Nicole Kidman and fiancé Keith Urban gave the paparazzi, camped outside her Sydney home on Tuesday ahead of their expected weekend wedding, a case of cold beer.


After being outside Kidman's harbor-side Sydney house for most of the day, about 20 photographers heard her garage door start to rise and quickly got their cameras ready.


But instead of a shot of the bride and groom before the wedding day, two women carrying a case of beer and water bottles met the paparazzi.


Written on the case of 24 bottles of Victoria Bitter beer was a note: "Enjoy!, Nicole and Keith."


And it seemed the gesture worked, at least temporarily, with the paparazzi thanking their host and enjoying the beer. Earlier in the day the paparazzi sent Kidman flowers to celebrate her 39th birthday on Tuesday and sang her happy birthday via a gate intercom.


Kidman emerged smiling. Asked what she planned for her birthday, she replied

"Not much, dinner at home with mum ... boring. Thank you for the flowers and the singing."

Kidman and Urban arrived in Australia on Monday saying they had returned to Australia to be married. Local media reported Kidman and Urban were tipped to tie the knot at a Catholic church near her family home in Sydney's northern suburbs this weekend.