Celebrity Carrie Underwood Gets Married in Southern Style We could not feel more blessed," the newlyweds tell PEOPLE in a statement By Eileen Finan Eileen Finan Eileen Finan is a senior staff writer at PEOPLE. She's been working as a writer and editor at PEOPLE since 2000. People Editorial Guidelines Published on July 10, 2010 07:30PM EDT Photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Under a tent on a Southern evening, Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher shared what their wedding planner called “a spiritual expression of their love” – a special moment for a “very special couple.” The country star, 27, and her hockey player beau, 30, tied the knot at the Ritz Carlton Reynolds Plantation in Georgia Saturday before 250 friends and family in a ceremony featuring classical music and the couple’s favorite Bible readings. PHOTOS: Carrie Underwood: From Idol to Country Bride! We could not feel more blessed to have found each other and to have shared this day with our friends and family that mean so much to us! the newlyweds told PEOPLE in a statement, signing their names Mike & Carrie Fisher. Underwood wore a Chantilly lace dress created for her by Monique Lhuillier, who also designed the bridesmaids dresses. Fisher, who plays for the Ottawa Senators, was engaged to Underwood on Dec. 20, after quietly dating for about a year. Underwood told PEOPLE in March that with their busy schedules, We’ll be little nomads for a while and that they planned to keep homes in Nashville and in Peterborough, Ontario. Inside Carrie Underwood’s Sparkly Southern Wedding PeopleTV Archive: Watch Carrie Underwood’s Changing Looks!