Dr. Phil’s Son Marries Playboy Model

NEW YORK (August 14, 2006) — Dr. Phil’s son Jay McGraw married Playboy model Erica Dahm in Beverly Hills this past weekend

According to PEOPLE, the couple wed Saturday in a non-denominational ceremony in front of 70 guests at Dr. Phil and wife Robin’s Tuscan-style home.

The couple turned Dr. Phil’s estate intoa chapel for the ceremony. Edgardo Zamora of Revelry Event Design hung the center room with 30-ft. sheer cloth panels covered in crystals hanging from the cathedral ceiling, People reported.Dahm wore a custom gown by Chado Ralph Rucci and walked down the aisle to Pachelbel’s Canon in D Major, PEOPLE reported.

The bride, who is one of triplets, had her sisters Jocelyn and Nicole as bridesmaids, People reported. Dr. Phil served as best man.

“They wrote the entire ceremony and their vows themselves,” wedding planner Michael Gapinski of Along Came Mary told PEOPLE. “It was a very intimate and beautiful ceremony.”A reception for 400 guests followed at the Beverly Hills Hotel, where the ballroom was decorated as “a high-styled supper club,” Gapinski told People. The newlyweds’ first dance was to Kenny Chesney’s “Me & You.”McGraw and Dahm met on FOX’s 2004 reality show, ?Renovate My Family,? which McGraw, 26, hosted and which featured Dahm, 28, and her sisters as construction experts.

In August 2005, McGraw proposed with a five-carat diamond, emerald-and-platinum engagement ring he designed, People reported.McGraw is the author of self-help books for teenagers, including: ?Daily Life Strategies for Teens? and ?The Ultimate Weight Solution for Teens.?

Dahm has been in films, including: ?Pauly Shore Is Dead? and ?Juwanna Man.?

She appeared with her sisters in the December 1998 issue of Playboy. This is the first marriage for both, PEOPLE reported.