Nicole Richie & Joel Madden

Nicole Richie has dreamed of wearing a dress inspired by Grace Kelly’s gown and having an elephant for good luck since she was a little girl. When she married Good Charlotte’s Joel Madden in 2010, she was able to bring it all together.

Richie married Madden in a super-secret, star-studded ceremony at Lionel Richie’s investment Beverley Hills estate. The glowing bride marched down the aisle in a $20,000 Marchesa gown custom-made for her. She hired renowned hairdresser Byron Williams to style her locks for the intimate event. Even though their French garden motif was elegant, there was one unusual guest in attendance: a real live elephant! What?! He came there to wish everyone “good luck” and was said to be a big hit with the 155 people in attendance. Guests are said to have dined on butternut squash ravioli, truffle mushrooms, risotto, and filet mignon while sitting at white tables and chairs in the gardens. Later, they partied till the wee hours of the morning on a specially built dancefloor over the pool.