The 5th season of MTV's The Hills came to a fitting, crazy conclusion last night with star Lauren Conrad exiting stage left - and being left in the dust by the long-awaited legal nuptials of Speidi and the "shocking" arrival of new cast member Kristin Cavallari.

The hour-long episode conveniently wrapped up several plot lines, bid farewell to the show's star and introduced a lot of drama we can expect to continue next fall.

For a full rundown, read The Hills season finale recap ...

Note that Lauren Conrad is nowhere to be found in this Speidi wedding photo ... or in the future of The Hills at all. The star said goodbye to the series after five seasons last night.

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