Ariana Grande attends the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on January 26, 2020. AP
Ariana Grande attends the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on January 26, 2020. AP
Ariana Grande attends the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on January 26, 2020. AP
Ariana Grande attends the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on January 26, 2020. AP

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Ariana Grande marries Dalton Gomez in 'intimate' wedding

Pop singer ties the knot in a tiny ceremony

The National

May 18, 2021

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Pop singer Ariana Grande has married real estate agent Dalton Gomez, a representative for the singer confirmed.

Grande's representative told People that the couple had tied the knot in a small and intimate wedding attended by fewer than 20 people. It wasn't not clear when the wedding took place.

"The room was so happy and full of love. The couple and both families couldn't be happier," the representative told People.

Grande, 27, and Gomez, 25, announced their engagement in December. The most-followed woman on Instagram has posted a number of photos of her engagement ring on the social network.

The couple began dating in January 2020 and quarantined together during the pandemic.

Gomez works as a luxury real estate agent in Los Angeles and the two have largely kept their relationship private.

The star's most recent Instagram post about their relationship read: "!!! my heart my person !!! thank u so much for being u" in April.

Grande had previously been engaged to producer and Saturday Night Live cast member Pete Davidson in 2018 before they split.

Her ex-boyfriend Mac Miller died due to a drug overdose in 2018. She has written songs about both relationships.

The pop singer is responsible for a number of recent hits, including 34+35, Positions, pov and the Save Your Tears remix with The Weeknd.

She will be a coach on The Voice, an NBC music competition show, in the autumn.

