Congratulations are in order for longtime couple Nicole Richie and Joel Madden because the pair got themselves HITCHED last night! As we learned earlier in the week, Nic/Joel planned to get married in a lavish ceremony at Nicole‘s parents home in Beverly Hills, CA and yesterday was the big day. Joel and Nicole are officially Mr. and Mrs. now ;D

She’s a blushing bride no more. Nicole Richie and Joel Madden became a married couple Saturday night in Beverly Hills, RadarOnline.com has confirmed. With dad Lionel Richie – her rock of support – and friends including Gwen Stefani, Gavin Rossdale, Kris Jenner and Samantha Ronson in attendance, Nicole was a stunningly beautiful bride as she took Joel’s hand in marriage. Music legend Quincy Jones, her dad’s good friend and Nicole’s godfather, arrived just before she walked down the aisle. Other guests were brought in by shuttle van from the nearby Beverly Hills Hotel … an elephant named Tai was part of the celebration and hundreds of red roses supplied by florist to the stars Mark’s Garden, decorated the tables … Joel’s Good Charlotte twin brother Benji, was reportedly the best man. Nicole and Joel’s children Harlow and Sparrow were also part of the celebration.

Yay!! At last … at looooong last :) Nic/Joel have been happily attached for years and two children … and now they are officially man and wife. I couldn’t be more thrilled for the both of them. They truly are among the most loving couples in Hollywood and they are each so deserving of the other. They have been one of my fave Hollywood couples for years now … it’s just really fantastic to hear of their continued happiness together. Altho no photos from the actual wedding ceremony have been made available just yet, you can check out a couple aerial shots of the Richie Mansion that were snapped as the couple said their I Dos, after the jump …

I understand that the couple sold the official photos to the wedding ceremony itself to a publication and will donate the money to charity (my guess is that the money will go to the couple’s Richie-Madden Children’s Foundation). I cannot WAIT to see Nicole‘s wedding dress … and to see the Madden brothers all dolled up in their finery … and the babies in their little outfits!!! I hope you’ll join me in sending all our love and congrats to Nicole and Joel today! Woot!!!

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