VAMPIRE Diaries heartthrob Paul Wesley, 43, has tied the knot with his stunning model girlfriend Natalie Kuckenburg, who is 17 years his junior.

The loved-up couple married in an intimate civil ceremony after first being linked in November 2022.

NINTCHDBPICT001095226531Vampire Diaries star Paul and model Natalie have tied the knot in a small garden ceremony Credit: Alamy Brad Pitt and Ines de Ramon posing together at an event.It comes just days after his ex-wife Ines went Instagram official with Brad Pitt Credit: Getty Images for Lexus

Natalie took to Instagram to share a string of wedding snaps as she announced the happy news yesterday.

Paul’s ex-wife, , , 62, just days before – despite having been together for four years.

American actor Paul and his wife had their small ceremony in a garden underneath towering palm trees.

In one picture, Paul and Natalie locked lips as they strolled around the garden with their beloved dog Greg in tow.

Natalie, 26, wore a simple satin white dress with spaghetti straps that crossed over elegantly at the back.

She paired the floor-length gown with a matching kitten heel, meanwhile Paul looked very dapper in a navy-blue suit.

In another snap, the smitten pair could be seen smiling and laughing as she sat in his lap.

They held hands in a few of the snaps alongside their “Best Boy Greg.”

Paul and Natalie stood opposite each other on the steps of a lavish building as their nuptials were officiated.

Natalie, who owns clothing business Nareia, captioned the post: “Mr. and Mrs. and the Best Boy Greg.”

The newlyweds met in a New York City bar and got engaged last summer in the same place.

At the time, Natalie flaunted her huge oval-cut sparkler on social media.

She captioned the post: “Yes. Always and forever.”

“Always and forever” was a line often repeated throughout the Vampire Diaries and refers to a vow made my members of the Mikaelson family – the original vampires.

as Stefan Salvatore from 2009 to 2017.

The show was set in the fictional town of Mystic Falls – a place crawling with supernatural creatures.

It follows teenager Elena Gilbert as she falls in love with a 162-year-old vampire named Stefan, who she thinks is a human, after her parents dies in a car crash.