It has been just weeks since she married her long-term love Benjamin Millepied.
So there is little wonder Natalie Portman was still glowing with the joy of a newlywed as she enjoyed an outing with son Aleph in Los Angeles on Saturday.
The devout star took the ambrosial one-year-old along when she visited the Jewish Centre in Venice Beach.
Still in bliss! Newlywed Natalie Portman glowed with happiness on a Saturday outing in Los Angeles with son Aleph
And her trip certainly seemed to have agreed with her, as she grinned widely after meeting some friends there.
The 31-year-old met up with fellow actress Rashida Jones and another friend before heading off for lunch at trendy eatery Akasha.
Natalie, whose real second name is Hershlag, looked great in a conservative outfit of blouse, three-quarter length trousers and strappy high heels.
The Black Swan actress tied the knot earlier this month with ballet dancer Millepied, who she met on the hit film.
A friendly outing: Natalie met with actress Rashida Jones for lunch
Words with friends: She seemed enraptured in conversation as they padded along with another gentleman
He reportedly left his his live-in girlfriend at the time, famed ballerina Isabella Boylston, so he could hook up with the Israeli star in 2009.
Three years later, the couple tied the knot at a private residence in the Californian coastal town of Big Sur.
Natalie couldn’t stop grinning as she danced with her new husband at the reception while sporting a beautiful Rodarte wedding dress.
The traditional Jewish ceremony, which took place after sundown, was an intimate affair with just 60 of the couple’s family and closest friends in attendance.
Devout: Natalie was paying a visit to the Jewish Centre on her day off
Ambrosial: Her little boy was as cute as a button in his blue fisherman's hat
