Nicole Richie 'explains Paris absence'

Nicole Richie has explained why she decided not to invite her former best friend Paris Hilton to her wedding.

The socialite implied that the two are no longer close, insisting that she and husband Joel Madden only invited people they "love" to their ceremony.

She said to In magazine: "We only wanted to celebrate with the people who we love and who care about us."

Richie and Madden - who have two children, Harlow, 2, and 15-month-old Sparrow - married at her father Lionel's Beverly Hills estate and Nicole insisted that he is overjoyed by their union.

She said: "My dad calls Joel my Prince Charming. And that's what he is!"

Richie also revealed that she was pleased to have their kids involved in the ceremony.

She added: "Joel let me organise my dream wedding. Harlow didn't sprinkle the flowers, she just kept putting handfuls of them on the floor. Sparrow was the ring-bearer."