Actress Mena Suvari, 31, was married to music producer Simon Sestito, 25, in a private church in Vatican City on Saturday. Sestito is of Italian-Canadian descent and the couple reportedly chose the location in order to accommodate the groom’s family in Italy. It is the second marriage for Suvari, who was married to German cinematographer Robert Brinkmann, 17 years her senior, for five years until their divorce in 2005. After splitting from Brinkmann, Suvari briefly dated a younger breakdancer. Sesito and Suvari met in 2007 at the Toronto film festival and were engaged a year later.

Suvari is best known as the ingenue in American Beauty and for her role in American Pie, which she wisely did not follow up in any of the sequels.

The news comes from People, which includes a quote from a guest that “The ceremony was truly unique and Mena looked breathtaking.”

Mena tweeted the news last weekend in advance of her trip to Rome:

Well, L♥vers, here we go!!! LolI’m about to board flight for Roma! I’m so excited, I can’t wait! (Except for the loooooonnnng travel from LA, which I’m not particularly looking forward to! Lol)Everyone at the airline has been so friendly & I’m thrilled to be reunited with @issimomusic and experience ALL the magic that is Italy!I hope you all are well & enjoying your wonderful weekend! ♥☺♥

[From Mena Suvari's Twitlonger via Zap2It]

There aren’t any photos of the wedding that I can find although Suvari did share some travel photos on Twitter. Suvari could definitely use the publicity from some lovely wedding photos, and I wouldn’t blame her for releasing some. The fact that there were no paparazzi present (that we know of at this point) makes me think that Suvari was more focused on her special day than on her career. Congratulations to Suvari and Sesito and best wishes for a lifetime of happiness together!

Mena and Simon on February 20, 2010. Credit: WENN.