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American actors Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes have exchanged wedding vows in a floodlit Italian castle. | American actors Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes have exchanged wedding vows in a floodlit Italian castle. |
The wedding was celebrated by a Scientology minister in accordance with the couple's faith and attended by a host of show business stars. | The wedding was celebrated by a Scientology minister in accordance with the couple's faith and attended by a host of show business stars. |
Crowds of onlookers and journalists gathered outside the Odescalchi castle in Bracciano, just north of Rome, for a glimpse of the celebrities. | Crowds of onlookers and journalists gathered outside the Odescalchi castle in Bracciano, just north of Rome, for a glimpse of the celebrities. |
The wedding capped a week of Hollywood mania and media frenzy in the town. | The wedding capped a week of Hollywood mania and media frenzy in the town. |
The centre of Bracciano was sealed off from Friday night and extra police brought in. | The centre of Bracciano was sealed off from Friday night and extra police brought in. |
As darkness fell, oil-fed torches glowed from the battlements of the 15th Century castle, which rises above the town on the shores of Lake Bracciano. | As darkness fell, oil-fed torches glowed from the battlements of the 15th Century castle, which rises above the town on the shores of Lake Bracciano. |
Cruise's publicist, Arnold Robinson, told the Associated Press news agency that the ceremony was performed in front of more than 150 relatives and friends. | |
Holmes converted to Scientology after meeting CruiseThe guest list included fellow Hollywood stars Jennifer Lopez, Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, Jim Carrey, and Richard Gere. | |
Holmes wore a Giorgio Armani dress, with an ivory train adorned with lace and crystal embroidery, while Cruise wore an Armani tuxedo, reports said. | Holmes wore a Giorgio Armani dress, with an ivory train adorned with lace and crystal embroidery, while Cruise wore an Armani tuxedo, reports said. |
After the ceremony, the couple were serenaded by Italian singer Andrea Bocelli. | After the ceremony, the couple were serenaded by Italian singer Andrea Bocelli. |
Holmes and their seven-month-old daughter, Suri, arrived at the castle earlier in the day, followed by Cruise. | Holmes and their seven-month-old daughter, Suri, arrived at the castle earlier in the day, followed by Cruise. |
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Cruise, 44, and Holmes, 27, got engaged in June 2005, two months after they were first photographed together in Rome. | Cruise, 44, and Holmes, 27, got engaged in June 2005, two months after they were first photographed together in Rome. |
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. | |
href="/1/hi/in_pictures/6160600.stm" class="">In pictures: celebrity wedding href="/1/hi/entertainment/6162398.stm" class="">Rain fails to cloud celebration It is 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. |
The Church of Scientology was set up in the US in 1954 and claims eight million members worldwide. | The Church of Scientology was set up in the US in 1954 and claims eight million members worldwide. |
The 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. | The 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 say it is a fake religion based on making money from its followers. | But critics say 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. |