Zellweger marries country music star

Oscar-winning actress Renee Zellweger and country music star Kenny Chesney have married in a small ceremony on the Caribbean island of St John in the US Virgin Islands.

The ceremony took place in front of close friends and family, Los Angeles-based publicist Nanci Ryder said in a statement. The bride wore Carolina Herrera. It was the first marriage for both.

Zellweger won her Oscar for Cold Mountain. She was nominated for Oscars for her work in Chicago and Bridget Jones' Diary.

Chesney has two albums on Billboard's top 10 country albums chart.