Christine Brown’s wedding dreams have come true!
The Sister wives star, 51, married fiance David Woolley, 59, on Saturday in Moab, Utah, in front of 330 guests.
“It’s a fairy tale,” Brown tells PEOPLE exclusively. “That’s all I thought I’d have. I go to the altar to David, he just looks at me the way he does, it’s a dream come true.”
The couple’s wedding festivities began Friday night with a scenic dinner cruise down the Colorado River. “We just loved the idea of having as many family and friends there as possible,” Brown said ahead of the ceremony. “We’re going to have a lot of fun.”
When it came to outdoor wedding decor, wedding planner Danielle Rothweiler incorporated the natural colors of their stunning backdrop, including rust spots, dusty rose, purple, deep plum and coral peach. “The view, the scenery, it’s unreal,” says Wooley. “You can’t win.”
Christine Brown and David Woolley pose on their wedding day.
Photo by Dani Sork
With a joyful celebration, Brown’s long-standing wish was fulfilled.
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“She wants to wear a white dress and walk down the aisle with her dad,” Woolley told PEOPLE ahead of the couple’s wedding. “She never had a job in her first marriage. She wants all the bells and whistles.”
Adds Brown: It’s true,” she says. “I want a big white wedding!”
Brown’s son Paedon and her father walked her down the aisle in a dress from Boda Bridal where she joined Woolley. The dress had a plunging neckline, with intricate beading detailing. Brown hair and makeup was done by Eliza Schmidt, and bridal party makeup was done by Cortney Hall.
“We’ll have tons of kids and grandkids walking down the aisle between the parents, our officiant, David, and myself,” Brown says. “We wanted to make it as family friendly as possible.” The bride and groom exchanged vows under a floral arch in front of the Colorado River.
After a passionate kiss, they were introduced as Mr. and Mrs. Woolley to a standing ovation from the crowd as Etta James’ “At Last” played.
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Christine Brown and David Woolley celebrate after tying the knot.
Photo by Dani Sork
After the “short and sweet” ceremony, the couple joined their guests under a tent decorated with “breathtaking” lights and flowers for the reception. The floral design of the wedding was overseen by Ali McDermott of Magnolia and Lace.
Sparkling cider and champagne, along with Moscow mules and mojitos, were served during the cocktail hour, followed by a buffet dinner that included roast beef, barbecue chicken, cowboy potatoes, baked beans and corn on the cob.
For dessert, the couple cut a bare three-tiered cake, plus Woolley’s must-have Darth Vader-themed groom’s cake for the big day.
For the newlyweds, who first met on a dating website in 2022, falling in love came naturally. Brown jokes that she was immediately intrigued by Woolley’s “gorgeous” profile.
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“All real pictures,” she recalls. “It was him with those eyes. I’m like, ‘You know what? I want to be looked at with those eyes for the rest of my life.’ Him with his grandchildren, and at Disneyland, and then him at the beach. I said, ‘Yeah. Sign me up for all of that!'”
Woolley says he knew right away that Brown was special.
“I’m really very happy and very happy that somebody released her, because she’s a unicorn,” says Woolley. Brown was previously one of four wives in Kody Brown’s polygamous marriage along with wives Janelle, Meri and Robyn. They divorced in 2021 after 25 years of life together.
She and Kody are parents to daughters Aspyn (28), Mykelti (27), Gwendlyn (21), Ysabel (20), Truely (13), and son Paedon (25).
Wooley, who is a father of eight, was also married before his wife died in 2012.
After my wife died, I was dating and just couldn’t find someone. I knew Christine was ‘the one,'” he says. “It feels so good.”
Brown adds: “David is only at home. I feel like wherever we are together, we just create this amazing unity together. We are a solid unit and whatever happens around us just doesn’t even matter. Being married together only makes us stronger together.”
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Woolley asked Brown that question in April.
“David treats me like a queen and tells me I’m beautiful every day,” Brown told PEOPLE at the time of the proposal. “I’ve never been in love like this before, and the world seems a brighter place with him in it.”
She adds, “I’m so excited about the wonderful adventure we’re about to embark on for the rest of our lives.”
As they celebrate their marriage, both Brown and Woolley are grateful to spend their lives with each other. “We have so much in common,” Brown says. “It’s just simple. I found someone who is everything I was looking for, who is the right partner and someone who just wants to be with me and loves me for me.”
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