London, March 3 (IANS) Actress Liz Hurley and Indian millionaire Arun Nayar took paparazzi and guests by surprise by going through the wedding rituals Friday evening - a day earlier then expected - at the Sudeley castle in Gloucestershire.

On Saturday several guests arrived at the venue but refused to speak to the media as all of them had signed secrecy agreements that prevented them from giving out any details of the event. Hurley and Nayar have signed a million-pound agreement with the HELLO! magazine for exclusive rights to the event.

Security guards were surrounding the venue while police were monitoring all routes leading to the Sudeley Castle. The castle belongs to the family of Hurley's close friend, Henry Dent-Brocklehurst, who is also godfather to her four-year-old son, Damian.

The guest list includes Sir Elton John, supermodel Kate Moss, the Beckhams, fashion designer Donatella Versace and some of Nayar's friends from Mumbai. Hugh Grant, Hurley's lover for 13 years, was not included in the guest list.

On Friday evening, the civil ceremony took place in a licensed room in the castle, and celebrated their marriage with a church service in a building adjacent to the stately home on Saturday.

Local residents are excited about the attention the town of Winchencombe has attracted due to the wedding. The vicar of Winchencombe, Rev John Partington, officiated at the wedding. Anne Williams, county superintendent registrar for Gloucestershire, conducted proceedings in one of the castle's licensed rooms.

Hurley and Nayar were expected to travel to India for a re-enactment of their wedding in Indian tradition at Jodhpur.