Rocker Gene Simmons and his long-time girlfriend, actress Shannon Tweed, have tied the knot.

Publicist Dawn Miller offered her congratulations to “the new married couple” on Facebook.

Mr Simmons and Ms Tweed have been a couple for years. Their engagement announcement last month surprised many fans.

People magazine reported the couple exchanged vows they wrote themselves. The magazine said about 400 guests attended last night’s ceremony outside a Beverly Hills hotel.

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