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"Nicole Richie and her boyfriend of four years, Joel Madden, said &amp;quot;I do&amp;quot; in a winter-themed ceremony Saturday in Beverly Hills, her rep confirms to UsMagazine.com.\r\nHeld at the home of Nicole&amp;apos;s father, Lionel, the black-tie evening event was attended by approximately 150 family members and friends, including Khloe Kardashian and Samantha Ronson. Richie&amp;apos;s childhood pal Kardashian, 26, Tweeted from the bash: &amp;quot;I love weddings!&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nOfficiating the ceremony was none other than Run-DMC rapper and reality star Rev. Run, a wedding guest tells Us exclusively. The hip-hop pioneer (real name: Joseph Simmons), 46, is also an ordained minister. The couple &amp;quot;have looked up to Rev. Run, so they wanted him to officiate,&amp;quot; the guest explains. (Read more about why they chose him as their officiant.)\r\nOne other guest: an elephant! Around 5:40 p.m., observers spotted an elephant arriving in the driveway; the animal was led into a white tent with other revelers.\r\n\r\nThe bride&amp;apos;s BFF, Masha Gordon, served as maid of honor, while the couple&amp;apos;s 2-year-old daughter, Harlow, was the flower girl. (The couple also have son Sparrow, 15 months.) In the wee hours on Sunday morning, Joel&amp;apos;s brother, DJ Josh Madden, happily Tweeted of the nuptials: &amp;quot;The stuff of which memories are made.&amp;quot;\r\nRichie, 29, strived to get every detail right for her big day -- putting extra special thought into her gown. Just days before the wedding, Richie remained torn over two designs: Marchesa and a vintage Chanel. In fact, she jetted off to New York City Dec. 3 for a final fitting at Marchesa with her stylist, Simone Harouche. &amp;quot;A lot of thought went into her dress -- it was a priority for her,&amp;quot; a source explains.\r\nWhy the winter theme?\r\n&amp;quot;Nicole is obsessed with the season,&amp;quot; a pal tells Us of the designer and author, who confirmed her engagement in February. (Her daughter&amp;apos;s middle names are Winter Kate, also the title of her clothing line).\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;[The fete is] less about Joel and Nicole getting married and more about having a party,&amp;quot; another pal told Us of the soiree, planned by Mindy Weiss. &amp;quot;The spirit is that it&amp;apos;s a celebration and it&amp;apos;s very low-key.&amp;quot;\r\nThough the couple has finally made their union official, Richie and Madden say they&amp;apos;ve long felt like husband and wife.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;We&amp;apos;re really focused on our family, and...we already feel kind of married, you know?&amp;quot; Madden, 31, told Larry King in 2009. &amp;quot;Our family system that we have down, we feel like this is a real family and marriage, one day it will come.&amp;quot;\r\nRichie&amp;apos;s father, who walked his daughter down the aisle, is equally as taken by their love.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;My happiness for Nicole and Joel knows no boundaries,&amp;quot; the &amp;quot;All Night Long&amp;quot; crooner says. &amp;quot;They have given me two beautiful grandchildren, Harlow and Sparrow, and have proven to be great parents. I am not sure who is luckier, Nicole and Joel to have each other, or me, to have both of them in my life.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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