text: Billy Joel Marries Alexis Roderick in Surprise Wedding at His Estate 
   
   Surprise! Billy Joel and Alexis Roderick got married on Saturday evening.The couple "surprised guests at their annual July 4th party by exchanging vows in front of their family and close friends," the singer's spokeswoman said in a statement to PEOPLE.The intimate ceremony, which was held at Joel's sprawling estate on Long Island, was presided over by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo , 57, a longtime friend.Joel's daughter, singer/songwriter Alexa Ray , 29, and actor Kevin James , 50, were part of the small group of loved ones at the beautiful nuptials.The singer, 66, and Roderick, 33 – an accomplished equestrian and a former Morgan Stanley executive – have been together since 2009 and are expecting their first child , a little girl, this summer."Billy is thrilled to become a dad again," a source told PEOPLE in April.The music legend is currently on tour , with his next sold-out stop at Boston's Fenway Park on July 16. ||||| Billy Joel turned a Fourth of July party into a surprise wedding Saturday, marrying pregnant girlfriend Alexis Roderick at his sprawling Long Island estate. 
   
   The ceremony was presided over by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a longtime friend of the singer-songwriter, People magazine reported. 
   
   Joel, 66, and Roderick, 33, are expecting their first child, a girl, later this summer. They have been together since 2009. 
   
   “Billy is thrilled to become a dad again,” a source told People. 
   
   Joel’s daughter, Alexa Ray, 29, was at the intimate gathering. 
   
   Her mother, Christie Brinkley, posted a photo of the newly married couple on Instagram above the caption, “Congratulations to the glowing bride and groom.” 
   
   It’s Joel’s fourth marriage.
target: – Billy Joel wed longtime girlfriend Alexis Roderick yesterday, turning the couple's annual Fourth of July party at the Piano Man's Long Island estate into a surprise wedding, reports People. The couple, 66 and 33 and together since 2009, are expecting a baby daughter this summer. Joel's 29-year-old daughter, Alexa Ray Joel, was on hand, as was her mom, Christie Brinkley, notes Page Six, who's famously on good terms with her ex. Brinkley Instagrammed a photo of the newlyweds, " wishing the growing family every happiness!" New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo officiated.