HOLA! USA WORLD EXCLUSIVE: all the photos of Richard Gere and Alejandra Silva's romantic wedding

On his ranch on the outskirts of New York City, on the shore of the beautiful lake on his property, Richard Gere married Alejandra Silva. This Spanish “pretty woman” and she is pretty and Spanish – though the only thing she resembles of the famous film’s character is that he is crazy in love with her – and the movie star said “yes” to a life together. They also said “yes” to becoming happy every day, “yes” to respect, forgiveness, understanding, helping, “yes” to start a new family together, to help those most in need and to make their commitment last longer than this life.

In this photo, Alejandra gets ready in a room of their ranch in New York, accompanied by her cousin Paola, who helped her keep the first dress secret, which was Alejandra’s mother’s vintage, Victorian-inspired, white gown with a lace body, three-quarter sleeves and a closed collar with embroidered hemlines, fitted at the waist, with a sash and a skirt topped with a ruffle.

The civil marriage was officiated at the beginning of April, but the celebration with their families took place at the beginning of May. Although Alejandra was brought up Catholic, shortly after meeting Richard she became Buddhist. It was an important figure in Buddhism — "someone comparable to an important priest" — who officiated the emotion-filled ceremony. In this photo, the place where they said, "I do" was turned into a magical garden where Tibetan prayer flags waved in the wind.

"The ceremony was beautiful. We exchanged rings carried by our children. It was so exciting! I have to confess that I shed big tears," she said.

“Although we managed the distance well, we saw that it was time to make a decision... I tried to do it in Spain but after six months of debate, New York won and I’m sure it’s for the best,” Alejandra said.

"We are 33 years apart... It had to be that way in this lifetime. He has promised me at least twenty good years! But i have to confess that he has much more energy than me, is much more active, it’s hard to keep up with him... He’s not human!"

For the celebration, Alejandra chose a romantic, white empire dress with a totally uncovered back and a voluminous skirt by Israeli designer Yaniv Persy.

The party had a Spanish flavor, including a flamenco group that danced with the couple. In this image: One of the many fun moments of the party was when Alejandra and Richard danced together. To her left, her uncle Gabriel Silva, “a great chef who prepared paellas the day before the wedding."