The couple invited 50 close friends and family to their lavish June 2 nuptials.
But Courtney - who played Georgia, the wife of Ally's ex-flame Billy on the hit series
- didn't put a single "Ally" co-star on the guest list!
The bride and groom, genetic scientist Andrew Conrad, "were determined to keep their
wedding hush-hush," revealed a source close to them.
"They deliberately threw all of Hollywood off track," searing everyone connected with
the event to secrecy."
"They even cooked up a cover story that they weren't really going to marry until fall!"
"At one point Courtney quipped: 'We did it! People magazine thinks this wedding won't
happen until October!'"
Courtney, 32, and Andrew have been planning the nuptials since they got engaged last
year - "and they spared no
expense," said a TinselTown source.
"They flew in 50 guests for a five-day vacation which included sightseeing, sailing
trips, yoga classes and special
dinners."
Celebrity guests included "L.A. Law" star Harry Hamlin and his wife Lisa Rinna,
"Melrose Place" stars Rob Estes and Josie Bissett, plus saxophonist Kenny G. But her
"Ally" co-stars were conspicuously absent.
"When Courtney quit 'Ally' this year, she cut all personal ties with the show,"
said an insider.
Wedding guests stayed at the plush Manele Bay Hotel on Lanai and began arriving
two days before the big event so everyone could relax.
At 6 p.m. on June 2, they were transported by bus to a mountaintop garden for the
7 p.m. ceremony.
Courtney wore an off-white satin antique gown and carried a bouquet of matching
roses, while Andrew looked incredibly dapper in an Armani suit and blue shirt.
A local minister performed the 20-minute nondenominational ceremony atop a cliff
overlooking the ocean. The couple, who both tied the knot for the first time, wrote their
own vows.
With tears in her eyes, Courtney said, "I love Andrew more than anyone else in the
world. I want to grow old with him."
Afterward, a lavish champagne reception was held at the nearby Koele lodge.
The wedding feast, personally planned by Courtney, featured coconut encrusted
Hawaiian snapper, slices of seared ahi tuna and fancy Caesar salads, plus mango flan
and wedding cake.
The newlyweds, who live in Malibu, delayed their honeymoon due to hectic work schedules.
Courtney is the new poster girl for Almay cosmetics - and "friends are buzzing that she
may follow in the footsteps of her friends Lisa Rinna and Josie Bissett, who got married then
got pregnant," said the insider.
And the ecstatic groom told a pal: "We got married in paradise. We planned it all ourselves
and had only the people closest to us in attendance."
"It was exhausting. But I've never been happier!"
Text and pictures are courtesy of Stan Young and were used with written permission.