Richie, Madden marry after four years

Nicole Richie and Joel Madden have got married after four years together.

MTV confirms that the pair married yesterday at Lionel Richie's mansion in Los Angeles.

Among those in attendance were celebrity couple Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale, DJ Sam Ronson and producer Quincy Jones.

The couple have two children together, son Sparrow and daughter Harlow, who served as page boy and flower girl respectively, while Madden's brother Benji acted as best man.

Rumours suggest that the highlight of the event was an appearance by a trained elephant.

Richie's former Simple Life co-star Paris Hilton was not in attendance at the wedding.