Fran Drescher married her boyfriend Shiva Ayyadurai after about one year of dating on Sunday, Sept. 7.

Drescher, star of The Nanny, married Ayyadurai on Sunday afternoon in an intimate ceremony at their beachside home. Drescher, 56, and Ayyadurai, 50, wed in front of a small group of friends and family.

Fran Drescher Marries Siva Ayyadurai

Drescher announced the news on Monday, sharing a sweet photo of the newly married couple on Twitter, along with the message, “Surprise!!!!! We got married!”

After that, Drescher shared a photo that appears to be from the wedding, showing her in a red dress standing next to her new husband, who dressed in all white for the occasion.

Drescher met Ayyadurai, who holds the patent for creating e-mail, at an event hosted by Deepak Chopra, and the two made their red carpet couple’s debut in October 2013.

“Every day is a celebration with Fran. Every day is almost a romantic hangout with her. We’re always laughing, always enjoying ourselves,” Ayyadurai told HuffPost Live in August.

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Olivia Truffaut-Wong was born and raised in Berkeley, California, where she developed her love of all things entertainment. After moving to New York City to earn her degree in Film Studies, she stayed on the East Coast to follow her passion and become an entertainment writer. She lives on a diet of television, movies and food.