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Just a week after secretly and suddenly tying the knot, newlyweds MARIAH CAREY and NICK CANNON talk for the first time about their nuptials to People magazine.

"We really do feel we are soulmates," Mariah says of her and Nick. "I never felt a love like this was in the cards for me."

Nick then gushes over his new wife. "She is beautiful on the outside and 10 times as beautiful on the inside."

The issue, on stands Friday, also includes exclusive pictures from the "I do's" as well as details on Nick's proposal and their plans for kids!