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Olympic Skate Mates for Life: Stunning Tanith Belbin and Dreamy Charlie White Say 'I Do'

The couple, together since 2009, exchanged vows in West Bloomfield, just a few miles from the Canton ice arena where they met and trained.

Olympic ice dancers Tanith Belbin and Charlie White were married Saturday. (Screenshot of photo by Michael Simari via @SimariPhoto / Twitter)

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Be still your beating hearts: Charlie White, 27, and Tanith Belbin, 30, are off the market.

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The two Olympic skaters, who met on the ice in 1998, tied the knot last weekend in West Bloomfield, just a few miles from the Canton ice arena where they perfected their spins, lifts, jumps and spirals.

People magazine reported on the subdued, elegant ceremony before 130 friends and family at the Planterra Conservatory in West Bloomfield.

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Meryl Davis, White’s longtime skating partner and fellow gold medalist in the ice-dancing competition at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, was one of Belbin’s attendants. Belbin won a silver medal in the 2006 Torino Olympics with skating partner Benjamin Agosto, who was a guest at the wedding.

White, who grew up in Bloomfield Hills, told People he thought Belbin was “the most beautiful girl at the rink” when they met, and he figures “probably every guy had a crush on her.”

“Having been friends for so many years before we started dating, I had a really good idea the kind of guy Charlie was and the kind of companion he would be,” Belbin, who was born in Canada, told People. “His commitment to make a difference in this world is so inspiring, and being around him just made me feel like I wanted to be the best version of myself as well. Being chosen by someone who you admire more than anyone else in this world, it’s just the luckiest feeling I can ever have.”

The Olympic skaters became engaged in June. They have been together as a couple since 2009.

Belbin’s ivory strapless A-line gown by Modern Trousseu featured a pink ombré skirt and sweetheart neckline. Davis and the other attendants – including her maid of honor, retired ice dancer Lauren Fenft – all wore gowns of their choosing in any shade of pink.

The couple and their guests feasted on filet mignon and shrimp cremosi, before cutting a three-tier vanilla cake layered with raspberry curd and vanilla buttercream.


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