Mark Zuckerberg marries longtime girlfriend

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Mark Zuckerberg, 28, and his new wife, 27-year-old Priscilla Chan, married at the Facebook founder and CEO's house in Palo Alto, Calif. on Saturday, May 19, 2012. This photo appeared in Zuckerberg's Facebook profile's timeline. (KABC Photo / Facebook.com)

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PALO ALTO, Calif. (KABC) -- Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg married his longtime girlfriend in a small ceremony in Palo Alto on Saturday.

Zuckerberg and 27-year-old Priscilla Chan tied the knot in his backyard before fewer than 100 guests, capping a busy week for the couple - and yes, he updated his status to "married" on Facebook.

The couple met at Harvard and had been together for more than nine years.

A source authorized by the couple to speak said Zuckerberg designed the ring featuring "a very simple ruby" that he designed himself.

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The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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