HILARY Swank secretly tied the knot in a romantic forest wedding near her California home.

The Million Dollar Baby star, 44, wed entrepreneur Philip Schneider at the Santa Lucia Preserve in Carmel, California, two years after the couple became engaged.

4 The Million Dollar Baby star, 44, wed entrepreneur Philip Schneider at the Santa Lucia Preserve in Carmel, California, two years after the couple became engaged Credit: Rex Features

She told Vogue: "It's a stunning private community surrounded by 20,000 acres of conservancy and an intimate redwood grove populated with trees that are over 800 years old.

"It was timeless. There is just no other way to describe it.

"I was overwhelmed with such gratitude and thanks to be marrying the man of my dreams and to see all the people we love together in the middle of such a profound setting. It was truly a dream come true."

Hilary wore a white lace and embroidered dress by Ellie Saab Couture for her fairytale ceremony, for which Mariska Hargitay served as her maid of honour, and fellow actor and Supernatural star Misha Collins was among the guests.

4 The actress tied the knot with her fiance in the woods Credit: Rex Features

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4 The pair, here at the US Open, celebrated in front of family and friends Credit: Rex Features

The intimate wedding ended on a high note with a full-out dance party, after the bride and groom kicked off the reception festivities with a Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers-inspired tap dance routine to Moby track In My Heart.

"Everyone was having so much fun and didn't want the party to end, so we actually had to start dancing to wireless headphones into the wee hours of the next day, so the distant neighbours wouldn't be kept up by the sound system," she shared.

"We ended the night riding back to our rooms on bicycles decorated Burning Man-style with LED lights and streamers by our friend's children. They weren't pretty, but they sure made a statement!"

The marriage is Hilary's second. She was previously married to actor and director Chad Lowe, the younger brother of screen star Rob Lowe, for 10 years until their 2007 divorce.

4 Hilary was previously married to actor and director Chad Lowe, the younger brother of screen star Rob Lowe Credit: Getty

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