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Nicole Richie and Joel Madden are reportedly ready to tie the knot in the first week of next month.

The pair – who have a two-year-old daughter and 14-month-old son together – are rumored to get married during the first week of December.

An insider told X17online: “I heard Nicole Richie talking excitedly to Christina Aguilera about her upcoming wedding. She said, ’29 days to go!’”

Still, the couple – who are dating for four years – will also host another event as well, a kind of “decoy event” to get rid of paparazzi from the real wedding.

Nicole’s good friend Christina Aguilera – who, according to a source is” practically living at Nicole’s house” – is in discussions with the pair to perform during the wedding day.

In the meantime, it seems the couple are anxious for the recently single Aguilera – who is divorcing from husband Jordan Bratman – to get out and have fun.

Christina was seen during the weekend with Joel, Nicole and Matthew D. Rutler – a set assistant from her recent movie “Burlesque”.

According to an onlooker, “The group was hanging out in a corner of the private club together. Christina and Matt were cuddling on a couch together and left holding hands.”

If you are engaged, that is great as it is one of the happiest times of your life and most important decisions you’ll ever make. There are numerous brides who do not give enough attention to the engagement and are way too impatient to be married. However, they should fully enjoy their engagement. Read on for some of the main benefits of being engaged.

1. Knowing you have found your soul mate

It might took you some time to find your soul mate, but now just enjoy these months or years you are engaged, knowing you have found Mr. Right. You don’t have to look, wait for another and wonder when your true love will come around.

2. Planning your wedding day

I am sure you imagined and fantasized about it at least from high school. Nothing is more wonderful than planning that special day to the man she truly loves. It should be the one and only time you plan your wedding, as marriages are suppose to last forever.

3. Getting ready for life together

The time you are engaged is the time to get ready to be a wife and future mother. Now it is the time to get prepared as after marriage, there is no time for such things. So, get wisdom and advice from married women about being a wife. It is also good to read several books on the topic. Talk to your fiancé about your beliefs and potential issues that might appear in your marriage.

4. You have someone to be there

When you are engaged, you have someone there for you. Of course, there are others who can be there, but it is just not the same thing. Your fiancé can hold you, hug you and comfort you as no other person can. Your fiancé is there for you when you happy or when you are in pain. It will be the same when you’ll be married, but now when you are newly engaged, it is a unique and joyful feeling.

5. It is the time to show off your diamond

Of course, women generally will not hold out their left hand and say, “Hey! I am married!” still, that diamond means the beginning of a new life and that you are proud of it. It is “standard procedure” for engaged girls to flash the diamond around, which is quite fun as well. Enjoy it, as you can do it only for a few months.

6. Feel what commitment is all about

When you are engaged, it is also a statement that you have decided to spend your life with your fiancé. It is the time to face the reality and became aware of what true commitment is. Commitment might mean the same thing for everyone, but is has different value and extent for all of us. It might be fun discovering it along with your fiancé what true commitment means for the both of you.

7. You get to be in love

Indeed. It is one of the best things about the engagement. It is the best feeling, being in love and sure that it will last forever. You can daydream all day long with a dreamy look and if asked what your problem is, just answering, “I’m engaged and I am so excited!”