Surprise! Christina El Moussa Weds Ant Anstead In Secret Ceremony

NEWPORT BEACH, CA —It was 'hush hush' for all involved in Christina El Moussa's secret wedding to "Wheelers Dealers" host Ant Anstead over the pre-Christmas weekend.

The pair planned a "winter wonderland" themed wedding, according to People Magazine, in an exclusive story with that publication.

The pair selected 70 of their closest family and friends to meet them under the ruse of joining them to watch the Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade.
"Instead, guests walked into a wedding," People reported.

The altar in the front yard was the location where the two exchanged vows just over a year after they began dating. Both of their children were present to take part in their nuptials, People reported.

Anstead told People that they wanted to "make it about the kids. It's the six of us. We're a blended family, and so it was really important for them to be part of it."

The theme of the winter wedding was "rustic romance," Christina said and announced that she would be changing her name to Anstead. "It has a nice ring to it, doesn't it? Christina Anstead? We couldn't be any happier."

The pair worked with a trusted confidant, Cassie Zebisch, to make all of the arrangements and even begged a city official to keep the marriage license application a secret, according to People.

"We had to tell him 'this is a huge secret, no one knows!" she said in the interview. Ultimately all went off without a hitch.

Photo: Christina El Moussa, host of HGTV's hit show Flip or Flop, visited the HGTV Santa HQ at Lakewood Center. The reality star visited with Santa, toured the new digital Santa headquarters and celebrated the holidays with fans on December 13, 2014 in Lakewood, California. (Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images for Lakewood Center)