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Tom joins Katie at wedding castle Cruise and Holmes exchange vows
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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. Hollywood star Tom Cruise has married Katie Holmes in an evening ceremony at a 15th Century Italian castle.
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 wedding was celebrated by a Scientology minister in accordance with the couple's faith and attended by a host of show business stars.
The medieval town, just north of Rome, has been brought to a standstill by crowds of locals, fans and press. Crowds of onlookers and journalists gathered outside the Odescalchi castle in Bracciano, just north of Rome.
Several celebrities are attending the ceremony, which will be based around the couple's Scientology faith. Holmes and their seven-month-old daughter,Suri, arrived at the castle earlier in the day, followed by Cruise.
Cruise's publicist, Arnold Robinson, confirmed to reporters that the ceremony had taken place.
The wedding capped a week of increasing Hollywood mania in the medieval town of Bracciano, which was brought to a standstill by crowds of onlookers.
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.
Holmes, seen at a castle window, arrived with the couple's childA procession of cars with tinted windows have been ferrying what are thought to be the couple's staff. Holmes, seen at a castle window, arrived with the couple's child
Other guests include David and Victoria Beckham, Brooke Shields, Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett-Smith, and Mission Impossible director JJ Abrams. Other guests included 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, with Russell Crowe, Steven Spielberg and Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie also due in. Fellow Scientologist John Travolta was expected to fly in, with Russell Crowe, Steven Spielberg and Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie also on the guest list.
The centre of Bracciano has been sealed off since Friday night and extra police drafted in. The centre of Bracciano was sealed off from Friday night and extra police drafted in.
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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 is Cruise's third wedding. He was previously married to actresses Mimi Rogers and Nicole Kidman.
The celebrity couple announced their wedding plans in OctoberHe adopted children with Kidman before they divorced in 2001.The celebrity couple announced their wedding plans in OctoberHe 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.