Miss Congeniality weds

ACTRESS Sandra Bullock married her bad-boy boyfriend, Monster Garage host Jesse James, in a sunset ceremony on Saturday on a ranch outside Santa Barbara, California.

According to Us Weekly, more than 300 friends and family members descended upon the 300-acre Folded Hills Ranch for the “intimate yet elaborate” nuptials. Among those reportedly in attendance were Metallica front man James Hetfield, actor William Shatner and actresses Jamie Lee Curtis and Regina King.

James cruised to the site in one of his monster pickup trucks, arriving separately from Bullock. Guests were shuttled from Santa Barbara via a fleet of buses.

This was the first trip down the aisle for Bullock, who turns 41 on July 26, and the third matrimonial go-round for her betrothed.

Before swapping vows with James, the closest Bullock had come to being a bride was a brief engagement to actor Tate Donovan in 1994. She has also been romantically linked to former co-stars Ryan Gosling and Matthew McConaughey and musicians Bob Schneider and Guy Forsythe.

James, 35, has two children, daughter Chandler and son Jesse James Jr, from his first marriage to Karla James, and a daughter, Sunny James, with second wife, adult film star Janine Lindemulder

The newlyweds first met last spring, when Bullock’s 10-year-old godson, a fan of James’ TV show, got her to set up a tour of the Monster set.

Despite being a fixture in the glossies since April 2004, the couple have refrained from discussing their romance.

“There’s a reason they call it private life,” the actress-producer told People in March.