Actress Portia de Rossi and comedian Ellen Degeneres are set to wed now that the California Supreme Court has overturned the gay marriage ban in Cali. Ellen made the announcement on her talk show yesterday to a cheering audience.

DeGeneres made the announcement Thursday, according to the Associated Press and TMZ (which first reported the story). The news came hot on the heels of a judicial ruling that struck down California’s laws against gay marriage.

De Rossi, 35, was reportedly in the studio when DeGeneres – who just celebrated her 50th birthday – made the announcement before a cheering audience. (The episode is scheduled to air Friday.)

In what’s sure to be a controversial decision, the California’s Supreme Court ruled that people have a fundamental “right to marry” the partner of their choosing – therefore the previous ban on gay marriage was ruled unconstitutional.

This is going to be a long battle within the state of California. Those against gay marriage say they have enough signatures to get the issue put back on the ballot for voters to vote for an amendment to the constitution.