Kristen Bell, Dax Shepard marry in low-key courtroom ceremony

Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard reportedly tied the knot Thursday in Beverly Hills, getting married on the spot after heading to the county clerk’s office to procure a license.

The couple, engaged since late 2009 and parents of Lincoln, 7 months, famously made a point of holding off on their nuptials until same-sex marriage was legal in California. After the Supreme Court did its work to knock down the ban in June, Bell proposed to Shepard (the “Parenthood� actor had done the asking the first time around) and the answer was “yes.�

The two simply wanted the license on Thursday until a court employee offered to marry them right away, according to TMZ, which first reported the news. The ceremony went down in a nearby courtroom with Bell reportedly shedding a tear or two. US Weekly also confirmed the wedding.

The low-key affair was actually in line with something Bell said last year to USA Today.

“I don’t want another day where I get dressed up and wear makeup and celebrate myself,� the “Veronica Mars� actress said. “We really don’t want any attention for it.�

So shhh ... don’t tell them we wrote this story, OK?

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