Michelle Kwan has accomplished quite a few goals in her lifetime, including winning 43 championships, a silver medal at the 1998 Olympics and bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Games.

This weekend the successful figure skater added one more to the list when she married her long-time beau Clay Bell. The couple exchanged vows at First Unitarian Church in Providence, R.I.,on Saturday, Jan. 19.

Bell, 31, is director for strategic planning on the National Security staff at the White House. Kwan currently works on the national security staff at The White House as a senior advisor for public diplomacy and public affairs. 

People reported the bride wore an ivory Vera Wang gown. Kwan and Wang worked together over the span of six years and the designer regularly created figure skating costumes for her.

Pell, who is also a JAG and Lieutenant for the U.S. Coast Guard, said “I do” in full uniform. The loving couple expressed their written vows in front of 240 guests including Olympic champion Brian Boitano, Dick Button and Dorothy Hamill.

The magazine also reported that the couple was so caught up in the moment they kissed before the minister had a chance to order the motion.
A few minutes later the minister said, “And for their second kiss and Mr. and Mrs. Clay Pell.” Everyone laughed at the joyful moment.

“I never was one to believe in love at first sight, but I have to admit it happened for us. I thought he was the one from the beginning,” Kwan told People.

Pell popped the question on Sept. 3 off the coast of Rhode Island.

"It was hot and we were going to go into the water to cool ourselves off a little bit," Kwan said. "I wasn't anticipating going swimming. I said, 'I don't feel comfortable because I don't have my bathing suit on.' He's like, 'No, come on in,' so I said, 'Okay.' "

Pell admitted he was anxious about orchestrating the perfect proposal, but he knew he'd hear the answer he wanted.

"I was nervous about wanting to do it right, but I wasn't nervous about what the answer would be," he said. "We had been talking for a while about how we would like to have a family and the idea of getting married and what we wanted to do with our lives - and public service. So I think we both knew where we were relationship-wise and where we were going."

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