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Rolling Stones' Ronnie Wood Gets Married

Rod Stewart serves as best man at London ceremony

Sally Humphries and Ronnie Wood in London, England
Dave M. Benett/Getty Images
December 24, 2012 9:25 AM ET

The Rolling Stones' Ronnie Wood married fiancée Sally Humphries in London last Friday, The Sun reports. Last month, the Daily Mail reported the couple showed up at the British Fashion Awards sporting matching silver bands, sparking speculation if the two had secretly married after announcing their engagement in October. Rod Stewart served as Wood's best man, and Paul McCartney was among the estimated 50 or so attendees, though fellow Stones Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were not in attendance.

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