Russell Brand and Katy Perry met at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2009 Comedian Russell Brand has married US singer Katy Perry in an Indian ceremony.
The wedding was conducted by a Hindu priest and both Brand, 35, and Perry, 25, wore traditional Indian clothes, with the bride in a sari.
The couple met at the MTV Video Music Awards in September 2009, where Brand was host.
The ceremony took place at the Aman-e-Khas luxury resort outside the Ranthambhore tiger sanctuary.
Brand proposed to Perry in India outside the Taj Mahal last December.
According to the news agency, Press Trust of India, 21 camels, elephants and horses formed part of Brand’s wedding procession from a nearby resort. He was also accompanied by traditional dancers and musicians.
Perry appealed for privacy on the social networking site Twitter while the couple got married.
She tweeted on Tuesday evening: “TWIT BREAK: Greatest gift you can give us is respect and love during this private time. No use wasting our time with STOLEN or FALSE info. Thank you for this.”
The National Park, which provided the backdrop for the wedding, is one of northern India’s largest sanctuaries.
In addition to stand-up comedy, Brand has established a Hollywood acting career after he appeared in the 2007 St Trinian’s film and Judd Apatow’s comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall.
His autobiography, My Booky Wook, was a best-seller and his second instalment has just recently be published.
Perry’s first hit was I Kissed A Girl in 2008, and her latest album is Teenage Dream.
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