Grey’s Anatomy Star Jesse Williams Weds Longtime Girlfriend In LA

4:45 PM EDT 9/3/2012 by Stapha Charleme, Celebeat Reporter

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"Grey's Anatomy" heartthrob Jesse Williams, 31, wed his longtime love, real estate broker Aryn Drake-Lee, 32, in Los Angeles Saturday, according to several reports.

"Jesse was beaming with joy throughout the entire ceremony," a guest at the wedding revealed. "It was the perfect night with lots of smiling, laughing and emotion. You could feel the love they have for each other. They're madly in love!"

The couple, who have been together for five years, met in New York City.

" I was a teacher when I met her, so she's been with me through all different facets of my career," Williams gushed about his bride during an interview with USA Today in 2010. "She's stuck with me through thick and thick and thick and thin. We know each other in and out."

Williams is besotted with Drake-Lee and is mostly in awe of her abounding strength and confidence. "She is her own person," he said. "Being intelligent and self-made is a big deal for me."

The actor plays hunky Dr. Avery Jackson on the long running series "Grey's Anatomy" and has since earned the moniker "McPrettyEyes."

In an interview with ReelArtsy.com, Williams, who landed his breakthrough role in 2008's "The Sisterhood Of The Travelling Pants 2" revealed he wants to broaden his acting career by playing, "Some villains, some family stuff, some indie stuff, kind of layered characters. Also, down the road some writing and directing. Comedy and indie."

He admits to being fans of "actor' actors, " like "Denzel, Will Smith. Jeffrey Wright, John Turturro," just to name a few.

He is "a huge music lover" who "collect a lot of records."

" I like a lot of world music." The green-eyed talent said. "The classics of course, Dylan, The Stones, Led Zeppelin, Bob Marley, Johnny Cash... a real big scope. Particularly South African music is really special as well."

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