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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. The ceremony is expected to take place at the 15th Century Castello Odescalchi in Bracciano and will be based around the couple's Scientology faith.
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 numbers of fans and reporters have been building in the hope of catching a glimpse of Cruise, 44, and Holmes, 27, or a famous guest.
The couple, who got engaged in 2005, have a seven-month-old daughter, Suri.
The first guest to drive through the castle's gates was Roberta Armani, niece of fashion designer Giorgio Armani, who designed Holmes' wedding dress.
The small town has been taken over by wedding feverA procession of cars with tinted windows have been ferrying what are thought to be the couple's staff.
Other guests to arrive include David and Victoria Beckham, Brooke Shields, Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett-Smith, and Mission Impossible director JJ Abrams.
Fellow Scientologist John Travolta was expected to fly in, along with Russell Crowe and Steven Spielberg.
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. The centre of Bracciano has been sealed off since Friday night and extra police drafted in.
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.
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.
"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."
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.
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 ceremonyScientology 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. The Church of Scientology was set up in the US 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. 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 claim 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.