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Under clear skies the next evening, the bridal party strolled down the aisle to "Through the Eyes of Love," the theme from the '78 weeper Ice Castles. The dual-faith ceremony – Spelling is Jewish, Shanian is Christian – incorporated traditions from both religions and vows the couple wrote themselves. "Charlie said, 'You're my angel, you're my light, you're giving me a love I would die to defend,' " recalls Tori. "I said he was my protector, that he taught me how to love and give love and to believe in things I never thought possible." "The moment when Tori said Charlie is her protector sums it all up," says bridesmaid Jennifer Raines. "Tori is much more calm with him. She's a different person with Charlie."
The newlyweds walked back down the aisle to "I Got You Babe," and "everyone started cheering and throwing rose petals," says Raines. "You could feel how happy they were." Adds Spelling: "I hate smiling showing my teeth, but I had this huge smile! I was beaming the entire night."
Following a cocktail reception by the pool, the party moved to an outdoor tent, where chef Wolfgang Puck catered a dinner featuring beet and goat cheese napoleons and herb-crusted lamb. After stumbling through their first dance – "We had four really cool moves we'd learned, but finally Charlie just said, 'Let's go to the dip!'" recalls Tori – the couple visited with guests, including surprise crooner Michael Feinstein. Among the evening's emotional highlights: a father-daughter dance to "Daddy's Little Girl."
As the last guests departed at 2:30 a.m., they were treated to warm chocolate-chip cookies and shot glasses of milk. The next morning Shanian's family threw a postwedding barbecue at the Hotel Bel-Air, where Spelling couldn't stop staring at her husband's left hand. "It's so surreal to see a ring on his left finger," she says. "Every time I see that, I'm like, 'I'm married.' It hasn't quite sunk in yet. I'm married! I'm a grown-up now."
