Alexander Ludwig and his fiancee Lauren Dear elope in Utah … months after announcing engagement

Alexander Ludwig and his fiancee Lauren Dear elope in Utah … months after announcing their engagement

Alexander Ludwig and his fiancee Lauren Dear elope at The Lodge at Blue Sky in Utah, in a small ceremony with an only officiant, their dog Yam and a photographer on hand amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Both bride and groom to to Instagram to announce their nuptials, with a picturesque shot with a mountain in the background as they posed wedding gown and tux.

‘We decided to elope,’ the Vancouver, Canada native, 28, said on Instagram Sunday. ‘It has been such a crazy year but it certainly put things into perspective. Life is too short [and I didn’t] want to spend another day without calling this beautiful woman my wife.’

The latest: Alexander Ludwig and his fiancee Lauren Dear elope at The Lodge at Blue Sky in Utah, in a small ceremony with an only officiant, their dog Yam and a photographer on hand amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

The Vikings actor continued: ‘Of course when things settle down we will have a proper celebration with our friends and family but for now – the love of my life, our dog yam, a yurt on a mountain top in the middle of nowhere sounded like the perfect beginning.

Ludwig, who played the role of Cato in The Hunger Games, called his new bride, ‘My wife, my best friend, the future mother of my children, my everything.’ 

Dear also took an introspective tone when speaking on their decision to tie the knot to open the new year.

‘This last year was filled with a lot of uncertainty and doubt but this was the easiest decision of my life. I think we all learned in some way or another to look inside ourselves and find what truly makes us happy,’ she wrote. ‘Thank you to 2020 for bringing this guy into my life. I will love you forever @alexanderludwig.

The Bad Boys for Life actor said of the engagement: 'Goldilocks and Bambi live happily ever after'

The Bad Boys for Life actor said of the engagement: ‘Goldilocks and Bambi live happily ever after’

The duo confirmed in July that they were dating, and in November declared their engagement, showing Dear's diamond ring on social media.

The duo confirmed in July that they were dating, and in November declared their engagement, showing Dear’s diamond ring on social media. 

‘You continue to show me what life is truly about every day and how to be strong, resilient and courageous. I am a better person by your side.’

The duo confirmed in July that they were dating, and in November declared their engagement, showing Dear’s diamond ring on social media.

The Bad Boys for Life actor said of the engagement: ‘Goldilocks and Bambi live happily ever after.’

The Operation Christmas Drop actor was asked by ET last month about planning the wedding, and told the outlet, ‘We’re just going to ride the storm out and see where the wind takes us.’

He added: ‘We’re over the moon… it’s been the one light at the end of this pretty crazy tunnel we’ve all been in. But it definitely does put things into perspective and makes it really easy to pull the trigger on something like this when you find that person that you just know is going to support you through and through.’