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\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Derek Hough<\/strong><\/a> and Hayley Erbert<\/strong><\/a> are tying the knot!<\/p>\n The 38-year-old Dancing With The Stars<\/strong><\/a><\/em> pro dancer and the 28-year-old So You Think You Can Dance<\/em> alum exchanged vows during their wedding<\/strong><\/a> on Saturday (August 26) in Carmel Valley, Calif.<\/p>\n The couple were seen having an intimate service amid the idyllic views.<\/p>\n Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n As previously reported<\/a>, the couple wed in front of 106 guests.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re in a redwood forest, but we got married right in front of is this mother tree that\u2019s surrounded by all these smaller trees,\u201d Hayley<\/strong> said. <\/p>\n \u201cThey drop all the seeds, and it plants kind of like an army of children to protect the mother. The symbolism of it was beautiful. We\u2019re here, planting our seeds to grow our family.\u201d<\/p>\n Hayley<\/strong> wore a custom dress designed by Georgina Chapman <\/strong>and walked down the aisle to a special rendition of Richard Walters<\/strong>\u2018 \u201cUnconditional.\u201d<\/p>\n The reception was held in a 100-year-old barn.<\/p>\n The couple also decided ahead of time that they wanted to avoid a choreographed first dance.<\/p>\n \u201cI think everybody\u2019s expecting us to do a performance and a dance whole thing,\u201d Derek<\/strong> said ahead of the wedding. \u201cBut that\u2019s the thing, if we perform, we go on stage, we dance, we do things. So for us, it feels more special for us to not perform. To be on the floor with each other, to listen to music, and just be in the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n The couple had been dating for seven years prior to the wedding.<\/p>\n Check out even more details from inside the wedding.<\/a><\/p>\n Congratulations to the happy couple! Find out who else got married in 2023.<\/a><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n