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Stars converge for Tom and Katie | Stars converge for Tom and Katie |
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Hollywood celebrities are gathering in a lakeside town north of Rome for the wedding of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes. | Hollywood celebrities are gathering in a lakeside town north of Rome for the wedding of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes. |
The marriage ceremony is expected to take place on at the 15th Century Castello Odescalchi in Bracciano. | |
Cruise, 44, and Holmes, 27, drew crowds of fans and curious onlookers as they dined out in Rome on Friday with their seven-month-old daughter, Suri. | |
The celebrity couple became engaged in June 2005, two months after they were first photographed together in Rome. | The celebrity couple became engaged in June 2005, two months after they were first photographed together in Rome. |
Several Hollywood celebrities have been arriving in Rome in recent days, including Brooke Shields, Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett-Smith, and Mission Impossible director JJ Abrams. | |
John Travolta was expected to fly into Italy along with Russell Crowe, Steven Spielberg and several other star guests. | |
Jennifer Lopez and David and Victoria Beckham are also expected to attend. | Jennifer Lopez and David and Victoria Beckham are also expected to attend. |
Bracciano's mayor said she expected the bride and groom to arrive at the castle, which overlooks Lake Bracciano, at about midday (1100 GMT). | |
Patricia Riccioni told reporters she believed there would be a Scientology wedding ceremony, followed by a banquet in Rome later in the day. | Patricia Riccioni told reporters she believed there would be a Scientology wedding ceremony, followed by a banquet in Rome later in the day. |
"When we met, they seemed to me to be far more normal people than what I believed," she said. | "When we met, they seemed to me to be far more normal people than what I believed," she said. |
"I think all this secrecy depends on them wanting to keep their marriage private and intimate." | "I think all this secrecy depends on them wanting to keep their marriage private and intimate." |
Cruise, who has starred in Mission Impossible and War of The Worlds, said he proposed to Holmes on top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. | Cruise, who has starred in Mission Impossible and War of The Worlds, said he proposed to Holmes on top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. |
They announced their wedding plans last month. A spokesman also revealed Holmes would wear a dress designed by Giorgio Armani. | They announced their wedding plans last month. A spokesman also revealed Holmes would wear a dress designed by Giorgio Armani. |
It will be Cruise's third wedding. He was previously married to actresses Mimi Rogers and Nicole Kidman. | It will be Cruise's third wedding. He was previously married to actresses Mimi Rogers and Nicole Kidman. |
He adopted children with Kidman before they divorced in 2001. | He adopted children with Kidman before they divorced in 2001. |
Scientology ceremony | Scientology ceremony |
Cruise and Holmes are both members of the Church of Scientology, which was set up in the United States in 1954 and claims eight million members worldwide. | Cruise and Holmes are both members of the Church of Scientology, which was set up in the United States in 1954 and claims eight million members worldwide. |
Media have surrounded Odescalchi Castle in BraccianoThe church's teachings are based on the writings of the late science-fiction author L Ron Hubbard, who spelled out principles that he called Scientology and Dianetics. | Media have surrounded Odescalchi Castle in BraccianoThe church's teachings are based on the writings of the late science-fiction author L Ron Hubbard, who spelled out principles that he called Scientology and Dianetics. |
But critics claim it is a fake religion based on making money from its followers. | But critics claim it is a fake religion based on making money from its followers. |
A Scientology wedding contains many elements familiar to traditional marriage ceremonies, including rings and wedding vows. | A Scientology wedding contains many elements familiar to traditional marriage ceremonies, including rings and wedding vows. |
But it also includes certain elements fundamental to Scientology, such as vowing never to go to bed without talking about any differences. | But it also includes certain elements fundamental to Scientology, such as vowing never to go to bed without talking about any differences. |
A spokesman for the Church of Scientology said its wedding ceremonies are not legally recognised in Italy, so Cruise and Holmes would also have to have a civil union. | A spokesman for the Church of Scientology said its wedding ceremonies are not legally recognised in Italy, so Cruise and Holmes would also have to have a civil union. |