Although Mariah Carey's possible engagement to Nick Cannon was just announced yesterday, several news sources are reporting that the two married on Wednesday, as well.
"Yes, we know [they got married]," a relative of Cannon confirmed to E! News. "He called us and told us all about it. We are happy for him. If that is what he wants then we are happy for him."
Latina.com said Carey and Cannon wed in a small, private ceremony held on an undisclosed island. Only a few close friends attended the "very impulsive" ceremony. A source close to Carey told The New York Post that the wedding was held at the singer's Eleuthera home in the Bahamas.
"Everyone is happy to see her happy," a friend told the paper. "And it could work out. Some people know each other for five years and get divorced - maybe this is true instant love."
"They have been smitten with each other for days, weeks," said a source close to Carey. "And she's always had a crush on him."
The newspaper also reported that no pre-nuptial agreement was signed. In Touch Weekly claimed Cannon designed a 17-carat, $2.5 million ring for Carey. (Although prior rumors had speculated Cannon re-gifted the ring he gave to ex-fiancée, Selita Ebanks, jeweler Jacob & Co. said the ring is not the same).
However, some are claiming the marriage rumors are actually untrue or a publicity stunt.
"The lady loves publicity," a source close to the singer said. "She's also got a good sense of humor. If no one gets hurt, why wouldn't she let the rumors swirl a little while longer and maybe help sales?"
Carey's nephew also dismissed the rumors on his Facebook page, according to US magazine. Although the nephew was in the Bahamas at the time of the purported wedding, he wrote "what you may or may not have read or heard is not true" on his Facebook status updates.
Access Hollywood was unable to contact reps for Carey and Cannon. MTV called the Register's Office in Eleuthera, but were told no one under the names Mariah Carey or Nick Cannon filed for a marriage license.
The pair met when singer-actor and former Nickelodeon star Cannon, 11 years younger than the diva, directed a video for her single "Bye, Bye." They had only been dating for several weeks.
