Surprise! Ben Harper Married Fiancée Jaclyn Matfus on New Year's Day

"Steal My Kisses" singer has two kids with ex-wife Laura Dern and another two with ex-wife No. 1

By Natalie Finn Feb 24, 2015 3:17 AMTags
Ben Harper, Jaclyn MatfusNoel Vasquez/Getty Images

Look who stole a few kisses under the altar.

Ben Harper has remarried, the singer tying the knot with social advocate Jaclyn Matfus in what was obviously a very low-key ceremony on New Year's Day, People reports.

It's unclear exactly how long the privacy-minded couple have been together, but they did look sweet on the red carpet together at the 2014 Grammy Awards.

This was the third trip down the aisle for Harper, who has two children with ex-wife Joanna and another two with ex-wife No. 2 Laura Dern. (Who stunned at the Oscars last night, BTW, the Best Supporting Actress nominee accompanied by screen legend dad Bruce Dern.)

Harper first filed for divorce from Dern in 2010, but they reconciled; Dern then re-filed for the split in 2012 and proceedings were finalized in 2013.

And the singer-songwriter is a cool customer indeed: Barely two weeks after getting married (which, in hindsight, is a decent amount of time for a honeymoon in today's busy world) he was back to tweeting about his performance plans for the summer.

Reunited with his band The Innocent Criminals, Harper and his mates will be playing the Boston Calling festival in May and both Wakarusa (in Ozark, Ark.) and Bonnaroo in June. And just today, he announced plans for Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals' first tour together in seven years, which will take them around the U.S. and to Europe and Australia. 

So, lots of congratulations are in order!