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Tom joins Katie at wedding castle | |
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Tom Cruise has joined Katie Holmes at a 15th Century Italian castle for their wedding, waving to fans as he arrived. | |
Holmes and the couple's seven-month-old daughter, Suri, were driven through the gates of Castello Odescalchi in Bracciano earlier in the day. | |
The medieval town, just north of Rome, has been brought to a standstill by crowds of locals, fans and press. | The medieval town, just north of Rome, has been brought to a standstill by crowds of locals, fans and press. |
Several celebrities are attending the ceremony, which will be based around the couple's Scientology faith. | |
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. |
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 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. | 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 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. | Fellow Scientologist John Travolta was expected to fly in, along with Russell Crowe and Steven Spielberg. |
The centre of Bracciano has been sealed off since Friday night and extra police drafted in. | The centre of Bracciano has been sealed off since Friday night and extra police drafted in. |
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. |
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 |
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. |