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Michelle Kwan marries long time boyfriend

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Olympic skater Michelle Kwan, shown in a 2011 file photo, was married Saturday in Rode Island. UPI/Phil McCarten
Olympic skater Michelle Kwan, shown in a 2011 file photo, was married Saturday in Rode Island. UPI/Phil McCarten 
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Published: Jan. 20, 2013 at 1:03 PM

PROVIDENCE, R.I., Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Olympic medal-winning figure skater Michelle Kwan married longtime beau Clay Pell in Rhode Island in front of 240 family members and friends.

Kwan wore an ivory Vera Wang dress during the ceremony Saturday, People reported.

Pell, the director for strategic planning on the National Security staff at the White House and a JAG and lieutenant in the U.S. Coast Guard, was dressed in full uniform.

Fellow Olympic figure skating champions Brian Boitano, Dick Button and Dorothy Hamill were in attendance.

"You could feel the love Michelle and Clay have for each other," a guest at the wedding said. "They are truly a perfect match."

Topics: Michelle Kwan, Dorothy Hamill, Brian Boitano, Rhode Island
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