Nicole Richie’s probation was terminated this morning — months before it was scheduled to end … TMZ has learned.

Nicole was on probation for a DUI in 2006, where she was driving the wrong way on an L.A. freeway.

Nicole’s lawyer, the now famous Shawn Chapman Holley (also Lindsay Lohan’s lawyer), went to court this AM — in the rain no less — and presented the judge with proof Nicole had completed all the terms of probation, including a glowing report from the alcohol ed program in which she’s been enrolled for the last 18 months.

Probation was scheduled to end in February, but since all the terms have been satisfied, the judge agreed to terminate it early.

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Nicole Richie made her way out of a gym in Studio City, California on December 27, 2010. Nicole married long time boyfriend Joel Madden earlier this month and had a real elephant in their wedding ceremony for good luck.

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Check out these amazing pictures from inside Nicole Richie’s wedding to Joel Madden! The pictures appear in Germany’s In Magazine.

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The first shots of Nicole Richie in her wedding gown have surfaced — and she looks absolutely stunning!

The pictures, which appear on the cover of Germany’s In magazine, show Richie in her lace, tulle and organza Marchesa gown — which she tells PEOPLE was inspired by the one Grace Kelly wore in her wedding to the Prince Rainier of Monaco.

The photos also show Joel Madden in his tux, Nicole with her father, Lionel, and with her daughter, Harlow.

PEOPLE magazine will have additional photos from the wedding in Friday’s issue.

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Here’s the picture everyone has been waiting for!

People Magazine got the coveted picture of Nicole Richie and Joel Madden on their wedding day. Look at Nicole’s gorgeous wedding gown, designed by Marchesa.

Nicole and Joel were married on December 11th at her fathers mansion.

They tied the knot in front of their children – Harlow, 2, was the flower girl, while 15-month-old Sparrow was the ring-bearer – under a tent transformed to resemble a French garden.

“It was magical,” Richie, 29, tells PEOPLE. Adds Madden, 31: “It was the best night of my life.”

For her big day, Richie wore three stunning Marchesa dresses, including one featuring a ball-gown skirt crafted from more than 100 yards of hand-draped silk organza and tulle petals.

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Nicole Richie and Joel Madden were married in front of 150 guests at her father’s home on Saturday night. She was said to have worn three separate looks at her wedding and even had a special guest at her reception — an elephant!

PETA is now slamming Nicole and Joel for the elephant and has sent them a notice to air their concerns. They say, “We know that Nicole is sympathetic to the plight of animals in the circus and is opposed to the way in which baby elephants are slammed to the ground and gouged with steel-tipped bullhooks in order to train them for circuses such as Ringling Bros. We’re sure she didn’t know that Have Trunk Will Travel – the company that likely provided Tai the elephant, who was taken from the wild as a baby more than 40 years ago — trains its elephants with bullhooks and electric shock prods.”

Their statement continues, “We’re writing to her privately to respectfully ask her to keep exotic animals off her guest list for future celebrations.”

Crazy.

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When Nicole Richie married Joel Madden on Saturday, the author and fashion designer wasn’t content with just one bridal outfit. Instead, Richie, 29, donned three different looks, all by Marchesa, a source confirms exclusively to UsMagazine.com.

The insider explains that Richie wore one gown during the ceremony (which was officiated by rapper-minister Rev. Run); for the dinner, she kept the same top and switched into a different dress; for the after-dinner party, she changed into another Marchesa frock.

What did Richie, Madden, 31, and their 150 guests (including Khloe Kardashian and Samantha Ronson) chow down on at the fete, held at her dad Lionel’s Beverly Hills estate?

TMZ unearthed the menu from the winter-themed affair: The gourmet goodies included red greens salad, homemade butternut squash ravioli in brown butter sage sauce, an entree choice of filet mignon or seared ahi tuna and a dessert buffet.

A guest tells Us the bash — also featuring an elephant! — was “awesome.”

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