( CNN ) Cameron Diaz kicked off her new year with the sound of wedding bells . According to reports , the actress married Good Charlotte musician Benji Madden in a small ceremony at the couple 's home in Los Angeles . Diaz , 42 , had been dating Madden , 35 , since May . The couple became engaged in December and are said to have sealed the deal the evening of January 5 . The guest list reportedly included celebrities like Reese Witherspoon and Gwyneth Paltrow , with Diaz 's friend Drew Barrymore serving as a bridesmaid . Diaz - who has previously been linked to actor Jared Leto , singer Justin Timberlake and baseball player Alex Rodriguez - has been skeptical in the past of marriage and outspoken about the fact that she was n't anxious to settle down . She told Maxim magazine in 2011 that she believed marriage was a `` dying institution , '' adding , `` I think we have to make our own rules . I do n't think we should live our lives in relationships based off old traditions that do n't suit our world any longer . '' But it seems Benji Madden suits the actress just fine . Diaz 's friend and Madden 's sister-in-law , Nicole Richie , has previously ( and perhaps jokingly ) taken credit for setting the pair up . `` I approve of anything that 's going to make Benj happy , '' Richie , who 's married to Madden 's twin brother , Joel , told Andy Cohen on `` Watch What Happens Live '' in July . `` I am a devoted sister-in-law . I am happy for anybody who 's happy , and I want everybody to be surrounded with love . '' If Richie did play matchmaker for Diaz and Madden , she nailed it . In a statement to People magazine the newlyweds said , `` We could n't be happier to begin our new journey together surrounded by our closest family and friends . ''
Nicole Richie married musician Benji Madden 35 . The couple had a small ceremony at their home in Madden . Diaz has previously been skeptical of marriage . The couple were set up by Los Angeles 's sister-in-law , Cameron Diaz .