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Ariana Grande, in a baseball-style tee and jeans, visits Planet Hollywood on October 30, 2008 in New York City, US. Getty Images
Ariana Grande, in a baseball-style tee and jeans, visits Planet Hollywood on October 30, 2008 in New York City, US. Getty Images
Ariana Grande, in a leather skirt and printed blouse, attends Variety's Power of Youth event at Paramount Studios on December 5, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. Getty Images
Ariana Grande, in a leather skirt and printed blouse, attends Variety's Power of Youth event at Paramount Studios on December 5, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. Getty Images
Ariana Grande, in a classic LBD, attends the 'Shrek Forever After' premiere during Tribeca Film Festival in New York, US, on April 21, 2010. EPA
Ariana Grande, in a classic LBD, attends the 'Shrek Forever After' premiere during Tribeca Film Festival in New York, US, on April 21, 2010. EPA
Ariana Grande, in a red biker jacket and jeans, attends the premiere of 'Project Natal' at the Galen Centre on June 13, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. Getty Images
Ariana Grande, in a red biker jacket and jeans, attends the premiere of 'Project Natal' at the Galen Centre on June 13, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. Getty Images
Ariana Grande, in BCBG, arrives at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Centre on February 13, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. Getty Images
Ariana Grande, in BCBG, arrives at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Centre on February 13, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. Getty Images
Ariana Grande, in a floral strapless dress, arrives at the premiere of 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2' in Los Angeles, California, on November 12, 2012. EPA
Ariana Grande, in a floral strapless dress, arrives at the premiere of 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2' in Los Angeles, California, on November 12, 2012. EPA
Ariana Grande, in Jones&Jones, attends the MTV Movie Awards in Culver City, California, on April 14, 2013. EPA
Ariana Grande, in Jones&Jones, attends the MTV Movie Awards in Culver City, California, on April 14, 2013. EPA
Ariana Grande, in Kenley Collins, attends the MTV Video Music Awards at the Barclays Centre in New York, US, on August 25, 2013. EPA
Ariana Grande, in Kenley Collins, attends the MTV Video Music Awards at the Barclays Centre in New York, US, on August 25, 2013. EPA
Ariana Grande, in a floral mini dress, attends the premiere of 'Sam & Cat' at Cineworld 02 Arena on October 12, 2013 in London, England. Getty Images
Ariana Grande, in a floral mini dress, attends the premiere of 'Sam & Cat' at Cineworld 02 Arena on October 12, 2013 in London, England. Getty Images
Ariana Grande, in Mikael D, attends the MTV EMAs at the Ziggo Dome on November 10, 2013 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Getty Images
Ariana Grande, in Mikael D, attends the MTV EMAs at the Ziggo Dome on November 10, 2013 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Getty Images
Ariana Grande, in Dolce & Gabbana, attends the 41st American Music Awards at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California, on November 24, 2013. EPA
Ariana Grande, in Dolce & Gabbana, attends the 41st American Music Awards at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California, on November 24, 2013. EPA
Ariana Grande, in Dolce & Gabbana, attends the 56th annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles, California, on January 26, 2014. EPA
Ariana Grande, in Dolce & Gabbana, attends the 56th annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles, California, on January 26, 2014. EPA
Ariana Grande, in Georges Chakra, attends the Teen Choice Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, on August 10, 2014. EPA
Ariana Grande, in Georges Chakra, attends the Teen Choice Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, on August 10, 2014. EPA
Ariana Grande, in Moschino, attends the 31st MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum in Inglewood, California, on August 24, 2014. EPA
Ariana Grande, in Moschino, attends the 31st MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum in Inglewood, California, on August 24, 2014. EPA
Ariana Grande, in Cristiano Burani, attends the MTV EMAs at The Hydro on November 9, 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland. Getty Images
Ariana Grande, in Cristiano Burani, attends the MTV EMAs at The Hydro on November 9, 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland. Getty Images
Ariana Grande, in Versace, attends the 57th annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles, California, on February 8, 2015. EPA
Ariana Grande, in Versace, attends the 57th annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles, California, on February 8, 2015. EPA
Ariana Grande, in a black catsuit, launches her fragrance Ari by Ariana Grande at Boots in London Piccadilly on November 4, 2015 in London, England. Getty Images
Ariana Grande, in a black catsuit, launches her fragrance Ari by Ariana Grande at Boots in London Piccadilly on November 4, 2015 in London, England. Getty Images
Ariana Grande, in Giambattista Valli, attends the American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, California, on November 22, 2015. EPA
Ariana Grande, in Giambattista Valli, attends the American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, California, on November 22, 2015. EPA
Ariana Grande, in Romona Keveza, attends the 58th annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles, California, on February 15, 2016. EPA
Ariana Grande, in Romona Keveza, attends the 58th annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles, California, on February 15, 2016. EPA
Ariana Grande, in Versace, attends the Billboard Music Awards at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 22, 2016. EPA
Ariana Grande, in Versace, attends the Billboard Music Awards at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 22, 2016. EPA
Ariana Grande, in Alexander Wang, attends the 33rd MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden in New York, US, on August 28, 2016. EPA
Ariana Grande, in Alexander Wang, attends the 33rd MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden in New York, US, on August 28, 2016. EPA
Ariana Grande, in Alexander McQueen, attends the American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, California, on November 20, 2016. EPA
Ariana Grande, in Alexander McQueen, attends the American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, California, on November 20, 2016. EPA
Ariana Grande, in a campaign sweatshirt, attends the March For Our Lives in Washington, DC, on March 24, 2018. EPA
Ariana Grande, in a campaign sweatshirt, attends the March For Our Lives in Washington, DC, on March 24, 2018. EPA
Ariana Grande, in Vera Wang, attends the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute's benefit in New York, US, on May 7, 2018. EPA
Ariana Grande, in Vera Wang, attends the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute's benefit in New York, US, on May 7, 2018. EPA
Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande, in Venus, attend the MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York, US, on August 20, 2018. EPA
Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande, in Venus, attend the MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York, US, on August 20, 2018. EPA
Charles Ellis and Ariana Grande, in a black dress, at the funeral service for Aretha Franklin at the Greater Grace Temple in Detroit, Michigan, on August 31, 2018. EPA
Charles Ellis and Ariana Grande, in a black dress, at the funeral service for Aretha Franklin at the Greater Grace Temple in Detroit, Michigan, on August 31, 2018. EPA
Ariana Grande, in Christian Siriano, attends the 13th annual Billboard Women in Music event at Pier 36 in New York, US, on December 6, 2018. AP
Ariana Grande, in Christian Siriano, attends the 13th annual Billboard Women in Music event at Pier 36 in New York, US, on December 6, 2018. AP
Ariana Grande, in Giambattista Valli, attends the 62nd annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles, California, on January 26, 2020. EPA
Ariana Grande, in Giambattista Valli, attends the 62nd annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles, California, on January 26, 2020. EPA

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