A Fairy Tale Wedding Of TomKat In Italy

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes celebrated their wedding in a glowing 15th-century castle in medieval lakeside town in Italy. Now that they are leaving Rome Sunday for a honeymoon in the Maldives.


A fireworks display from a castle tower later lit up the sky, winning applause from those who had braved rain to stay to the end. The bride and groom wore Giorgio Armani, Holmes in an ivory silk crystal-studded gown and Cruise in a dark suit for the ceremony presided by a Scientologist minister and later cut a five-tier white chocolate cake, according to Cruise's publicist, Arnold Robinson.

Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli serenaded the couple at the wedding reception, according to a statement issued by Robinson. The celebrations were estimated to cost over $2,5-million.

Robinson said in a statement the couple officially tied the knot last week. "As is customary for couples marrying outside of the United States, Cruise and Holmes officialised their marriage in Los Angeles prior to their departure for Italy," the statement said.

The twice-divorced Cruise is an ardent follower of the church founded by science-fiction writer L Ron Hubbard. Holmes, 17 years his junior, was raised a Catholic.

Hollywood stars including Jennifer Lopez and husband Marc Anthony, Will Smith and wife Jada Pinkett and Brooke Shields were among 150 guests in attendance. Local media reported Victoria Beckham arrived at the wedding alone, wearing a black dress and slanted hat, after soccer star husband David was called away to Spain to play for Real Madrid.

Other celebrities who had been due to attend included Mission: Impossible III director JJ Abrams and John Travolta, who shares Cruise's belief in Scientology. Shields, in a red evening gown, and Lopez, sporting a dusty pink floor-sweeping gown and white fur wrap, were among stars who posed for cameras when they left their hotel in Rome.
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Fireworks spill over the walls of the 15th century Odescalchi Castle enveloped by fog, in the lakeside town of Bracciano some 43 kilometers (27 miles) from Rome, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2006. In a fairy-tale setting fit for royalty, U.S. actor Tom Cruise and U.S. actress Katie Holmes exchanged wedding vows Saturday evening in the 15th-century castle in central Italy.
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