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In a “magical” oceanside ceremony, Fedotowsky officially

sheds her Bachelorette title BY AMY COSMAN & TALIA ERGAS

ALI’S

WEDDING!

A li Fedotowsky couldn’t stop the tears. They started as she and fiancé Kevin Manno pulled up to the Terranea Resort

in Palos Verdes, California, the day before their March 3 nuptials — and continued as she greeted each guest. “I choked up with every single person I talked to,” she recalls to Us. By the rehearsal dinner — when her father, Alex, presented a box of me-mentos, including a delicate pearl necklace, that belonged to her late grandmother — she was a puddle. Shares Fedotowsky, “I just lost it.”

By 3:30 the next afternoon, she settled into bliss. Wearing a Spanish lace Alvina Valenta gown — and Grandma’s jewelry — the former Bachelorette, 32, watched niece Lennon, 4, wheel her and Manno’s 8-month-old daughter, Molly, down a grassy aisle. Moments later, she strolled toward her Dolce&Gabbana– clad groom, 33, as an instrumental version of the Lumineers’ “Ho Hey” played. (Ra-dio host Manno once courted the Aliluvs.com blogger by sending her the romantic song!) As 90 guests, including Kaley Cuoco, Haylie Duff, Lacey Chabert and fellow former Bachelorette Andi Dorfman, looked on, the duo’s close friend Mith Niles led a 20-minute ceremony Fedotowsky dubbed “sweet and per-sonal.” Their self-penned vows were a highlight. Says Manno, “We ended on the same sentence: ‘I promise to never forget this moment.’”

IN FULL SWINGIt was a night to remember. After Fedotowsky changed into a Val Stefani A-line (“I didn’t want to feel sucked in,” she explains), she and Manno kissed Molly goodbye (the infant spent the evening next door with a babysitter) and made their entrance to Tegan and Sara’s “Everything Is Awesome.” Seated at feasting tables where muted

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The bride “was blown away” by the seaside venue, says producer Leila Lewis of Be Inspired PR.

Missing from her sealed-with-a-kiss moment:

“I forgot to wear my veil!”

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brass trays burst with arrangements of greenery and anemones, attendees toasted the newlyweds over a dinner of herb-crusted salmon, pork tenderloin and grilled cauliflower steak. One standout speech: the groom’s older brother, best man Ryan, surprised them with clips from Fedotowsky’s NBC travel show, 1st Look, which brought the pair together in 2012. Says Fedo-towsky, “It was hilarious.”

The new Mrs. Manno prac-tically skipped dessert to get to the dance floor. Following the first dance — Marianas

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Trench’s “Beside You” — guests grooved to the Golden Coast All Stars’ covers of “24K Magic” by Bruno Mars (his pick) and old-school rock tunes (hers). “Our band kicked ass!” says Manno. Seconds his bride, “I felt like I was at a Justin Timberlake concert!”

The reception was so raucous that when the band wrapped at 10 p.m., the couple scrapped plans to head to the resort’s bar, instead picking up Molly for a late-night feeding. “Everybody was exhausted,” notes Fedotowsky. “My calves and feet felt like I just ran a marathon!” The party pains were well worth it. “Kevin is my best friend,” says Fedotowsky. “The day was more magical than I could have imagined. I just truly couldn’t be happier.”

THE CEREMONY IS SOMETHING I WILL

NEVER FORGET FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. NOTHING COULD PREPARE ME FOR THAT.”

FEDOTOWSKY TELLS US

1. “I didn’t want them to match,” she says of the Jenny Yoo dresses worn by sister Raya Todd (left) and pal Stefanie Muñoz. 2. Manno’s parents walked the newlyweds’ pup, Owen, down the aisle. 3. Lounge seating from Found Vintage Rentals was a must, says the bride: “My friend is 33 weeks pregnant!” 4. Molly (in a KicKee Pants onesie) “laughed and cooed” during the ceremony, she says. 5. Precious and Blooming created a bouquet of garden roses and ranunculus. 6. Duff, Amy Davidson, Cuoco and Chabert were among the guests. 7. The duo’s one disagreement was over cake: She liked vanilla; he preferred chocolate. Beverly’s Bakery made three! 8. “We didn’t get any!” Fedotowsky says of the s’mores. “It was a testament to how much fun we were having.” 9. The bride’s two requests: low floral arrangements and rose gold flatware. 10. Bachelor alums Valishia Chapman, Dorfman and Kathryn Sherlock chatted with Cuoco and actress Ashley Jones (from left). 11. Manno described the day as “perfection.”

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