The representative of the family said that a woman in Utah who was kidnapped and threatened with a knife at the age of 14 years and held hostage for nine months of marriage, Matthew Gilmore, on the north shore of Oahu.
"Elizabeth was the desire for most women want - to celebrate their wedding in a private wedding with family and close friends," family spokesman Chris Thomas said in a statement, "She thought. A week ago, the best way to avoid distractions is important to change their wedding plans and married in a ceremony outside the State of Utah unexpected. "
Smart-24 is a senior at Brigham Young University. She met Gilmore, Aberdeen, Scotland, and the Mormon missionary work in Paris.
They were married in Hawaii Laie Temple Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to a small group of family members, Thomas said. The group then pointed at a reception and private luau.
Smart and Gilmour got engaged last month, and was originally planned to marry this summer.
"The bride and groom were beaming as they left the temple LDS", he added, noting that the couple plans to go on an extended honeymoon in an unknown direction.
"We're just glad that she is married," his father, Ed Smart, told The Salt Lake Tribune, calling the ceremony "spur of the moment kind of thing."
The former itinerant preacher Brian David Mitchell Street was convicted in 2010 in the Smart 2002 kidnapping and sexual assault. He is serving a life sentence.
Since her rescue, Smart has become more involved in advocacy work for victims of crime, the formation of Elizabeth Smart Foundation, which aims primarily to protect children from abuse prevention and education.
"His marriage also shows that one can rise above difficult circumstances to lead happy and productive life," said Thomas. "When Elizabeth returns from her honeymoon, she hopes to continue its work in protecting children."
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