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Richard Gere and Alejandra Silva's New York wedding included a Buddhist ceremony and three outfit changes


UPDATED FEBRUARY 8, 2019 6:49 AM EST

Richard Gere, 68, and Alejandra Silva, 35, may have becomeMr. and Mrs. in April in Spain, but their real celebration happened in thebeginning of May at their New York home. The couple is now sharing photos andexclusive details with our sister publication HOLA! USA. "I am the happiest man in the universe.How could I not be? Alejandra is beautiful, smart, sensitive, fun...and she'sSpanish,” Richard shared.

Hispretty bride, whose father is the manager of Real Madrid, also added, "I'mso in love...every morning he asks, 'What would make you happy today?' What'smore romantic than a man who composes songs about you every day?"

Richard and Alejandra share exclusive details and photos with HOLA! USA

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Despitetheir 33-year age difference and the long distance they experienced when theyfirst started dating in 2014 – he lived in New York and she in Madrid – nothingwas going to get in the way of their love. Alejandra, who first met her nowhusband through her family, previously told HOLA!, “I was a little lost,without light, and knowing him gave meaning to my life. It was feeling thatsomeone was reaching out and showing me my true path.”

Theirmagical wedding had a Buddhist ceremony and three outfit changes for themother-of-one. This is Richard Gere’s third marriage. He was previously marriedto Cindy Crawford from 1991 to 1995 and Carey Lowell from 2002 to 2016, withwhom he shares 17-year-old son Homer. As for Alejandra, this is her second. Shewas married to her five-year-old son Albert’s dad Govind Friedland.

For all the photos from their special day visit HOLA! USA.