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Christina El Moussais loving everything about being married to husbandAnt Anstead, including her new last name.

“Christina Anstead,” she says. “It has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it?”

The happy couple’s “I dos” came as a shock to everyone — including the couple’s guests. For the ceremony, they invited 70 of their closest friends and family members to meet at their home, where they were told a charter bus would then transport the group to the Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade.

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“We wanted to make it about the kids,” says Anstead. “It’s the six of us. We are a blended family so it was really important for them to be a part of it.” El Moussa, 35, shares daughter Taylor, 8, and son Brayden, 3, with ex Tarek and Anstead, 39 has daughter Amelie, 15, and son Archie, 12, from a previous marriage.

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The newlyweds credit El Moussa’s publicist and longtime friend Cassie Zebisch for keeping the nuptials under the radar. “We literally owe this wedding to her,” says El Moussa. “She pulled it off. She met with the vendors, she set up the catering. I wanted a Maestros theme, like a nice steakhouse. She did it all!”

“It was just perfect for us,” says El Moussa. “Everything we wanted.”

For the full story on El Moussa’s secret wedding, pick up PEOPLE on Jan. 2.

source: people.com