DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES - MARCIA CROSS MARRIES IN CALIFORNIA

DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES star MARCIA CROSS married stockbroker TOM MAHONEY on Saturday (24JUN06) in San Gabriel, California. The wedding took place at the Church of Our Saviour Episcopal Parish late on Saturday afternoon. The 44-year-old bride wore a dress by Reem Acra and carried a bouquet of white peonies and white roses. Cross' sister, ELLEN, played guitar and sang ONLY LOVE REMAINS, while Marcia walked down the aisle on the arm of her father, MARK CROSS. Marcia's other sister, SUSAN HETT, served as the maid of honour, nephew JARED HETT was the ring bearer and Mahoney's pal ED MCCLAREN acted as best man. Cross also had seven flower girls, ranging in age from three to 12 - the children of some of her closest friends. Among the 220 guests at the wedding included EVA LONGORIA, FELICITY HUFFMAN and WILLIAM H MACY. The reception was held in two ballrooms at The Ritz Carlton hotel in Pasadena, California. Cocktails were served in an all-white ballroom converted into a lounge with white curtains covering the walls and white couches. Dinner was served in the second ballroom decorated in bright colours. The newlyweds spent their wedding night in The Ritz Carlton's two-story Tournament of Roses suite. It is the first marriage for both.