There had been much speculation that Nicole Richie finally married her longtime boyfriend and the father of her two children, Joel Madden.  After exiting her lawyer’s office with a wedding band, she pretty much sealed the deal.  Pop the top for the details.

Over the weekend, Nicole and her daughter, Harlow, were spotted at the Griffith Park Train Museum in Los Angeles, where Nicole was first seen showing off what clearly looked like a wedding band on her left ring finger. That same day, she flashed the band again on the way into her lawyer’s office, but later covered the ring with a black lace glove as she exited the building.

In October, there were reports that Nicole and Joel exchanged vows during an at-home ceremony which took place with family and close friends. Both Joel and Nicole deny that they are married, but her ring finger says something different. In any event, it would be good to see Nicole settle down, seeing as Joel has really calmed her down and fixed up her image. What’s the hold up?