The Young and the Restless alum Matthew Atkinson revealed on Friday that he married his longtime love Brytnee Ratledge over a month ago.
Matthew and Brytnee, an actress, walked down the aisle in an intimate ceremony in Lake Tahoe, California on November 8.
The actor is loving every minute of being a married man, he told People on Friday. The 34-year-old, who stars as Thomas Forrester on the long running soap opera, shared some of the highlights of the big day.
‘We’d been to Tahoe before while camping up and down Highway 395,’ the star revealed about their wedding location, saying it was the first ‘we visited after a short search. It seemed like God told both of us it was the right place.’
The actors announced their engagement over the summer after he filmed scenes for The Bold and the Beautiful in Rome.
Matthew Atkinson is dishing on his November 8 ‘fairy tale’ wedding to longtime love Brytnee Ratledge
The pair said their wedding, which took place at Tahoe Blue Estate, was ‘a dream come true, spiritual, intimate, magical, and altogether lovely.’
The couple, who met while working out at their local gym, seemed to have that confirmed during their rehearsal for the outdoor ceremony.
In video shared on their social media, the affianced duo are seen shivering as a light snow falls as they practice their vows.
Brytnee donned a white wool coat over a white suit and shoes for the walk through, while Matthew looked dapper in a black suit, white shirt and white shoes.
‘Probably in prayer,’ the Everyone is Doing Great actor wrote next to the video on Instagram describing the scene.
‘This was during our wedding rehearsal, while it was snowing, something my wife asked for before we got there.’
It appears their prayers were answered on their wedding day as well, when the sun came out and they were surrounded by beautiful green pine trees and colorful shrubs in shades of gold and red, which also happened to match the colors of the bridesmaid’s gowns.
In an interview withe People, the 34-year-old The Bold and the Beautiful star described it as ‘a dream come true, spiritual, intimate, magical, and altogether lovely.’ Guests included co-stars Katherine Kelly Lang and Ashley Jones
Brytnee, an actress, looked stunning in a satin halter fit and flair dress with a plunging back. Matthew wore a dark blue suit, white shirt and red tie as he said ‘I do’
The groomsmen were styled in tans suits for the ceremony.
Matthew wore a dark blue suit, white shirt and red tie as he said ‘I do.’
Brytnee looked stunning in a satin halter fit and flair dress with a plunging back.
The Frankie Meets Jack actress styled her dark blonde hair in a half ponytail with a clasp featuring garland and baby’s breath.
‘We didn’t want to see each other until she walked down the aisle,’ the Sisters of the Groom actor said.
However they did connect before the music began to play.
‘We did a first touch that included a prayer for the ceremony, and then during the ceremony we stepped away for our first prayer united, with all our friends and family praying over us.’
After the ceremony, the newlyweds and their 50 guests dined on a buffet-style barbecue and later enjoyed slices of s’mores cake.
The couple traveled to Rome, where Matthew was shooting The Bold and the Beautiful in the weeks before announcing their engagement June 9
Brytnee donned a white wool coat over a white suit and shoes for rehearsal, while Matthew looked dapper in a black suit, white shirt and white shoes
Next to a video of the rehearsal Matthew wrote the two were probably ‘in prayer’ while standing there. ‘This was during our wedding rehearsal, while it was snowing, something my wife asked for before we got there’
‘It was important to Brytnee and me for it to be a small, intimate gathering to celebrate our beloved union with all our closest friends and family,’ the Happily Ever After actor explained.
‘We had our dinner at a pub where we could play corn hole and other games,’ he added.
‘Fortunately we were able to stay with some of our closest friends and the whole week was like a friends’ vacation trip.
Video of their first dance shows them circling the dance floor to Fall on Me by Needtobreathe as their family and friend, including Matthew’s co-stars Katherine Kelly Lang and Ashley Jones looked on.
