Ed Sheeran has married childhood sweetheart Cherry Seaborn in a private ceremony at the singer’s country estate.
Though rumours have been mounting for months, the pair had already walked down the aisle shortly before Christmas 2018, with Ed sporting a silver band on his left hand afterwards.
Despite his worldwide fame, a secret wedding was never out of the question for the notoriously private Ed.
It’s understood none of Ed’s celebrity pals were in attendance, with the guestlist restricted to old school friends, close family and a priest.
"There were only 40 people – so no Taylor Swift , record company executives or any royals or popstar pals," a source told the Sun
"He wanted no fuss and he wanted it to be something entirely for them – just a tiny winter wedding.
"Neither of them were that fussed about making a big deal about it. Cherry just wanted to get it out of the way without any problems or intrusions."
He and Cherry opted to keep things on the low down for as long as possible as their friendship blossomed into something more.
Following news the couple have finally tied the knot, here’s everything you need to know about their love story.
Ed, 25, and Cherry, 24, first met as pupils at Thomas Mills High School in Framlingham, Suffolk.
Flame-haired Ed developed a crush on his pretty classmate – but any chance of romance was cut short as academic Cherry transferred to America to attend Duke University in Durham, North Carolina where she studied for a degree in molecular biology.
While rocker Ed dropped out of school at 16 to pursue a career in the music industry – which paid off beyond his wildest dreams as he rocketed to global superstardom off the back of hugely successful award-winning albums.
But fame came at a price for the flame-haired singer.
In 2015 Ed left fans heartbroken when he announced he was stepping away from the limelight and taking a year off social media and a year away from music.
In an interview, Ed said he even locked himself away in his London home for four months as he struggled to come to terms with his enormous celebrity.
"I watched movies. I couldn’t just go out and get a pint of milk. I always wanted to maintain normality. I was ordering takeaways and putting on a lot of weight," he admitted.
After hitting a low-point, a frazzled Ed saw a way out in using some of his wealth to tour the world – and included a stop in Cherry’s new place of residence.
Desperate to get in touch with his roots after his mammoth success, Ed took the step of reaching out to his old school friend.
Luckily, Cherry was delighted to hear from him and it wasn’t long before the pair were spotted hanging out together in the States – and were photographed at baseball games and on other coupley days out.
"This has been the first time I’ve ever actually had the time to fall in love properly. I’ve always got into relationships very passionately — I’m a redhead and also Irish," Ed said of their early days.
As romance blossomed, Cherry took some time out of her schedules and joined Ed on a ‘late gap year’ travelling to Japan, New Zealand Ghana.
On their return, Cherry took a position at accountancy firm Deloitte in London in order to be closer to Ed’s base.
The smitten pair then moved in together, enjoying their success privately rather than hanging out at wild showbiz parties.
Speaking on BBC Radio 2, Ed said "I’m actually the happiest I’ve been and it’s because I had a year to spend with someone. I’ve always started relationships then gone off on tour.
"I spent every day for a year with this certain person, we kind of have a strong relationship now which is good.
"I’m really secure now, we live together and we have cats, and I think when you have cats that’s kind of it."
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In January 2018, Ed announced he’d secretly popped the question to Cherry over the Christmas holidays.
Announcing the news in a loved-up Instagram post, he wrote: "Got myself a fiancé just before new year. We are very happy and in love, and our cats are chuffed as well xx."
While Ed is still yet to comment, a source close to the pair has told how he and Cherry managed to tie the knot in similarly private circumstances.
An insider told how Ed, 28, and Cherry, 26, realised their dream of having a no fuss winter wedding shortly before Christmas.
"There were only 40 people – so no Taylor Swift , record company executives or any royals or popstar pals.
"He wanted no fuss and he wanted it to be something entirely for them – just a tiny winter wedding," the insider told The Sun.
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