Chelsea Clinton ties the knot

Chelsea Clinton has married her longtime boyfriend at an exclusive estate along New York's Hudson River.

Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton announced in a statement that their daughter wed investment banker Marc Mezvinsky after weeks of secrecy and buildup that had celebrity watchers flocking to a small village for the evening nuptials.

More than 400 guests were at the historic estate, and some of the celebrities spotted in Rhinebeck for the event included actors Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen, fashion designer Vera Wang and Madeleine Albright, who was secretary of state during Bill Clinton's second term as president.

Details of the wedding were difficult to come by, with shopkeepers, innkeepers, vendors and restaurateurs sworn to secrecy.

"Today, we watched with great pride and overwhelming emotion as Chelsea and Marc wed in a beautiful ceremony at Astor Courts, surrounded by family and their close friends," the Clintons said.

"We could not have asked for a more perfect day to celebrate the beginning of their life together, and we are so happy to welcome Marc into our family. On behalf of the newlyweds, we want to give special thanks to the people of Rhinebeck for welcoming us and to everyone for their well-wishes on this special day."

It is estimated that hundreds of guests gathered near the end of a near-perfect summer day.

The ceremony was conducted by a rabbi and a reverend as Chelsea Clinton is Methodist and Mr Mezvinsky is Jewish. The couple read a poem by Leo Marks titled, The Life I Have, according to the family.