"American Idol" finalist James Durbin weds on New Year's Eve

(CBS/AP) SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - "American Idol" finalist James Durbin rang in the new year with a wedding.

The singer married longtime girlfriend Heidi Lowe in a New Year's Eve ceremony at the edge of a California redwood forest.

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The couple said in a statement that the wedding was a perfect way to kick off 2012.

Guests included their 2-year-old son, Hunter, who was the ring bearer, according to the Contra Costa Times newspaper, along with fellow "American Idol" alums Haley Reinhart, Stefano Langone and Casey Abrams.

The "Idol" Season 10 finalist turns 23 on Friday. His debut album, "Memories of a Beautiful Disaster," was released in November.