Richie in no rush to get married

Reuters

NO SHOTGUN WEDDING? Reality TV star Nicole Richie has revealed she will wait till after the birth of her baby before marrying fiance Joel Madden.

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The Simple Life star Nicole Richie - who is almost five months pregnant with fiance Joel Madden's baby - has decided to wait until after her child is born before she gets married.

A source told E! Online: "Nicole said she doesn't want the baby to one day grow up and think she and Joel rushed to get married just because she got pregnant.

"She doesn't want to get married just to say she did it before the baby was born. She wants to do it according to her own schedule. And it will be done because they are in love, not because they are up against some deadline.

"It sounded like it could be stressful pulling it all together so quickly. "And Nicole said she'd like time to really enjoy planning her wedding."

The 25-year-old is due to serve four days in jail before September 28 after pleading guilty to DUI (driving under the influence) and it had been reported she hoped to be married before beginning her sentence.

Nicole's vanity has also been cited as another reason for postponing the wedding because she doesn't want to look fat in her wedding dress.

Another source said: "Nicole doesn't want to get married when she's all big and fat.

"She doesn't want to have to get one of those dresses with a high waist, you know, just to hide her stomach. She wants to look gorgeous for her wedding photos.

"She's been eating a lot. She said she's always hungry, and she's never been happier about it!"

The insider also claims Nicole and Good Charlotte frontman Joel, 28, have been engaged since last year, long before the adopted daughter of Lionel Richie fell pregnant.

The source said: "They started wearing matching bands last winter.

"They just didn't tell anyone about it. But the bands were supposed to be promise rings. So, as far as Richie is concerned, they've been planning to get married since before she was pregnant."

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