There's at least one TV heroine out there who doesn't need any writers to help craft her happy ending.
Grey's Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo tied the knot with music producer Chris Ivery in a brief civil ceremony held at New York's City Hall Friday.
"They are over the moon," Pompeo's publicist, Jennifer Allen, said of the newlyweds.
According to Allen, the low-key ceremony lasted just a few minutes and was conducted by a city clerk. Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a fellow Boston-area native, and First Deputy Mayor Patti Harris served as the couple's witnesses and were the only people present for the civil vow swap.
It's the first wedding for both.
"I'm very happy for her," Ellen's father, Joseph Pompeo, told People, adding his famous offspring informed him after the ceremony of his father-in-law status. "She just didn't want a big thing."
In keeping with the under-the-radar vibe of the nuptials, the newlweds have opted out of a honeymoon trip, though last month Pompeo told People magazine she and Ivery were planning a trip to Bologna, Italy, "very soon." In the meantime, they were spotted Sunday night celebrating courtside at a Knicks game at Madison Square Garden.
The couple have since returned to the West Coast, however, with Pompeo back on the set of Grey's Anatomy Monday. The show has continued production in the wake of the Writers Guild strike, though with series creator-writer-exec producer Shonda Rhimes refusing to cross the picket line, it will likely be forced to close up shop soon.
While Pompeo and Ivery, both 38, grew up minutes away from each other in Boston, they only met cute in 2003, at a Los Angeles grocery store. They played the "just friends" card for a full six months before veering into nonplatonic territory.
Their Friday wedding date was almost a year to the day since Ivery popped the question. The duo became engaged on Nov. 10 of last year, Pompeo's 37th birthday. The record producer proposed with a 3.5-carat emerald-cut diamond in a platinum setting from jewelry designer Tacori.
Since then, Pompeo has made no pretense about her desire for a hush-hush ceremony, frequently professing that she and Ivery would likely eschew Hollywood tradition and make do with an elopement.