Talk about underneath the radar! Former Alaskan governor Sarah Palin announced in a statement that her oldest son, Track, married high school sweetheart, Britta Hanson, in a small ceremony in Alaska recently, PEOPLE reports. For pics of the wedding, go to PEOPLE.

"Our families couldn't be happier!" Sarah and Todd Palin and the Rev. Duane and Elizabeth Hanson told PEOPLE in a joint statement. "These are two hard working, humble, active, studious young adults who grew up together. We're tickled that after two decades of friendship we proudly witnessed their marriage, knowing their new life together will be blessed."

The couple, which has been dating since high school, plans to have a bigger celebration this winter at Alyeska Ski Resort so "extended family and friends from the Lower 48 can travel north for a long ski weekend," the statement continued.