Thursday, 1 January 2009

• Prev
• Next

It's a New Year's Eve wedding for Britney's brother

Bryan Spears marries Graciella Sanchez

Britney Spears travelled to New Orleans for the ceremony

Britney Spears made it a cozy New Year's Eve with her family – seeing big brother Bryan, 31, tie the knot in a private ceremony in New Orleans.

"It was beautiful," a source tells PEOPLE about the elder Spears's wedding to Graciella Sanchez, 36, longtime manager of little sister Jamie Lynn. "It was only close family, very small and intimate."

While the couple's engagement may have caught many by surprise – they only recently started dating seriously – the two have been acquaintances for years.

The bride looked stunning in a beige-white Carolina Herrera dress, while the groom sported a smart Marc Jacobs suit.

As for the guests? Sanchez's mother and brother were in attendance, as was the entire Spears crew including sisters Britney and Jamie Lynn; their kids Jayden James, Preston and Maddie; Jamie Lynn's fiancé Casey Aldridge; and parents Jamie and Lynne.

By Mary Margaret