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| American actors Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes have started their honeymoon after a lavish wedding in Italy. | American actors Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes have started their honeymoon after a lavish wedding in Italy. |
| The couple exchanged wedding vows in a floodlit Odescalchi castle, near Rome, attended by a Scientology minister and a host of showbusiness stars. | |
| Fans and press had to brave cloudbursts and then fog to catch even the most fleeting glimpse of the celebrities. | Fans and press had to brave cloudbursts and then fog to catch even the most fleeting glimpse of the celebrities. |
| The couple flew out of Rome for a honeymoon in the Maldives, said a Ciampino airport spokesman. | The couple flew out of Rome for a honeymoon in the Maldives, said a Ciampino airport spokesman. |
| The centre of the small town of Bracciano was sealed off for the wedding and extra police brought in. | The centre of the small town of Bracciano was sealed off for the wedding and extra police brought in. |
| As Saturday's evening ceremony took place, oil-fed torches glowed from the battlements of the 15th Century castle, which rises above the town on the shores of Lake Bracciano. | As Saturday's evening ceremony took place, 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, said the ceremony was performed in front of more than 150 relatives and friends. | Cruise's publicist, Arnold Robinson, said the ceremony was performed in front of more than 150 relatives and friends. |
| Holmes converted to Scientology after meeting CruiseThe wedding party included Cruise's two children, Isabella and Connor, from his previous marriage to Nicole Kidman. | Holmes converted to Scientology after meeting CruiseThe wedding party included Cruise's two children, Isabella and Connor, from his previous marriage to Nicole Kidman. |
| The best man was Cruise's best friend David Miscavige and the matron of honour was Holmes' sister Nancy Blaylock. | The best man was Cruise's best friend David Miscavige and the matron of honour was Holmes' sister Nancy Blaylock. |
| The guest list included fellow Hollywood stars Jennifer Lopez, Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, Jim Carrey, and Richard Gere. | The 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 around Saturday lunchtime, followed by Cruise. | Holmes and their seven-month-old daughter, Suri, arrived at the castle around Saturday lunchtime, followed by Cruise. |
| Scientology ceremony | Scientology ceremony |
| 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. | 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. |
| In pictures: celebrity wedding Rain fails to cloud celebration It is Cruise's third wedding. He was previously married to actresses Mimi Rogers and Nicole Kidman. | In pictures: celebrity wedding 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. |