Glee star Dot-Marie Jones and her partner Bridgett Casteen married at their home this Saturday. Friends who thought they were headed to the house for a holiday party got a surprise wedding instead, according to E! Online.
Casteen Tweeted, “"Oh happy day!" tweeted the day after the wedding, later changing her Twitter profile name to Jones.
Jones, best known for her portrayal as Coach Shannon Beiste on the popular Fox series, proposed to her longtime girlfriend Bridgett Casteen near Disneyland Resort’s Sleeping Beauty Castle in Anaheim, Calif., in early October.
“It’s the happiest day of my life. I never thought I’d find somebody that is so loving and kind,” 49-year-old Jones told The Advocate at Anaheim Gay Days, an annual weekend event that draws more than 30,000 LGBT visitors and allies to the family amusement park.
Casteen, 39, has two children from a previous marriage, reports SheWired.
Jones has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award three times for her Glee role.