Winter wedding alert! Nicole Richie and Joel Madden, couple extraordinaire and parents to two adorable kids, finally tied the knot this weekend—putting a state-approved seal on their four-year relationship, and also proving that Stinky Barry from my third grade class was not, in fact, correct in insisting that "first comes love, then comes marriage, then comes the baby in the baby carriage."
People reports that the couple wed at the Los Angeles estate of Nicole's dad, musician Lionel Richie, in an extravagant ceremony that was attended by 130 of their closest friends and family members. Also in attendance: an elephant! Which, between Nicole and Joel and Katy and Russell, seems to be the Next Big Thing in celebrity wedding trends. (Because nothing says "forever in love" like a basketball-sized turd on the altar.)
Rumor has it that the happy couple scored a six-figure payment from one of the weeklies in exchange for exclusive rights to their wedding photos, but we haven't glimpsed so much as a snapshot so far. Which is a bummer, because we're dying to see how pretty Nicole looked in her gown...and also to confirm our suspicions that Lionel, in celebration of this milestone event, totally danced on the ceiling.
Are you waiting with bated breath for Richie-Madden wedding pics?
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