The Oscar winner, 44, tied the knot with her social venture entrepreneur boyfriend Philip Schneider almost two years after the two were first spotted together in November 2016, Vogue reports. “We stumbled upon a beautiful sanctuary deep in the mountains,” Hilary remembers. “It had a stunning waterfall that cascades down to rustic cabins built in the 1800s surrounded by beautiful pines and big skies. One evening, Philip dropped to his knee in front of the waterfall and proposed—he sweetly made sure my dogs were nearby so they could bear witness!” 
 
 Hilary and Philip both love nature, and they knew from the beginning of the planning process that they wanted to marry close to their home in California so the bride’s father could walk her down the aisle. “I’ve loved Elie Saab for years and was thrilled to have him design my dress,” Hilary says. “It was timeless. There is just no other way to describe it,” Swank told Vogue. “I was overwhelmed with such gratitude and thanks to be marrying the man of my dreams and to see all the people we love together in the middle of such a profound setting. It was truly a dream come true.” 
 
 The reception, which was meticulously planned by Allison Weddings, took place in a beautiful, rustic barn that’s over 100 years old, and was illuminated with hundreds of globe string lights.
– Hilary Swank has been busy: The actress has revealed that she recently married boyfriend Philip Schneider in a ceremony in a grove of 800-year-old redwoods in California, People reports. She dated the social venture entrepreneur for about two years before the surprise wedding. The Million Dollar Baby star, who broke off an engagement to Ruben Torres in 2016, tells Vogue that the wedding to the "man of her dreams" in a "profound setting" was a "dream come true." She says she wore an Elie Saab Couture dress that took seven people 150 hours to create. "I wanted something romantic that felt as timeless as the redwood grove where we were to be married," she says.