Nothing Gray About Katherine Heigl's Wedding Day

She can't get her act together on "Grey's," but in real life Katherine Heigl has romance down to a science

By Natalie Finn Dec 24, 2007 3:08 AMTags

She can't get her act together on Grey's Anatomy, but in real life, Katherine Heigl has romance down to a science.

The Emmy winner swapped vows with musician Josh Kelley on Sunday in private nuptials in picturesque Park City, Utah.

Heigl told reporters ahead of time that there would be no celebrities on the guest list, but fellow Grey's castmembers T.R. Knight (who doubled as a groomsmen), Sandra Oh and Justin Chambers, as well as Private Practice's Kate Walsh, joined a small gathering of friends and family who arrived at the Stein Eriksen Lodge on Thursday to watch the couple tie the knot.

The 30-minute ceremony was officiated by Unitarian minister Tom Goldsmith and was followed by a reception nearby. Heigl wore an Oscar de la Renta gown and walked the aisle to a song specially composed by Kelley, according to OK! magazine, which was granted exclusive coverage of the nuptials.

Knight told People magazine afterward that the occasion was both "incredible and beautiful."

Kelley popped the question last summer, a little more than a year after Heigl was cast in his music video for "Only You," and she turned out to be the only one for him. The crooner's 2005 tune "Katie's Song" was a direct reference to his lady love.

While Heigl had been feeling the pressure that comes with handling all those last-minute wedding details, even imploring an E! News reporter at one point to help "fix my seating chart," the ceremony seemingly went off without a hitch.

"You have a fantasy of this big day, this big moment and the sentimental aspect of it," the bride-to-be told Entertainment Tonight last week, "but I think at the end of the day, I find there is a different level for both of us to the relationship.

"It is important to honor our families and honor the tradition, to stand up in front of all of these people and say, 'It's you and me, and that's it for life.' I hope I can just chill out—somebody might need to slap me!"

That wasn't necessary on this day, as far as we know, but it proves that big-day jitters are an equal-opportunity affliction.

Heigl also told Extra that she and Kelley didn't leave much to chance before saying their I-do's.

"We've talked a lot about it," she said. "Like, 'Are you having second thoughts here?' And he's like, 'No, I'm so ready for this,' because it's already been 18 months of planning, and we're both just ready for this to happen already."

And that's not the only thing the Knocked Up star is ready for.

"I'm super excited to have a family," she said. "I've always wanted a family, a large family. [We'll wait] like, a year."

As for the here and now, Heigl would only hint at the honeymoon destination, telling ET that they're "going to a beach, somewhere beautiful and romantic."

The timing appears to be right for a lengthy getaway, at least. Production on Grey's Anatomy shut down weeks ago due to the ongoing writers' strike, a conflict that in all likelihood will prevent the 29-year-old thesp from finding out in person whether she'll be pairing her new Supporting Actress Emmy with a Golden Globe.

"I can't cross the picket line," she has said of the Jan. 14 ceremony. "I've been asked by my guild not to, and I feel like I have to honor that. I really hope they get a waiver, 'cause I really wanna be there."

The Writers Guild denied the waiver request to allow striking scribes to contribute to the show, but there's always the Screen Actors Guild Awards, where Heigl is nominated as part of the Grey's ensemble. That ceremony has been granted union support, making it likelier that it will have Heigl's in-person support as well.