Wedding alert: Mary-Kate Olsen marries Olivier Sarkozy

Mary-Kate Olsen and Olivier Sarkozy have married in an intimate New York ceremony in front of just 50 guests.

The 29-year-old fashion designer and the French banker, 46, who got engaged in early 2014, reportedly married at a private residence in New York on Friday.

A source told the New York Post's Page Six that 50 guests attended the intimate ceremony and attendees had to turn in their phones at the door.

The insider added that the reception featured "bowls and bowls filled with cigarettes, and everyone smoked the whole night".

It was previously revealed that Mary-Kate's family, including twin sister Ashley and younger siblings Elizabeth, 26, Taylor 19 and brothers Trent, 31, Jack, 15 - "love" their sister's choice of husband.

A source said: "Mary-Kate's family thinks Olivier is the best thing to happen to her. They love him.

This is Mary-Kate's first marriage, Olivier - the half-brother of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy - has children Julien, 13, and 11-year-old Margo - from his previous marriage to Charlotte Bernard.

Mary-Kate and Olivier have been dating for around three years.

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