Michael Vartan Is a Married Man

By Christine Fenno Posted Apr 3rd 2011 09:33AM

Michael Vartan, 42, exchanged vows on Saturday with his girlfriend of almost two years, Lauren Skaar, at a Newport Beach resort in Southern California.

The former 'Alias' star, now in the cast of TNT's 'Hawthorne' with Jada Pinkett Smith, first met his bride at a Whole Foods grocery store in Los Angeles, according to People.com. Vartan's 'Alias' co-star, Victor Garber, was a groomsmen in the wedding party.

"Our plans for the future are to live a happy, simple life, have kids, lots of dogs and go with the flow," Vartan said of his wedding. "I married my best friend."

Vartan proposed last year in New York City. "Our families both took an immediate liking to our partners and knew probably before we did," says his new wife, "that this was serious and going somewhere."

"My family was thrilled," confirms Vartan, who dated his 'Alias' co-star Jennifer Garner back in 2003 (they broke up in 2004). "They love Lauren and could not be happier. Now all my mother talks about is grandchildren."

Skaar walked down the aisle in Vera Wang. She recalls that she and her TV star spouse never rushed into dating; instead, a courtship evolved slowly: "We met at a grocery store in L.A.," she says. "Michael approached me, after some well calculated 'stalking,' as I like to call it. We didn't date right away. I wouldn't give him my number but did take his e-mail address, and we didn't see each other until a few months after our first meeting...almost two years ago."

A honeymoon is being postponed for now, because Vartan is working on 'Hawthorne' this week. "Bad luck with the timing....but at least we have three months to plan something very romantic," he says.

Tags: Alias, hawthorne, jennifer garner, michael vartan

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Sunday 03 April

By Ann

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He looks a little too old for her.

By Olivia

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Oh please! They sound like a nice couple with the values that seemd to be missing from most of Hollywood. Good luck to them both.

By Anna

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Ms. Skaar is 30 - not too young for a 42 year old (in my humble opinion, anyway).

Monday 04 April

By Sunday

@ Ann ~ Looks too old for her? What do "looks" and "age" have to do with it? A tad shallow-minded aren't you? As long as they're in love, what does it matter?
I wish the happy couple the very best.

By italy

Finally someone got it right!!! This is how a real marriage is supposed to be – Love, Laughter, Best Friends, Marriage - and then spend your life enjoying all of it together. Happy for you folks in everyway. - This is called "Forever"

By TBone

Olivia used the words 'values that seemed to be missing from most of hollywood'. There are far more people outside of hollywood with questionable values; i.e., politicians. Even some everyday folk can have questionable values. Hell, you may be one of them with your sanctimonious self.

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