'Days of Our Lives' ' Camila Banus Marries Longtime Partner Marlon Aquino During Intimate Ceremony

Camila Banusis officially a married woman!

TheDays of Our Livesstar, 31, married longtime partner Marlon Aquino atThe Castle House Estatelocated in Joshua Tree, California over the weekend.

“We picked this venue because it was so different and unique,” Banus tells PEOPLE exclusively. “It felt like an oasis in the middle of the desert. The minute we saw it, we knew it was for us.”

Banus and Aquino couldn’t “wait to commemorate a decade of being together with a romantic and unforgettable evening in Joshua Tree,” the actress adds.

During the reception, guests snacked on Caribbean and Cuban-inspired food, which Banus says was a nod “to our cultures.”

“Both are very bohemian and are a perfect fit for me and the venue,” she says.

Banus and Aquino have been together since 2012. She announced their engagement in December 2020during an Instagram Live.

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“After almost 9 years together and months of planning the engagement, I was extremely happy & blessed with the overall turn out,” Aquino alsowrote on Instagramthe following month. “Grateful for every family member and friends that was there. It’s one of those impactful events you rarely forget.”

Aquino later called Banus “the one” in a sweet Instagram post.

“I think I was 20 or something but I asked @jmargarini how do you know when she’s the one? And he said, when you know, YOU KNOW,” hecaptioned a photoof the couple. “Great advice because … Well I knowwww.”

source: people.com