Douglas, Zeta-Jones tie the knot in New York

Actor Michael Douglas and actress Catherine Zeta-Jones pose for photographers outside the Russian Tea Room in New York on Friday

NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Wedding bells rang Saturday for actors Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, who tied the knot in a private ceremony in Manhattan's Plaza Hotel.

Hundreds of fans and dogged paparazzi photographers crowded the sidewalks around the landmark hotel, hoping to catch a glimpse of the high-profile couple and their celebrity guests.

Actors Danny DeVito, James Woods and Goldie Hawn and director Oliver Stone were among the roughly 250 people in attendance at the lavish ceremony, which reportedly cost the newlyweds about $2 million.

Douglas and Zeta-Jones' May-November love affair -- he's 56, she's 31 -- has provided rich fodder for tabloids on both sides of the Atlantic.

Douglas is Hollywood royalty, the son of actor Kirk Douglas and the star of hit movies including "Basic Instinct" and "Wall Street." Zeta-Jones is the raven-haired, Welsh-born beauty who wowed audiences with her sexy performance in the 1999 thriller, "Entrapment."

The couple began dating in the spring of 1999 and became engaged last New Year's Eve. Zeta-Jones gave birth to their son, Dylan Michael, in August.

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