Chely Wright marries

Chely Wright and Lauren Blitzer © Jim Smeal/BEImages

Country singer Chely Wright married her girlfriend Lauren Blitzer on Saturday. Chely and Lauren met last year, only two weeks after Chely publicly came out as gay, at Lauren's aunt's home in Connecticut. Both brides wore white wedding dresses to their ceremony, without veils, because "We like our hair too much" as Chely told People Magazine.

Chely, 40, and Lauren, a 30-year old GLBT Civil Rights activist, ditched the traditional wedding band for a deejay. They also did some compromising, it was "Lauren's idea. Not my influence!" vegetarian Chely said of serving New York's Blue Smoke barbecue food to their 200-plus guests.

Chely recently spoke to People Magazine and said about her coming out, "The freedom of being out and open about who I am allowed me to find and fall in love with Lauren – the most amazing woman I've ever known."

Congrats to Chely and Lauren!

UPDATE: A wedding photo of Chely and Lauren was published.

Lauren Blitzer and Chely Wright © Courtesy Lauren Blitzer