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\u201cWheel of Fortune<\/a>\u201d star Vanna White<\/a> and her partner, John Donaldson, announced on Wednesday that they\u2019d gotten married after a long time together.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cSurprise! We got married!\u201d White wrote on Instagram, sharing a photo<\/a> of herself in a white gown being swept off her feet by Donaldson, along with other photos of the two together.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cJohn and I have been in love for more than a decade, and a little while back, we wanted to make it official in a private ceremony,\u201d White wrote in the caption. \u201cWe\u2019re excited to share this new, joyful chapter in our lives with all of you! Love, Vanna and John.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n White met Donaldson, who has a construction and development company, at a barbecue in 2012, People reported<\/a>. But as recently as 2023, the letter-turning game-show icon told the outlet<\/a> that marriage wasn\u2019t a priority.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cDo we have to get married? No, because we feel comfortable in our relationship. You know what I mean?\u201d she said. \u201cI know that he\u2019s the one. He knows I\u2019m the one.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n White and Donaldson both had prior marriages. White shares two adult children with her ex-husband, George Santo Pietro.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n