jenkins and Levitas stepped out together publicly in March. He accompanied her to Buckingham Palace, where she received an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire), at an Investiture Ceremony (pictured above).
That month, Jenkins performed at a fundraiser for the U.K.-based Jewish Care group's Holocaust Survivors Centre, and talked about her beau.
"I'm not really one to talk about my personal life," she said, according to The Jewish Chronicle. "But I did want to share with you that over the past seven months, I have been dating a lovely Jewish boy from New York."
She revealed her engagement in April, around Easter, and told Good Morning Britain in July that her Levitas proposed to her in New York, in the Hamptons, showing off her huge diamond ring.
"I think he went down on both knees!" she said, laughing. "I think he got it wrong!"