Breaking News:All the Gorgeous Details From Mariska Hargitay & Peter Hermann’s Fairytale Wedding…See More 👇

When Yale grad Peter Hermann first stepped on to the set of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit for a guest role as attorney Trevor Langan, he must have been excited about the opportunity. But he had no idea that he was about to meet his wife, Mariska Hargitay, who plays series lead Olivia Benson.

Since meeting in the early aughts, the two have since gotten married and welcomed three beautiful children. Below, take a look back at the magical wedding that made them a family.

For their special day on August 28, 2004, the pair chose the Unitarian Historical Chapel in Santa Barbara. As InStyle detailed: Hargitay and her father, Mickey, arrived via a vintage Jaguar, and during the ceremony, Mickey read a poem by E.E. Cummings. Hermann recited his vows “so loudly you could have heard them in Oregon,” he told InStyle, which reports that as the couple exited, a gospel choir sang “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough.”

The actress wore a blush gown designed by Carolina Herrera that matched Hermann’s tie, to which she pinned a small locket, a gift from friend and attendee Joely Fisher, per People (the locket contained pictures of Hargitay’s late mother, Jayne Mansfield, and grandmother). InStyle reports that the gown also had her and Hermann’s initials sewn into it, as well as the date. Other guests included Chad Lowe, Jodie Foster, Hilary Swank and, of course, SVU’s Christopher Meloni, per InStyle.

Hargitay wore roses and gardenias in her hair and carried a bouquet made of gardenias, lilies of the valley and ivory roses, made by Velvet Garden. Her engagement ring featured nine evenly-spaced round diamonds set in a platinum band by jewelry designer Karen March (per InStyle).