Paul McCartney, Nancy Shevell say "I do"

CEBU, Philippines - While she  might have looked excited on the way to wed Sir Paul McCartney, Nancy Shevell emerged holding hands with her new husband displaying a look of pure delight.

Sir Paul and Nancy, 51, became husband and wife in front of just 30 guests at Marylebone Register Office.

Ahead of the nuptials and with her groom by her side Nancy, who was wearing an ivory flower in her hair, had looked happy and relaxed as they got in the car. The former Beatle was seen acting the perfect gentleman offering his wife-to-be a helping hand as they got into the car. As they arrived at the venue, the couple posed together and waved at fans.

Nancy had opted for a demure ivory knee-length gown, thought to be designed by Paul's daughter Stella, which boasted button detail down the front and on the sleeves. The bride was carrying a simple bouquet of mixed coloured roses while Sir Paul wore a smart navy suit and a light blue tie.

Earlier, the couple indulged in a pre-wedding workout and were seen leaving a gym together.

Sir Paul is set to perform a new song as a gift to his new wife at his wedding reception at their home. The former Beatle will unveil the song at the reception on what would have been John Lennon's 71st birthday.

He will also sing the iconic Let It Be, which he wrote for the Beatles, and Let Me Roll It, which he wrote for his band Paul McCartney & Wings. He apparently sang Let It Be to Nancy during one of their first holidays together in Morocco three years ago. The second song was picked because it is American heiress Nancy’s favourite and contains the lyric: 'You gave me loving in the palm of my hand.'

Sources close to the star also say Sir Paul will also lovingly refer to Linda – mother of three of his grown-up children – who died from breast cancer in 1998. But there will be no mention of his second wife, Heather Mills, whom he divorced acrimoniously in 2008, despite their daughter Beatrice, seven, acting as bridesmaid.

The other day, Paul and Nancy, 51, who is Jewish, visited the Liberal Jewish Synagogue near his home in St John's Wood, to mark Yom Kippur.

After the celebrations the newlyweds are expected to fly to America to mark their nuptials with a second gathering at the Hamptons, the exclusive seaside enclave two hours from New York where they both own homes.

The move mirrors Sir Paul's wedding to Linda in 1969 when they flew to New York to visit her family.

Miss Shevell, a family friend of Sir Paul and Linda, is vice president of her family's transport firm and has a 19-year-old son, Arlen, from her 24-year marriage to first husband Bruce Blakeman.