(L-R) Daniel Durant and Britt Stewart Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic/Getty Images
Dancing With the Stars pro Britt Stewart and CODA actor Daniel Durant are married.
Stewart and Durant, each 35, tied the knot in Santa Margarita, California, on Saturday, August 23. “I used to be never the little girl that had big dreams of a fairy-tale wedding. So once I describe our wedding, I would like it to feel like an abundance of affection connecting everyone there!” Stewart told People in an interview published on Wednesday, August 27.
The couple were joined by DWTS’ Derek Hough and wife Hayley Erbert — who was Stewart’s maid of honor — Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribeiro, Jenna Johnson, Rylee Arnold, Ezra Sosa, Emma Slater, Alan Bersten, Daniella Karagach, Brandon Armstrong, Witney Carson and more. Stewart’s season 29 partner, Johnny Weir, was also in attendance and served as a bridesmaid, while Durant’s CODA costars Troy Kotsur and Marlee Matlin were available to have fun.
“I never could imagine what my wedding could be like and it still feels somewhat bit like a dream. But it surely’s real. It’s happening!” Durant told the outlet. The duo described their wedding theme as “connection.”
Lower than one yr after Britt Stewart and Daniel Durant competed together on Dancing With the Stars, they sparked a real-life romance. “My Valentine. ♥️ Joyful Valentine’s Day,” Durant wrote via Instagram in February 2023 once they debuted their relationship, sharing a selfie with the DWTS pro on a boardwalk. Durant and Stewart initially met the previous September […]
The couple, who were paired together on season 31 of DWTS, announced their engagement in December 2023. “Ending 2023 engaged!” Stewart gushed via Instagram, sharing photos from their proposal. “I’m still pinching myself.”
Durant proposed during a Christmas Day hike in Lake Arrowhead, California, surrounded by family and friends. “We were each emotional, overwhelmed with joy and at peace knowing that this might eventually be a part of our story,” Stewart told People in December 2023. “It felt like magic, but at the identical time, it felt right and normal.”
Stewart’s mom and stepdad, Jasmin and Lonnie Speed, tagged along for the tour, as did Durant’s mothers, Lori Durant and Mary Engels. All of them shared their hopes for the brand new yr, with Daniel going last and getting down on one knee.
“I began talking concerning the yr, about us meeting and every thing that happens in life. I just feel like there’s balance,” he explained to People. “She sees me. She knows my culture, my language, and understands every thing about me.”
Since its 2004 debut, Dancing With the Stars has awarded many mirrorball trophies — and has led to engagements, babies and lasting love. In 2015, pro dancer Kym Johnson was partnered with Shark Tank‘s Robert Herjavec. The duo had initial sparks and later confirmed they were dating. “From the moment I met [Kym], we got […]
The duo finished their DWTS journey in fifth place, exiting the competition in November 2022. Three months later, Stewart and the Switched at Birth alum confirmed their romance while celebrating Valentine’s Day.
In August 2023, Stewart told Us Weekly exclusively that she had “hope” that Daniel could be her “without end dance partner.”
“We still like to bounce together. We got very lucky because he was capable of come on the Dancing With the Stars Tour this winter. And spent two weeks with us. In order that helped the transition from dancing together on a regular basis to not,” she told Us on the time. “After which I … surprised him with a surprise tango date, which was a lot fun. He absolutely loved it. After which every occasionally, his favorite dance is [the] cha cha so he’ll, like, grab me within the kitchen or I’ll grab him within the kitchen and we’ll do a [bit of the cha cha] together.”