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Avril Lavigne and Chad Kroeger got married at Chateau La Napoule in Mandelieu, France on Monday, and X17online has these exclusive photos of the newlyweds sharing a sweet kiss while watching a fireworks display during at their lavish reception.

The ceremony started around 8pm, and sources tell us that the party lasted until 6am on Tuesday! It was a wild celebration with lots of drinking and dancing, and guests stayed at the luxurious Eden Roc hotel in Cannes. Avril wore a white dress with a train before the celebration, but for the actual ceremony, she changed into a black sweetheart Monique Lhuillier tulle gown and carried a bouquet of black roses.

When asked about her nuptials at the Billboard Music Awards last month, Avril told E! News, "We want it to be unique and special and we it to be a very big event but at the same time it's small and it's just close friends and close family." While there were only about 50 guests, the venue was anything but small!